The Saint Louis Rams have made three appearances at the Super
Bowl and won one. They lost in Super Bowl XIV AND XXXVI, winning in XXXIV. The Saint Louis Rams
uniform colors are navy blue and old gold. The helmet design shows golden ram
horns on a blue background. The Saint Louis Rams home Stadium is Edward Jones
Dome. The Saint Louis Rams were founded in 1937 and are based in Saint Louis, Missouri. The Rams
moved very frequently, playing in three different stadiums over several failing seasons. Between 1937-1945 they
became known as the Cleveland Rams, 1946-1994 the Rams adopted the name Los Angeles Rams. The Rams were in Los Angeles in between 1946-1978 then they moved to Anaheim in 1979-1994. In 1945 rookie quarterback Bob Waterfield led the Rams to a 9-1 win-loss record and a 15-14 victory over the Washington Redskins in the National Football League
(NFL) Championship Game.
Waterfields fellow Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin guided the Rams to three consecutive Western Division championships between 1949-1951. Los Angeles won the National Football League
(NFL) crown in 1951, defeating the Cleveland Browns 24-17 in the championship
game. Wide receiver Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch led the league that season with 1,495 yards, and he also scored
seventeen touchdowns. The Saint Louis Rams’ next conference title, in 1955, was their last playoff appearance until 1967. From 1967 to 1969 the
Saint Louis Rams were led to Western Division Titles by the then head coach George
Allen. Chuck Knox took over in 1973 and led the Saint Louis Rams to five consecutive division crowns.
In 1978 Ray Malavasi took
over as the Head Coach and continued the good work of his predecessors extending the team’s streak of division titles in 1978 and 1979, for a total of seven straight. Chuck Knox came back as head Coach in 1992 and posted a 15-33 record over three seasons. The Saint Louis Rams
beat the Tennessee Titans in
Super Bowl XXXIV. The Saint Louis Rams players inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame are Bob Brown, Elroy Hirsch, Eric Dickerson, Merlin Olsen, Jackie Slater, Bob Waterfield
and Jack Youngblood. The Following numbers have been retired by the Saint
Louis Rams; # 7 belonging to Bob Waterfield, # 29 which was Eric Dickersons, # 74 being Merlin Olsens, # 78 belonging to Jackie Slater and lastly,
# 85 which was won by Jack Youngblood.
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