Bob Waterfield
[edit] Biography
Bob Waterfield (Robert Stanton Waterfield) was born on July 26, 1920 in Elmira, New York. After going to high school at Van Nuys (CA), Waterfield attended the University of California - Los Angeles. Waterfield made his professional debut in the NFL in 1945 with the Cleveland Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Rams over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1945 was Bob Waterfield's best year, as he tossed 14 TDs, ran in 5 TDs, picked off 6 passes and had a 40.7 yard punt average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 171
| 89
| 52
| 1609
| 9.41
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 72.4
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 251
| 127
| 50.6
| 1747
| 6.96
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 67.6
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 221
| 96
| 43.4
| 1210
| 5.48
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 39.2
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 180
| 87
| 48.3
| 1354
| 7.52
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 60
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 296
| 154
| 52
| 2168
| 7.32
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 61.3
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 213
| 122
| 57.3
| 1540
| 7.23
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 71.7
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 176
| 88
| 50
| 1566
| 8.9
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 81.8
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 109
| 51
| 46.8
| 655
| 6.01
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 35.7
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 1617
| 814
| 50.3
| 11849
| 7.33
| 97
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 61.6
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 6
| 92
| 29
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 5
| 72
| 28
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 56
| 35
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 4
| 8
| 5
| 0
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 20
| 228
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kicking Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 31
| 34
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 37
| 37
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 27
| 30
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 38
| 44
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 43
| 45
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 54
| 58
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 23
| 41
| 43
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 44
| 45
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 110
| 315
| 336
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 18
| 18
| 1
| 5
| 16t
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 16
| -60
| -3.8
| 1
| 6
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 12
| 1.7
| 0
| 10
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| -4
| -0.8
| 1
| 5
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 14
| 1.8
| 1
| 13t
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 9
| 49
| 5.4
| 3
| 25
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 9
| -14
| -1.6
| 1
| 19t
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 75
| 21
| 0.3
| 13
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 39
| 1588
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.7
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 39
| 1743
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.7
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 59
| 2500
| 86
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.4
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 43
| 1843
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.9
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 49
| 2177
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.4
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 52
| 2087
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.1
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 4
| 166
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41.5
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 30
| 1276
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.5
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 315
| 13380
| 88
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.5
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 9
| 4
| 0
| -2
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 2
| -3
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 36
| 20
| 3
| -5
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 18
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 3
| 19
| 6.3
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 34
| 17
| 0
| 18
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 12
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 91
| 4
| 48
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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- Won the Joe F. Carr MVP Trophy in 1945
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