Editing (section) Norm Van Brocklin 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Los Angeles Rams</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Van Brocklin was selected 37th overall in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221949%20NFL%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221949%20NFL%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1949%20NFL%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1949_NFL_Draft" title="1949 NFL Draft">1949 NFL Draft</a>, taken in the fourth round by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Rams%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221949%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1949%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%7CLos%20Angeles%20Rams%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1949_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1949 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>.<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.pro-football-reference.com%5C%2Fplayers%5C%2FV%5C%2FVanBNo00.htm%20%7Ctitle%3DNorm%20Van%20Brocklin%20%7Cpublisher%3DPro-Football-Reference.com%20%7Caccessdate%3DSeptember%206%2C%202012%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2232%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2233%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Teams were not sure if he planned to play the 1949 season in college or not, so he fell in the draft,<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dvbipc%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-vbipc_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-vbipc_1-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-vbipc-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-vbipc-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2238%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2239%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-vbipc-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> conducted in December 1948. Van Brocklin signed with the Rams in July and joined a team that already had a star quarterback, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Waterfield%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bob%20Waterfield%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBob%20Waterfield%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Bob Waterfield</a>. Beginning in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221950%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221950%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1950%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%7C1950%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1950_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1950 Los Angeles Rams season">1950</a>, new Rams coach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Joe%20Stydahar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Joe%20Stydahar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJoe%20Stydahar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Joe Stydahar</a> solved his problem by platooning Waterfield and Van Brocklin. The 1950 Rams scored a then-record 466 points (38.8 per game – which is still a record) with a high octane passing attack featuring <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tom%20Fears%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tom%20Fears%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTom%20Fears%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Tom Fears</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elroy%20%5C%22Crazy%20Legs%5C%22%20Hirsch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elroy%20Hirsch%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElroy%20Hirsch%7CElroy%20%5C%22Crazy%20Legs%5C%22%20Hirsch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch</a>. Fears led the league and set a new NFL record with 84 receptions. Van Brocklin and Waterfield finished 1-2 in passer rating as well. They were defeated by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221950%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1950%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%7CCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1950_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1950 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221950%20title%20game%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221950%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1950%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%7C1950%20title%20game%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1950_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1950 NFL Championship Game">1950 title game</a>, 30-28.<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dbwpttl%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Curl%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fnews.google.com%5C%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DPORXAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DOfYDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3288%252C3376839%20%7Cnewspaper%3DSpokane%20Daily%20Chronicle%20%7Cagency%3DAssociated%20Press%20%7Ctitle%3DBrowns%20win%20pro%20title%3B%20Groza%27s%20kick%20thriller%20%7Cdate%3DDecember%2025%2C%201950%20%7Cpage%3D25%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-bwpttl_2-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-bwpttl_2-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-bwpttl-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-bwpttl-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2244%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2245%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-bwpttl-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221951%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221951%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1951%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%7C1951%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1951_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1951 Los Angeles Rams season">1951</a>, Van Brocklin and Waterfield again split quarterbacking duties and the Rams again won the West. That year, Hirsch set an NFL record with 1,495 receiving yards and tied <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Don%20Hutson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Don%20Hutson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDon%20Hutson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Don Hutson</a>'s record of 17 touchdown receptions. This time, the Rams won the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22title%20rematch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221951%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1951%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%7Ctitle%20rematch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1951_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1951 NFL Championship Game">title rematch</a> against Cleveland, 24-17.<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dpitches%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Curl%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fnews.google.com%5C%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3Dd-VXAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DQ_YDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D2185%252C3208542%20%7Cnewspaper%3DSpokane%20Daily%20Chronicle%20%7Ctitle%3DVan%20Brocklin%20pitches%20L.A.%20Rams%20to%20victory%20%7Cdate%3DDecember%2024%2C%201951%20%7Cpage%3D10%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-pitches_3-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-pitches_3-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-pitches-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-pitches-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2250%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2251%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-pitches-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Waterfield (9-24, 125 yards) took most of the snaps at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22L.A.%20Coliseum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Memorial%20Coliseum%7CL.A.%20Coliseum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">L.A. Coliseum</a>, but Van Brocklin (4-6, 128 yards) threw a game-winning 73-yard touchdown pass to Fears.<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dpitches%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-pitches_3-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-pitches_3-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-0000000D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-271137025f2cb27729bfa%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ721b30d213cb8bd-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-pitches-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-pitches-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2256%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2257%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-pitches-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> It was the Rams' only NFL championship while based in southern California; their next came in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221999%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221999%20St.%20Louis%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1999%20St.%20Louis%20Rams%20season%7C1999%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1999_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="1999 St. Louis Rams season">1999</a>, several years after the move east to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Louis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22St.%20Louis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSt.%20Louis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Earlier in 1951 on opening night, Van Brocklin threw for an NFL record 554 yards on September 28, breaking <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Johnny%20Lujack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Johnny%20Lujack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohnny%20Lujack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a>'s single-game record of 468 set two years earlier. Waterfield was injured so Van Brocklin played the entire game and completed 27 of 41 attempts with five touchdowns. 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data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-pfhofvbody-4"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" 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data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="#cite_note-rsyiopr-5"><span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Waterfield retired after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221952%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221952%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1952%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%7C1952%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1952_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1952 Los Angeles Rams season">1952</a> season and Van Brocklin continued to quarterback the Rams, leading them to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22title%20game%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221955%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1955%20NFL%20Championship%20Game%7Ctitle%20game%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1955_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1955 NFL Championship Game">title game</a> again in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221955%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221955%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1955%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams%20season%7C1955%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1955_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1955 Los Angeles Rams season">1955</a>, hosted at the L.A. Coliseum. In that game, the visiting <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221955%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1955%20Cleveland%20Browns%20season%7CBrowns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" href="/wiki/1955_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1955 Cleveland Browns season">Browns</a> crushed the Rams 38-14 as Van Brocklin threw six interceptions.<span data-rte-instance="24816-271137025f2cb27729bfa" 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