{"product_id":"the-1951-los-angeles-rams-9781476678429","title":"The 1951 Los Angeles Rams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The 1951 Los Angeles Rams were one of the greatest teams in professional football history. Led by pioneer owner Daniel Reeves, head coach Joe Stydahar, and future Hall of Famers Bob Waterfield, Norm Van Brocklin, Elroy Hirsch, Tom Fears, and Andy Robustelli, the team won the NFL championship of that season. In doing this, they defeated the defending champion Cleveland Browns in a fantastic rematch of the 1950 title game. The Rams were the first team in a major professional sports league to relocate to the West Coast, forever changing the face of the NFL and professional sports in America. Fueled by an exciting and accomplished lineup of veteran star players and impactful rookies, the product of the Rams'' innovative scouting system and their reintegration of the NFL in 1946, the Rams successfully married the NFL to the glamorous world of Hollywood. Delve into the story of the ''51 Rams, the NFL''s First West Coast Champions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments (George Bozeka)\u003cbr\u003ePreface (George Bozeka)\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: The City and the Organization\u003cbr\u003eThe City of Angels (George Bozeka)\u003cbr\u003eHistory of Pro Football in Los Angeles (Joshua Milton Anderson)\u003cbr\u003eOwner Daniel Reeves (George Bozeka)\u003cbr\u003eHead Coach Joe Stydahar (Lee Elder)\u003cbr\u003eAssistant Coaches (Ryan C. Christiansen, Bert Gambini,\u003cbr\u003eBryan Lutes and Joe Ziemba)\u003cbr\u003eBuilding the 1951 Rams (Matthew Keddie)\u003cbr\u003eThe 1951 Draft (Bert Gambini)\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: The 1951 Season\u003cbr\u003e1951 Training Camp and Preseason (Mark L. Ford)\u003cbr\u003e1951 Rams Offense—The Xs and Os (Lee Elder)\u003cbr\u003e1951 Regular Season Game Summaries (Rupert Patrick,\u003cbr\u003eRich Shmelter and Neal Golden)\u003cbr\u003eRams\/Browns Rivalry (Ed Gruver)\u003cbr\u003e1951 NFL Championship Game (Rupert Patrick)\u003cbr\u003e1951 Rams Statistics (Rupert Patrick)\u003cbr\u003e1951 Rams Superlatives (Rupert Patrick)\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: The Team\u003cbr\u003eBob Boyd (Bill Lambert)\u003cbr\u003eLarry Brink (Patrick Gallivan)\u003cbr\u003eBobby Collier (Greg Selber)\u003cbr\u003eTom Dahms (Nicholas Ritzmann)\u003cbr\u003eDick Daugherty (Mark L. Ford)\u003cbr\u003eGlenn Davis (Randy Snow)\u003cbr\u003eTom Fears (Rick Schabowski)\u003cbr\u003eJack Finlay (John Maxymuk)\u003cbr\u003eJack Halliday (Joshua Milton Anderson)\u003cbr\u003eNorb Hecker (Greg D. Tranter)\u003cbr\u003eElroy Hirsch (Rick Schabowski)\u003cbr\u003eDick Hoerner (Greg D. Tranter)\u003cbr\u003eMarvin Johnson (John Maxymuk)\u003cbr\u003eTommy Kalmanir (John Grasso)\u003cbr\u003eTom Keane (John Grasso)\u003cbr\u003eBill Lange (Richard C. Flowers II)\u003cbr\u003eWoodley Lewis (Mark Fellin)\u003cbr\u003eLeon McLaughlin (John Maxymuk)\u003cbr\u003eDon Paul (Patrick Gallivan)\u003cbr\u003eJoe Reid (Joshua Milton Anderson)\u003cbr\u003eHerb Rich (Mark Fellin)\u003cbr\u003eAndy Robustelli (John M. Vorperian)\u003cbr\u003eDon Simensen (Mark L. Ford)\u003cbr\u003eVitamin Smith (Randy Snow)\u003cbr\u003eHarry Thompson (Nicholas Ritzmann)\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Toogood (Bill Lambert)\u003cbr\u003eDeacon Dan Towler (Richard C. Flowers II)\u003cbr\u003eNorm Van Brocklin (Bryan Lutes)\u003cbr\u003eBob Waterfield (George Bozeka)\u003cbr\u003eStan West (Jay Zahn)\u003cbr\u003eJerry Williams (Gary A. Sarnoff)\u003cbr\u003eJim Winkler (Greg Selber)\u003cbr\u003eTank Younger (Rich Shmelter)\u003cbr\u003eJack Zilly (Joe Ziemba)\u003cbr\u003eRacial Integration and the Rams (Ryan C. Christiansen)\u003cbr\u003eThe NFL's Fashion Pioneers (John M. Vorperian)\u003cbr\u003ePart 4: The Stadium\u003cbr\u003eMemorial Coliseum (Massimo Foglio)\u003cbr\u003ePart 5: The Press\u003cbr\u003eBob Kelley (Joe Marren)\u003cbr\u003eBud Furillo and Sid Ziff (Joe Marren)\u003cbr\u003eBob Oates and Melvin Durslag (Joe Marren)\u003cbr\u003ePaul B. Zimmerman, Dick Hyland and Frank Finch (Joe Marren)\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040461422935,"sku":"9781476678429","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678429.jpg?v=1750946829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-1951-los-angeles-rams-9781476678429","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}