1940 Cleveland Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (4-6-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1940 Cleveland Rams Statistics
1940 Cleveland Rams Results

The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Rams scored 171 points, but the defensive squad allowed 191. Parker Hall threw for 1,108 yards. Jim Benton topped pass catchers, hauling in 22 balls for 351 yards.

Johnny Drake ran for a team-leading 480 yards for Cleveland, while Parker Hall also buoyed the ground attack.

Jack Haman picked off 5 opponent throws.

Dutch Clark coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
34Chet AdamsKOctober 24, 19156'3"233OhioCleveland, OH USA1111
39Stan AndersenLTSeptember 14, 19176'2"218StanfordPortland, OR USA115
28Jim BentonLESeptember 25, 19166'3"200ArkansasCarthage, AR USA105
6Connie BerryEApril 19, 19156'3"215North Carolina St.Spartanburg, SC USA30
21Boyd ClayRTMay 6, 19156'1"220TennesseeHohenwald, TN USA115
37Bill ConkrightCApril 17, 19146'1"203OklahomaBeggs, OK USA22
1Olie CordillWBApril 28, 19166'2"190RiceBig Spring, TX USA107
40Earl CrowderBBJanuary 21, 19156'0"198OklahomaCherokee, OK USA30
14Johnny DrakeFBMarch 27, 19166'1"213PurdueChicago, IL USA118
20Elwyn DunstanRTFebruary 4, 19156'3"238PortlandSan Francisco, CA USA106
22Fred GehrkeHBApril 24, 19185'11"189UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA30
9Jim GilletteHBDecember 19, 19176'1"185VirginiaCourtland, VA USA40
24Shag GoolsbyCJuly 24, 19176'2"198Mississippi St.Columbus, MS USA80
3Pete GudauskasGOctober 19, 19166'2"222Murray St.Georgetown, IL USA10
32Parker HallPDecember 10, 19166'0"198MississippiTunica, MS USA117
15Jack HamanCAugust 18, 19186'2"215NorthwesternNaperville, IL USA119
7Ken HeinemanTBJanuary 13, 19185'9"168Texas-El PasoYorktown, TX USA30
38Len JaniakBOctober 29, 19156'1"203OhioCleveland, OH USA113
9Michael KinekEAugust 11, 19176'1"200Michigan St.Akron, OH USA20
31Ted LivingstonRGFebruary 18, 19136'3"219Kansas St.Ellsworth, KS USA99
8Dante MagnaniHBMarch 16, 19175'10"182St. Mary's (CA)Dalzell, IL USA114
11Riley MathesonGDecember 12, 19146'2"207CameronShannon, TX USA110
19Paul McDonoughREDecember 14, 19166'4"222UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA117
30Barney McGarryLGDecember 24, 19176'1"203UtahPark City, UT USA1111
30Harvey MurphyEAugust 24, 19155'10"194Mississippi, MS 20
Jack NixWBNovember 9, 19176'0"175Mississippi St.Moselle, MS USA10
25Glenn OlsonBBMarch 14, 19156'0"195IowaColo, IA USA20
2Maury PattEJanuary 31, 19156'2"205Carnegie MellonAltoona, PA USA101
36Phil RagazzoT-GJune 24, 19156'0"216Case Western ReserveNiles, OH USA10
17Hank RockwellGFebruary 10, 19176'4"231Arizona St.Whittier, CA USA112
23Mike RodakBB-GFebruary 11, 19175'10"194Case Western ReserveOrient, PA USA10
36Fred ShireyTJanuary 12, 19166'2"223Washington & JeffersonLatrobe, PA USA60
5Marty SlovakTBDecember 25, 19165'9"179ToledoNewport, MI USA94
10Gaylon SmithBBJuly 15, 19165'11"202RhodesLonoke, AR USA118
33Vic SpadacciniBMarch 2, 19166'0"222MinnesotaKeewatin, MN USA93
4Ralph StevensonG-LBApril 11, 19175'10"196OklahomaPonca City, OK USA30
12Johnny WilsonENovember 2, 19156'3"203Case Western ReserveDover, OH USA104