1942 Cleveland Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (5-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Cleveland Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (5-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Cleveland Rams Results
The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1942 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Rams scored 150 points, but the defense conceded 207. Parker Hall passed for 815 yards, and Jack Jacobs spent time under center, too. Dante Magnani topped the receiving corps, hauling in 24 balls, while Jim Benton added 345 receiving yards.
Dante Magnani ran for a team-leading 344 yards for Cleveland, while Gaylon Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.
Gaylon Smith and Jack Jacobs each seized 4 opponent throws.
Dutch Clark coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Chet Adams | K | October 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Jim Benton | LE | September 25, 1916 | 6'3" | 200 | Arkansas | Carthage, AR USA | 9 | 7 |
| Jack Boone | B | May 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Elon | Roanoke Rapids, NC USA | 2 | 0 | |
| Lew Bostick | G-T | October 3, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 59 | Larry Brahm | G | August 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 204 | Temple | Bayonne, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Boyd Clay | T | May 6, 1915 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Hohenwald, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Bill Conkright | C | April 17, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Beggs, OK USA | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Corby Davis | BB | December 18, 1914 | 5'11" | 212 | Indiana | Lowell, IN USA | 9 | 2 |
| 55 | Dutch Elston | BB | November 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | South Carolina | Texhoma, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 57 | Jake Fawcett | T-G | May 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 223 | SMU | Hillsboro, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Joe Gibson | RE | June 28, 1919 | 6'3" | 213 | Cameron | Nacona, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 46 | Herb Godfrey | E | August 23, 1919 | 6'1" | 187 | Washington St. | Port Angeles, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Parker Hall | P | December 10, 1916 | 6'0" | 198 | Mississippi | Tunica, MS USA | 10 | 8 |
| 53 | Ben Hightower | E | December 5, 1918 | 6'2" | 184 | Sam Houston St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 43 | Jack Jacobs | TB | August 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 186 | Oklahoma | Holdenville, OK USA | 8 | 3 |
| 37 | Len Janiak | B | October 29, 1915 | 6'1" | 203 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| Don Johnson | C-LB | September 14, 1920 | 6'0" | 205 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | Bill Lazetich | WB-DB | October 16, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | Montana | Anaconda, MT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 69 | Dante Magnani | KR | March 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 182 | St. Mary's (CA) | Dalzell, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Riley Matheson | LG | December 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | Cameron | Shannon, TX USA | 10 | 8 |
| 52 | Barney McGarry | G | December 24, 1917 | 6'1" | 203 | Utah | Park City, UT USA | 4 | 1 |
| Tex Mooney | T | March 8, 1917 | 6'5" | 280 | West Texas A&M | El Paso, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | George Morris | HB | February 24, 1919 | 5'11" | 189 | Baldwin-Wallace | East Palestine, OH USA | 9 | 1 |
| 65 | Joe Pasqua | RT | July 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 225 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 64 | Maury Patt | E | January 31, 1915 | 6'2" | 205 | Carnegie Mellon | Altoona, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | John Petchel | BB | May 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Duquesne | Freeland, PA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 70 | George Platukis | E | March 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Duquesne | West Hazleton, PA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 58 | Warren Plunkett | BB | August 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 10 | 2 |
| 56 | Bosh Pritchard | HB | September 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 164 | VMI | Windsor, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Rapp | TB-FB | September 17, 1908 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Louis | Peverly, MO USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 54 | Bill Rieth | G | June 20, 1916 | 5'11" | 203 | Carnegie Mellon | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 4 |
| 60 | Hank Rockwell | G | February 10, 1917 | 6'4" | 231 | Arizona St. | Whittier, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 44 | Gaylon Smith | FB | July 15, 1916 | 5'11" | 202 | Rhodes | Lonoke, AR USA | 11 | 6 |
| 45 | Roy Stuart | RG | July 25, 1920 | 5'8" | 188 | Tulsa | Shawnee, OK USA | 10 | 6 |
| 48 | Wilfred Thorpe | RG | January 8, 1917 | 6'3" | 205 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Johnny Wilson | E | November 2, 1915 | 6'3" | 203 | Case Western Reserve | Dover, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
