1945 Cleveland Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Adam Walsh (9-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1945 Cleveland Rams Statistics
1945 Cleveland Rams Results

The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

The Rams chalked up 244 points, and the defense yielded 136. Fred Gehrke ran for a team-leading 467 yards for Cleveland, while Don Greenwood and Jim Gillette also aided the ground game.

Bob Waterfield threw for 1,609 yards. Jim Benton topped all receivers, hauling in 45 balls for 1,067 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers, best in the league. Bob Waterfield intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Adam Walsh coached the team. The 1945 Cleveland Rams won the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
32	Graham Armstrong	T	May 30, 1918	6'4"	230	John Carroll	Cleveland, OH USA	1	0
49	Jim Benton	LE	September 25, 1916	6'3"	200	Arkansas	Carthage, AR USA	9	4
22	Dave Bernard	LB-BB	September 26, 1912	5'10"	194	Mississippi	Jefferson, SD USA	7	0
42	Gil Bouley	RT	November 15, 1921	6'2"	235	Boston Col.	Plainfield, CT USA	6	6
34	Tom Colella	HB	July 3, 1918	6'0"	187	Canisius	Albion, NY USA	10	1
	Bob deLauer	C	August 30, 1920	6'1"	218	USC	San Francisco, CA USA	2	0
43	Roger Eason	G	July 31, 1918	6'1"	227	Oklahoma	Pauls Valley, OK USA	2	0
18	Fred Gehrke	KR	April 24, 1918	5'11"	189	Utah	Salt Lake City, UT USA	10	7
24	Jim Gillette	RH	December 19, 1917	6'1"	185	Virginia	Courtland, VA USA	10	7
66	Don Greenwood	FB	February 18, 1921	6'0"	190	Missouri	Detroit, MI USA	9	6
44	Ray Hamilton	E	January 21, 1916	6'4"	212	Arkansas	Sheridan, AR USA	9	0
15	Roger Harding	C-LB	June 11, 1923	6'2"	217	California	Oakland, CA USA	6	0
53	Red Hickey	E	February 14, 1917	6'2"	204	Arkansas	Clarksville, AR USA	8	2
43	Jack Jacobs	QB	August 7, 1919	6'1"	186	Oklahoma	Holdenville, OK USA	2	1
12	Harvey Jones	FB	April 15, 1921	6'0"	175	Baylor	Beaumont, TX USA	9	2
19	George Koch	HB	July 2, 1919	6'0"	200	St. Mary's (TX)	Temple, TX USA	5	1
38	Floyd Konetsky	E	May 26, 1920	6'0"	197	Florida	Marianna, PA USA	10	4
27	Mike Lazetich	RG	August 27, 1921	6'1"	211	Montana	Anaconda, MT USA	10	7
41	Les Lear	T	August 22, 1918	5'11"	225	Manitoba	Grafton, ND USA	9	1
64	Len Levy	G	February 19, 1921	6'0"	256	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	7	1
17	Sonny Liles	G-LB	August 9, 1919	5'8"	188	Oklahoma St.	Marlow, OK USA	8	0
11	Riley Matheson	LG	December 12, 1914	6'2"	207	Cameron	Shannon, TX USA	10	9
31	Art Mergenthal	G	March 21, 1921	5'11"	215	Tennessee	Bellevue, KY USA	10	2
	Ray Monaco	G	February 10, 1918	5'10"	212	Holy Cross	Providence, RI USA	1	0
27	Rudy Mucha	G-C	July 22, 1918	6'1"	236	Washington	Chicago, IL USA	3	0
10	Steve Nemeth	QB	December 10, 1922	5'10"	174	Notre Dame	South Bend, IN USA	9	4
	George Phillips	LB		6'3"	215	UCLA		1	0
30	Steve Pritko	RE	December 21, 1920	6'2"	209	Villanova	Northampton, PA USA	10	10
26	Albie Reisz	TB-HB-QB	November 29, 1917	5'10"	175	SE Louisiana	Lorain, OH USA	10	0
	Bill Rieth	G-C	June 20, 1916	5'11"	203	Carnegie Mellon	Cleveland, OH USA	1	0
20	Ralph Ruthstrom	B	July 12, 1921	6'5"	212	Sam Houston St.	Schenectady, NY USA	6	1
39	Mike Scarry	C	February 1, 1920	6'0"	214	Waynesburg	Duquesne, PA USA	10	10
40	Elbie Schultz	LT	December 23, 1917	6'4"	252	Oregon St.	Eugene, OR USA	10	10
32	Bob Shaw	E	May 22, 1921	6'4"	226	Ohio St.	Richwood, OH USA	5	0
48	Rudy Sikich	T	February 12, 1921	6'1"	220	Minnesota	Hibbing, MN USA	6	2
7	Bob Waterfield	K	July 26, 1920	6'1"	200	UCLA	Elmira, NY USA	10	4
36	Pat West	FB	February 21, 1923	6'0"	201	Pittsburgh	Florence, PA USA	10	6
25	Joe Winkler	C	March 9, 1922	6'1"	200	Purdue	Hammond, IN USA	8	0
21	Jim Worden	HB	June 21, 1915	5'10"	180	Waynesburg	Lorain, OH USA	5	0
16	Walt Zirinsky	HB	August 1, 1920	5'11"	187	Lafayette	Northampton, PA USA	5	0