1953 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 8-3-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Hampton Pool (8-3-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1953 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Rams lit up the scoreboard for 366 points, and the defense yielded 236. Dan Towler ran for a team-leading 879 yards for Los Angeles, and Skeet Quinlan also aided the ground game.
Norm Van Brocklin passed for 2,393 yards. Elroy Hirsch snagged 61 balls for 941 yards.
Norb Hecker and Woodley Lewis each seized 7 opponent throws.
Hampton Pool coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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3 | Ben Agajanian | K | August 28, 1919 | 6'0" | 215 | New Mexico | Santa Ana, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
82 | Bob Boyd | RE | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 201 | Loyola Marymount | Riverside, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
83 | Larry Brink | LDE | September 12, 1923 | 6'5" | 236 | Northern Illinois | Milaca, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
10 | Rudy Bukich | QB | March 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
71 | Tom Dahms | RT | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Dick Daugherty | RG | March 31, 1929 | 6'1" | 219 | Oregon | Moundsville, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
29 | Jack Dwyer | LDH | January 15, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
80 | Tom Fears | E | December 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 216 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
80 | Neil Ferris | DB-HB | October 31, 1927 | 5'11" | 181 | Loyola Marymount | Bell, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
75 | Bob Fry | LT | November 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
79 | Frank Fuller | RDT | August 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 244 | Kentucky | Du Bois, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
58 | Bob Griffin | LB-C | February 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
88 | Norb Hecker | LS | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
40 | Elroy Hirsch | LE | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | John Hock | G | March 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 230 | Santa Clara | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
81 | Night Train Lane | RDH | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
20 | Woodley Lewis | KR | June 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
85 | Gene Lipscomb | DT | August 9, 1931 | 6'6" | 284 | none | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
23 | Tom McCormick | RH | May 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Pacific | Waco, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
62 | Bud McFadin | DT-DG-LB-G | August 21, 1928 | 6'3" | 260 | Texas | Rankin, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
50 | Leon McLaughlin | C | May 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 228 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
28 | Brad Myers | B-E | February 14, 1929 | 6'1" | 197 | Bucknell | Lancaster, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Don Paul | RLB | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 228 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
61 | Duane Putnam | LG | September 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 228 | Pacific | Pollack, SD USA | 9 | 0 |
21 | Skeet Quinlan | LH | June 22, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | TCU | San Angelo, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Herb Rich | RS | October 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 181 | Vanderbilt | Newark, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
84 | Andy Robustelli | RDE | December 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Arnold | Stamford, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Vitamin Smith | HB | October 30, 1923 | 5'8" | 179 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
65 | Harland Svare | LLB | November 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 214 | Washington St. | Clarkfield, MN USA | 10 | 0 |
74 | Len Teeuws | DT-T | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | Tulane | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Harry Thompson | G | January 8, 1926 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Memphis, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
70 | Charlie Toogood | LDT | July 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 232 | Nebraska | North Platte, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
32 | Dan Towler | FB | March 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington & Jefferson | Donora, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
11 | Norm Van Brocklin | P | March 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon | Eagle Butte, SD USA | 12 | 12 |
64 | Stan West | MG | September 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
35 | Tank Younger | FB-LB-HB | June 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling St. | Grambling, LA USA | 12 | 0 |