50 Fun Facts About Los Angeles Rams

In which city was the Rams franchise founded in 1936?

General manager Damon Wetzel picked the name because he loved the Fordham Rams; the club won the 1945 NFL title and left Ohio anyway.

The Rams are the only NFL franchise to win championships representing how many different cities?

Once each for the first two homes and twice for LA.

The Rams' 1945 title game was decided by a safety when whose pass hit the goalpost from his own end zone?

The rule was changed the next year; rookie UCLA quarterback Bob Waterfield was that season's MVP for the Rams.

The Rams' 1946 move to Los Angeles made way for which new team in their old city?

They became the only NFL champion to play its next season in a different city; owner Dan Reeves had threatened to quit football unless the move was approved.

To lease the LA Coliseum in 1946, the Rams signed which player, ending the NFL's 13-year colour bar?

The UCLA star had been a teammate of Jackie Robinson; Woody Strode followed him onto the roster two months later.

In 1948 Rams halfback Fred Gehrke did what, a first in pro football?

The rams'-horn design was the first helmet emblem in the sport; coach Bob Snyder had suggested it.

Which Rams quarterback threw for a still-standing NFL-record 554 yards in 1951?

He broke Johnny Lujack's 468 from two years earlier; the record has survived every passing revolution since.

The 1950 Rams were the first pro football team to do what?

Their wide-open offence drew crowds of 80,000-plus to the Coliseum through the 1950s.

What was the Rams' 1960s defensive line of Jones, Olsen, Grier and Lundy nicknamed?

Olsen later starred in Little House on the Prairie; the 1967 Rams were the first NFL team to draw a million fans in a season.

Which Rams quarterback was the NFL MVP in 1969?

He threw for 2,549 yards and 24 touchdowns; the Rams of that era won two division titles but never a playoff game.

In 1972 Robert Irsay bought the Rams for $19 million and immediately traded the whole franchise for what?

Carroll Rosenbloom took over the Rams, who then won seven straight NFC West titles from 1973 to 1979.

Which Rams defensive end played the entire 1979 playoffs on a broken fibula?

Merlin Olsen called him the 'Perfect Defensive End'; the Rams lost the Super Bowl 31–19 to Pittsburgh.

Which team beat the Rams 31–19 in Super Bowl XIV, their first Super Bowl?

Vince Ferragamo had led upsets of Dallas and Tampa Bay to get there; the Rams moved to Anaheim the next season.

Which owner inherited 70% of the Rams when her husband Carroll Rosenbloom drowned in 1979?

She fired her stepson, moved the team to Anaheim in 1980 and out of California in 1995, and owned it until her death in 2008.

Eric Dickerson set the NFL single-season rushing record in 1984 with how many yards?

The SMU product was traded to the Colts in 1987 after a bitter contract dispute; Steven Jackson passed his franchise rushing mark in 2010.

To which city did the Rams move after the 1994 season?

Ownership blamed baseball-shaped Anaheim Stadium and thin support; fans blamed the owner.

Which head coach, hired in 1997, won Super Bowl XXXIV and promptly retired?

He had been one of the first special-teams coaches with the Rams in the 1960s; his offensive coordinator succeeded him.

Kurt Warner got the 1999 starting job only after which quarterback tore up his knee in preseason?

Vermeil vowed to 'rally around Kurt Warner'; the undrafted ex-Arena leaguer threw 41 touchdowns and won the MVP.

What nickname did the Rams' record-setting 1999–2001 offence earn?

Warner, Marshall Faulk and their receivers scored 526 points in 1999 and an NFL-record total over three seasons.

Which Titans receiver did Mike Jones tackle a yard short to end Super Bowl XXXIV?

'The Tackle' preserved a 23–16 win; Warner was named MVP after a 73-yard game-winning touchdown pass.

The Rams lost Super Bowl XXXVI 20–17 to which team, launching a dynasty?

Adam Vinatieri's last-second kick beat the 14-point favourites; the same team beat them 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII 17 years later.

Which minority owner exercised his right of first refusal in 2010 to buy the rest of the Rams?

'Silent Stan', a Missouri native married to a Walmart heir, then engineered the return to Los Angeles.

Where did the Rams play from 2016 to 2019 while SoFi Stadium was built?

It was their home from 1946 to 1979 too; the new Inglewood stadium opened in 2020 and is shared with the Chargers.

Which California quarterback did the Rams take first overall in 2016 in their first draft back in LA?

He reached Super Bowl LIII and was later the centrepiece of the trade for his successor.

How old was Sean McVay when the Rams made him the NFL's youngest modern head coach in 2017?

He beat Lane Kiffin's mark by a year, was Coach of the Year in his first season and reached a Super Bowl in his second.

Which head coach was fired at 4–9 in December 2016 after a run of 7–9-type seasons?

His firing cleared the way for Sean McVay; the Rams had not had a winning season since 2003.

The Rams beat which team 23–20 in Super Bowl LVI at their own SoFi Stadium?

They became the second team, after Tampa Bay a year earlier, to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium.

Who was MVP of Super Bowl LVI after converting a fourth down and scoring the winning touchdown?

That season he won the receiving triple crown, the first player to do so since Steve Smith in 2005.

The Rams' Super Bowl LVI MVP came to the team in 2017 as a third-round pick from which small school?

He was the seventh receiver taken that year; only Michael Roos was a higher pick in his school's history.

What did the Rams send Detroit for their new quarterback in March 2021?

Stafford won the Super Bowl in his first LA season and was named league MVP in 2025.

Aaron Donald won the AP Defensive Player of the Year award how many times?

The Pittsburgh product made the Pro Bowl in all ten seasons and was first-team All-Pro eight times before retiring in 2024.

Which fifth-round pick from BYU set NFL rookie records for receptions and receiving yards in 2023?

He had started his college career at Washington; he made the Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro as a rookie.

The Rams and which team share SoFi Stadium in Inglewood?

The AFC club moved up from San Diego in 2017; the two had first shared LA in 1960 before the newcomers fled the Rams' popularity.

The Rams' mascot, introduced in 2010, is called what?

He is an anthropomorphic ram; the club is headquartered at the Rams Village at Warner Center.

Why did the Rams sit out the 1943 season?

They resumed in 1944 and won the championship in 1945, their last year in their original city.

Which entertainer part-owned the Rams with Dan Reeves and Fred Levy Jr. in the 1940s and 1950s?

Reeves, a grocery-chain heir, bought out his partners in 1962 and is in the Hall of Fame as a contributor.

How many consecutive NFC West titles did the Rams win from 1973 to 1979?

They lost their first four NFC Championship Games of the decade, twice each to Minnesota and Dallas, before finally reaching Super Bowl XIV.

Which 1951 Rams receiver posted 1,495 yards and 17 touchdowns?

'Crazylegs' Hirsch and Tom Fears defined the wide-open Rams offence of the early 1950s.

Which Rams great, a fan favourite after the 1995 move, caught the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XXXIV?

He wore 80 and is one of eleven former Rams players in the Hall of Fame.

Which offensive tackle did the Rams trade up to draft in 1997, later a Hall of Famer?

He protected Kurt Warner throughout the Greatest Show years and wore number 76.

Which Rams running back, drafted in 2015, got a five-year extension before knee troubles?

He was Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 as Goff and Gurley revived under McVay.

Which head coach was hospitalised during the 2005 season and never allowed back by the team president?

He had been criticised as careless with game management despite record-setting offences.

The Rams' 2020 rebrand for SoFi Stadium retired which colour scheme?

The new look brought back royal blue with a gradient inspired by the stadium's roof; the Super Bowl LVI uniform was white with yellow pants.

Which Rams quarterback of the late 1980s led an offence with receivers Henry Ellard and Flipper Anderson?

Anderson set the NFL single-game receiving-yards record with 336 in 1989.

Which Rams head coach of 1966–70 had five winning seasons but no playoff wins, then moved to Washington?

He hired a young future Super Bowl-winning coach as one of the first special-teams coaches; the Rams reached the 1967 conference title game under him.

Sean McVay's first game as head coach against his mentor Jon Gruden, in September 2018, ended how?

Los Angeles scored 23 unanswered second-half points on Monday Night Football in Gruden's return to coaching.

Which Rams quarterback was named NFL MVP in 2025?

It came four seasons after his Super Bowl LVI win, at 37; Sean McVay had won Coach of the Year in 2017.

Which venue, originally built for the California Angels, was the Rams' home from 1980 to 1994?

The ballpark's baseball-first sightlines were later cited as one reason the team's Southern California popularity sagged before the move to St. Louis.

Which third-year quarterback led the Rams past Dallas and Tampa Bay to reach their first Super Bowl?

He was lured to the CFL's Montreal Alouettes in 1981 before returning to the Rams the following season.

Which 2004 first-round pick from Oregon State became the franchise's career rushing leader in 2010?

He passed Eric Dickerson's mark on October 24, 2010, in a season the team otherwise spent trying to climb out of the NFL cellar.