Bob Waterfield
Waterfield in 1942, from the 1943 UCLA yearbook
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 26, 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Elmira, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | March 25, 1983 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Burbank, California | ||||||||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1944 / Round: 5 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 1,617 |
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| Pass completions: | 814 |
| Percentage: | 50.3 |
| TD–INT: | 97–128 |
| Passing yards: | 11,849 |
| Passer rating: | 61.6 |
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Robert Stanton Waterfield (July 26, 1920 – March 25, 1983) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He was the league's Most Valuable Player in 1945 and a two-time NFL champion in 1945 and 1951 as the quarterback, kicker, and punter of the Rams.
Waterfield was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
Born in Elmira, New York, Robert Stanton "Bob" Waterfield grew up in Southern California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. He attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys and went on to play college football for UCLA. He led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship in 1942 and a berth in the 1943 Rose Bowl against the University of Georgia. The game was scoreless into the fourth quarter until Waterfield's punt was blocked for a safety. Georgia added a touchdown to post a 9-0 win.
Waterfield entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and while in the service he was selected with the 42nd overall pick of the 1944 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams. He was discharged from the military due to a knee injury and returned to college and played for UCLA in 1944.
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