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FIRST there was Buckets--Bob Waterfield. And then the Dutchman--Norm Van Brocklin. And finally the two of them, equally sharing the game's most visible position and creating the most...
Van Brocklin signed with the Rams in July and joined a team that already had a star quarterback, Bob Waterfield. Beginning in 1950, new Rams coach Joe Stydahar solved his problem by platooning Waterfield and Van Brocklin.
In 1952, Waterfield shared the Rams' quarterback job with Norm Van Brocklin, each starting six games. On December 1, 1952, he announced his plan to retire at the end of the season. He was honored with Bob Waterfield Day for the Rams' final home game on December 14, 1952.
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Sep 22, 2011 · The Rams won the NFL Championship in 1951 with Van Brocklin and Bob Waterfield sharing quarterback duties, although Waterfield started the majority of the 12 games the Rams played. Watch...
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Sep 28, 2022 · Rams quarterbacks Bob Waterfield, left, and Norm Van Brocklin warming up at a 1949 practice in Hershey, Pa. Van Brocklin and Waterfield were expected to split time in the 1951...
As the Rams quarterback – later splitting time with Norm Van Brocklin – Waterfield took the team to three straight title games, 1949-1951. The Rams won it all in 1951 with a 24-17 win over the Cleveland Browns in the title game. As a passer, Waterfield was known for his ability to throw deep.
Norm left the University of Oregon, where he still had a year's eligibility remaining, to join the Rams in 1949. The only problem, from Van Brocklin's standpoint, was that the Rams already had one future Hall of Fame quarterback in Bob Waterfield.
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