JOHN ROBINSON RESIGNS AS RAM COACH : 55 Years of Ram History

The past two dreadful seasons aside, ecstasy has far outweighed agony for the Rams, from the franchise’s start in Cleveland in 1937 and through moves to Los Angeles (1946) and then to Anaheim (1980). In 54 seasons--the team suspended operations in 1943--the Rams have had 31 winning teams and 19 losers; four finished at .500. The Rams have made one Super Bowl appearance--losing to Pittsburgh, 31-19, on Jan. 20, 1980--and five NFL championship appearances, winning in 1945 (vs. Washington) and 1951 (Cleveland) and losing in 1949 (Philadelphia), 1950 (Cleveland) and 1955 (Cleveland).

THE CLEVELAND ERA

Hugh Bezdek, art Lewis, Earl “Dutch” Clark, Aldo “Buff” Donelli and Adam Walsh (1937-45): 36-49-2: .414 Pct Adam Walsh (1945-46): 16-5-1: .762 Pct Bob Snyder (1947): 6-6-0: .500 Pct Clark Shaughnessy (1948-49): 14-8-3: .667 Pct Joe Stydahar (1950-51): 19-9-0: .655 Pct Hampton Pool (1952-54): 23-11-2: .676 Pct Sid Gillman (1955-59): 28-32-1: .475 Pct Bob Waterfield (1960-62): 9-23-1: .281 Pct Harland Svare (1962-65): 14-32-3: .304 Pct George Allen (1966-70): 49-19-4: .708 Pct Tommy Prothro (1971-72): 14-12-2: .536 Pct Chuck Knox (1973-77): 57-20-1: .780 Pct Ray Malavasi (1978-82): 43-36-0: .548 John Robinson (1983-91): 79-73-0: .527 Pct 1940s: 52-45-5: .510 Pct. 1950s: 70-52-3: .560 Pct. 1960s: 65-70-7: .458 Pct. 1970s: 104-49-4: .662 Pct. 1980s: 90-73-0: .552 Pct.

Note: Operation suspended in 1943