1972 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (6-7-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1972 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1972 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

Los Angeles scored 291 points, while the defensive squad yielded 286. Willie Ellison ran for a team-leading 764 yards for the Rams, while Jim Bertelsen also contributed to the rushing attack.

Roman Gabriel threw for 2,027 yards. Jack Snow topped all receivers, snagging 30 balls for 590 yards. Lance Rentzel, Bob Klein and Jim Bertelsen each were targeted regularly, too.

Jim Nettles picked off 6 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
79Coy BaconRDEAugust 30, 19426'4"270Jackson St.Cadiz, KY USA1414
12Pete BeathardQBMarch 7, 19426'1"200USCHermosa Beach, CA USA141
45Jim BertelsenPRFebruary 26, 19505'11"205TexasSt. Paul, MN USA148
90Larry BrooksRDTJune 10, 19506'3"255Virginia St.Prince George, VA USA87
10Dave ChapplePMarch 30, 19476'0"184California-Santa BarbaraArcadia, CA USA140
44Al ClarkLCBFebruary 29, 19486'0"185Grambling St.Bogalusa, LA USA146
73Charlie CowanLTJune 19, 19386'4"264New Mex. HighlandsBraeholm, WV USA1313
88Pat CurranTESeptember 21, 19456'4"238Iowa St.Milwaukee, WI USA101
89Fred DryerDEJuly 6, 19466'6"240San Diego St.Hawthorne, CA USA143
33Willie EllisonFBNovember 1, 19456'2"210Texas SouthernLockhart, TX USA1312
42Dave ElmendorfSSJune 20, 19496'1"195Texas A&MSan Antonio, TX USA1414
18Roman GabrielQBAugust 5, 19406'5"220North Carolina St.Wilmington, NC USA1413
36Ken GeddesLBSeptember 27, 19466'3"235NebraskaJacksonville, FL USA22
5Dick GordonWR-SE-FLJanuary 1, 19445'11"190Michigan St.Cincinnati, OH USA40
56Dean HalversonLBAugust 24, 19466'2"230WashingtonOlympia, WA USA140
21Gene HowardRCBDecember 22, 19466'0"190LangstonLittle Rock, AR USA1313
50Ken ImanCFebruary 8, 19396'1"240SE Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA1414
34Les JosephsonRBJuly 29, 19426'1"207Augustana (SD)Minneota, MN USA80
80Bob KleinTEJuly 27, 19476'5"235USCSouth Gate, CA USA1413
68Mike LaHoodGDecember 11, 19446'3"250WyomingPeoria, IL USA142
49John LoveWR-KFebruary 24, 19445'11"185North TexasLinden, TX USA50
65Tom MackLGNovember 1, 19436'3"250MichiganCleveland, OH USA1412
30Lawrence McCutcheonRBJune 2, 19506'1"205Colorado St.Plainview, TX USA30
86Marlin McKeeverMLBJanuary 1, 19406'1"235USCCheyenne, WY USA1414
67Bill NelsonDTMarch 9, 19486'7"270Oregon St.Berkeley, CA USA70
19Jim NettlesFSFebruary 15, 19425'10"177WisconsinMuncie, IN USA1414
74Merlin OlsenLDTSeptember 15, 19406'5"270Utah St.Logan, UT USA1414
72Phil OlsenDTApril 26, 19486'5"265Utah St.Logan, UT USA147
52John PergineLBSeptember 13, 19466'1"225Notre DameNorristown, PA USA120
53Jim PurnellLLBDecember 12, 19416'2"229WisconsinLa Porte, IN USA1312
27David RayKSeptember 19, 19446'0"195AlabamaPhenix City, AL USA140
13Lance RentzelWROctober 14, 19436'2"202OklahomaQueens, NY USA1414
64Jack ReynoldsLBNovember 22, 19476'1"232TennesseeCincinnati, OH USA140
58Isiah RobertsonRLBAugust 17, 19496'3"225SouthernNew Orleans, LA USA1414
61Rich SaulC-G-TFebruary 5, 19486'3"241Michigan St.Butler, PA USA140
76Harry SchuhRTSeptember 25, 19426'3"260MemphisPhiladelphia, PA USA1414
71Joe ScibelliRGApril 19, 19396'1"256Notre DameSpringfield, MA USA1313
38Larry SmithRBSeptember 2, 19476'3"220FloridaTampa, FL USA126
84Jack SnowWRJanuary 25, 19436'2"190Notre DameRock Springs, WY USA1414
82Joe SweetWRJuly 5, 19486'2"196Tennessee St.Lakeland, FL USA110
35Bob ThomasRBAugust 23, 19485'10"201Arizona St.Pittsburgh, PA USA142
24Clancy WilliamsLCBSeptember 24, 19426'3"194Washington St.Deweyville, TX USA96
75John WilliamsTOctober 27, 19456'3"256MinnesotaJackson, MS USA141
46Roger WilliamsDB-WRJuly 1, 19455'10"180Grambling St.Jeanerette, LA USA140
85Jack YoungbloodLDEJanuary 26, 19506'4"247FloridaJacksonville, FL USA1411



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