1979 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1
Coach: Ray Malavasi (9-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1979 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1979 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Rams scored 323 points, and the defensive squad gave up 309. Wendell Tyler ran for a team-leading 1,109 yards for Los Angeles.

Pat Haden passed for 1,854 yards. Preston Dennard topped the receiving corps, snagging 43 balls for 766 yards.

Nolan Cromwell and Jim Youngblood each intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Ray Malavasi coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52George AndrewsLBNovember 28, 19556'3"226NebraskaOmaha, NE USA160
62Bill BainT-GAugust 9, 19526'4"279ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA80
90Larry BrooksLDTJune 10, 19506'3"255Virginia St.Prince George, VA USA1616
25Eddie BrownFSFebruary 19, 19525'11"187TennesseeJasper, TN USA165
59Bob BrudzinskiRLBJanuary 1, 19556'4"230Ohio St.Fremont, OH USA1616
32Cullen BryantFBMay 20, 19516'1"234ColoradoFort Sill, OK USA1616
13Ken ClarkPMay 26, 19486'2"197St. Mary's (Canada)Southampton, England160
3Frank CorralKJune 16, 19556'2"224UCLAChihuahua, Mexico160
21Nolan CromwellFSJanuary 30, 19556'1"200KansasSmith Center, KS USA1616
88Preston DennardWRNovember 28, 19556'1"185New MexicoCordele, GA USA1511
71Reggie DossDE-DTDecember 7, 19566'4"265HamptonMobile, AL USA160
89Fred DryerRDEJuly 6, 19466'6"240San Diego St.Hawthorne, CA USA1616
66Bill DunstanDTJanuary 3, 19496'4"250Utah St.Oakland, CA USA100
28Ken EllisDBSeptember 27, 19475'10"190SouthernWoodbine, GA USA30
42Dave ElmendorfSSJune 20, 19496'1"195Texas A&MSan Antonio, TX USA1616
79Mike FanningRDTFebruary 2, 19536'6"255Notre DameMount Clemens, MI USA1616
15Vince FerragamoQBApril 24, 19546'3"212CaliforniaTorrance, CA USA85
77Doug FranceLTApril 26, 19536'5"270Ohio St.Dayton, OH USA1613
73Gordon GravelleTJune 12, 19496'5"250BYUOakland, CA USA83
11Pat HadenQBJanuary 23, 19535'11"182USCWestbury, NY USA1010
60Dennis HarrahRGMarch 9, 19536'5"260Miami (FL)Charleston, WV USA1312
51Joe HarrisLBDecember 6, 19526'1"225Georgia TechFayetteville, NC USA130
87Drew HillKROctober 5, 19565'9"170Georgia TechNewman, GA USA164
24Eddie HillRBMay 13, 19576'2"205MemphisNashville, TN USA160
72Kent HillLGMarch 7, 19576'5"260Georgia TechAmericus, GA USA169
81Ron JessieWRFebruary 4, 19486'0"185KansasYuma, AZ USA66
43Jim JodatRBMarch 3, 19545'11"210CarthageMilwaukee, WI USA70
31Sid JustinDBAugust 14, 19545'10"170Long Beach St.New Orleans, LA USA130
19Bob LeeQB-PAugust 7, 19456'2"195Arizona St.Columbus, OH USA30
30Lawrence McCutcheonRBJune 2, 19506'1"205Colorado St.Plainview, TX USA114
50Kevin McLainLBSeptember 15, 19546'2"230Colorado St.Tulsa, OK USA100
82Willie MillerWRApril 26, 19475'9"172Colorado St.Birmingham, AL USA33
83Terry NelsonTEMay 20, 19516'2"233Ark-Pine BluffArkadelphia, AR USA1616
33Dwayne O'SteenLCBDecember 20, 19546'1"193CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA1612
23Ricky OdomDBSeptember 16, 19566'0"183USCJonesboro, LA USA30
34Elvis PeacockRBNovember 7, 19566'1"212OklahomaMiami, FL USA110
49Rod PerryRCBSeptember 11, 19535'9"178ColoradoFresno, CA USA97
64Jack ReynoldsMLBNovember 22, 19476'1"232TennesseeCincinnati, OH USA1616
8Jeff RutledgeQBJanuary 22, 19576'1"195AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA31
54Dan RyczekCAugust 24, 19496'3"249VirginiaPainesville, OH USA163
61Rich SaulCFebruary 5, 19486'3"241Michigan St.Butler, PA USA1616
45Jeff SeversonDBSeptember 16, 19496'1"183Long Beach St.Fargo, ND USA10
78Jackie SlaterRTMay 27, 19546'4"277Jackson St.Jackson, MS USA1616
56Doug SmithCNovember 25, 19566'3"259Bowling GreenColumbus, OH USA41
84Ron SmithWRNovember 20, 19566'0"185San Diego St.Lakeland, FL USA122
37Ivory SullyDBJune 20, 19576'0"198DelawareSalisbury, MD USA80
27Pat ThomasRCBSeptember 1, 19545'9"183Texas A&MPlano, TX USA87
26Wendell TylerRBMay 20, 19555'10"198UCLAShreveport, LA USA1612
80Billy WaddyWRFebruary 19, 19545'11"187ColoradoWharton, TX USA136
20Jackie WallaceDBMarch 13, 19516'3"197ArizonaNew Orleans, LA USA40
57Greg WestbrooksLBFebruary 24, 19536'2"215MesaChicago, IL USA50
70Jerry WilkinsonDEFebruary 27, 19566'9"248Oregon St.San Francisco, CA USA160
75John WilliamsT-G-DEOctober 27, 19456'3"256MinnesotaJackson, MS USA110
86Charle YoungTEFebruary 5, 19516'4"234USCFresno, CA USA150
85Jack YoungbloodLDEJanuary 26, 19506'4"247FloridaJacksonville, FL USA1616
53Jim YoungbloodLLBFebruary 23, 19506'3"235Tennessee TechUnion, SC USA1616



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