Los Angeles Rams awards

This page details awards won by the Los Angeles Rams American football team. The Rams were formerly based in St. Louis and Cleveland.

Individual league awards

Defensive Player of the Year: (4)

1967: Deacon Jones DE NEA
1968: Deacon Jones DE, NEA
1975: Jack Youngblood DE, UPI,
2013: Robert Quinn DE, PFWA

Offensive Player of the Year: (4)

1986: Eric Dickerson RB
1999: Marshall Faulk RB
2000: Marshall Faulk RB
2001: Marshall Faulk RB

Pete Rozelle Trophy (Super Bowl MVP): (1)

2000: Kurt Warner QB (XXIV)

Team award

1951 – Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy (NFL championship)
1979 – George Halas Trophy (NFC champion)
1999 – George Halas Trophy (NFC champion)
1999 – Vince Lombardi Trophy (Super Bowl XXXIV)
2001 – George Halas Trophy (NFC champion)

Individual team awards

Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award

The Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award is given to the Rams most valuable player of the year as determined by the players and coaches. It is named after Dan Reeves, the owner of the Rams from 1941 until 1971.

Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award

The Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award is given to the Rams rookie of the year as determined by the players and coaches. The reward is named after the former owner of the Rams. Rosenbloom was the owner of the Rams from 1972 until 1978.

Carl Ekern Spirit Of The Game Award

1991 Buford McGee, FB
1992 Darryl Henley, CB
1993 Tim Lester, FB
1994 Jackie Slater, T
1995 D'Marco Farr, DT
1996 Harold Green, RB
1997 Mike A. Jones, LB
1998 Mike A. Jones, LB
1999 Mike A. Jones, LB
2000 Ray Agnew, DT
2001 Aeneas Williams, CB
2002 Ernie Conwell, TE
2003 Aeneas Williams, S
2004 Pisa Tinoisamoa, LB
2005 Pisa Tinoisamoa, LB

2006 Corey Chavous, S
2007 Corey Chavous, S
2008 Corey Chavous, S
2009 Leonard Little DE
2010 Oshiomogho Atogwe S
2011 James Laurinaitis, MLB
2012 Steven Jackson, RB
2013 James Laurinaitis, LB
2014 Cory Harkey, FB
2015 Cory Harkey, FB

Ye Olde Rams Awards

Ye Olde Rams is now known as the Rams Alumni. From 1952 to the present, they vote on position awards for the St. Louis Rams. The MVP and Rookie of the Year Awards were discontinued due the fact the current players began voting on those two awards. Ye Olde Rams were run by former Rams George Struger and now operate under St. Louis Rams Alumni relations manager Lori Fabien.^[1]

Most Valuable Player

The Ye Olde Rams Most Valuable player is given to the Rams most valuable player of the year as determined by the Los Angeles Rams Alumni. The award differs from the Reeves Awards, voted on by current Rams players.^[2]

Outstanding Rookie

1952—Bob Carey; 1953—Frank Fuller; 1954—Les Richter; 1955—Don Burroughs; 1956—Hugh Pitts; 1957—Jon Arnett; 1958—Lou Michaels; 1959—John LoVetere; 1960—Charley Britt; 1961—David Jones; 1962—Merlin Olsen; 1963—Don Chuy; 1964—Bill Munson; 1965—Jack Snow; 1966—Tom Mack; 1967—Willie Ellison; 1968—Mike Dennis; 1969—Larry Smith; 1970—Rich Saul; 1971—Isiah Robertson; 1972—Jim Bertelsen; 1973—Eddie McMillan; 1974—John Cappelletti; 1975—Monte Jackson; 1976—Pat Haden; 1977—Billy Waddy; 1978—Frank Corral; 1979—Kent Hill; 1980—Johnnie Johnson.

Outstanding Lineman

Award included both offensive and defensive "linemen" until separate awards; (O)—Offense; (D)—Defense; emerged in 1960. Offense ends i.e. Tom Fears, were considered linemen. Additionally, linebackers could be considered "non backs" and therefore linemen. ^[3]
1951—Jim Winkler; 1952—Andy Robustelli; 1953—Andy Robustelli; 1954—Tom Fears; 1955—Bud McFadin; 1956—Bud McFadin; 1957—Duane Putnam; 1958—Del Shofner; 1959—Bob Fry; 1960—Jim Phillips (O), John LoVetere (D); 1961—Frank Varrichione (O), Lamar Lundy (D); 1962—Frank Varrichione (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1963—Frank Varrichione (O), Jack Pardee (D); 1964—Marlin McKeever (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1965—Tommy McDonald (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1966—Charlie Cowan (O), Deacon Jones (D); 1967—Joe Scibelli (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1968—Joe Scibelli (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1969—Ken Iman (O), Merlin Olsen (D) 1970—Tom Mack (O), Merlin Olsen (D); 1971—Joe Scibelli (O), Coy Bacon (D); 1972—Joe Scibelli (O), Coy Bacon (D); 1973—Joe Scibelli (O). Jack Youngblood (D); 1974—Charlie Cowan (O), Fred Dryer (D); 1975—Tom Mack (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1976—Rich Saul (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1977—Tom Mack (O), Larry Brooks (D); 1978—Tom Mack (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1979—Rich Saul (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1980—Rich Saul (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1981—Rich Saul (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1982—Kent Hill (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1983—Jackie Slater (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1984—Bill Bain (O), Jack Youngblood (D); 1985—Dennis Harrah (O), Gary Jeter (D); 1986—Jackie Slater (O), Gary Jeter (D); 1987—Jackie Slater (O), Gary Jeter (D); 1988—Tom Newberry (O), Gary Jeter (D).; 1989—Tom Newberry (O), Kevin Greene (D); 1990—Jackie Slater (O), Kevin Greene (D); 1991—Tom Newberry (O), Kevin Greene (D); 1992—Gerald Perry (O), Sean Gilbert (D); 1993—Bern Brostek (O), Sean Gilbert (D); 1994—Tom Newberry (O), Robert Young (D); 1995—Wayne Gandy (O), D'Marco Farr (D); 1996—Bern Brostek (O), Kevin Carter (D); 1997—Wayne Gandy (O), Bill Johnson (D); 1998—Wayne Gandy (O), Kevin Carter (D); 1999—Orlando Pace (O), Kevin Carter (D); 2000—Orlando Pace (O), Grant Wistrom (D); 2001—Orlando Pace (O), Grant Wistrom (D); 2002—Adam Timmerman (O), Leonard Little (D); 2002—Adam Timmerman (O), Leonard Little (D); 2003—Orlando Pace (O), Leonard Little (D); 2004— Orlando Pace (O), Leonard Little (D); 2005— Orlando Pace (O), Leonard Little (D); 2006—Adam Timmerman (O), Leonard Little (D); 2007—Alex Barron (O), La'Roi Glover (D); 2008—Richie Incognito (O), James Hall (D); 2009—Jason Brown (O), Chris Long (D); 2010—Rodger Saffold (O), Chris Long (D); 2011—Harvey Dahl (O), Chris Long (D); 2012—Harvey Dahl (O), Chris Long (D); 2013-Jake Long (0); Robert Quinn (D); 2014-Rodger Saffold (0); Robert Quinn (D); 2015-Rob Havenstein (0); Aaron Donald (D).

Outstanding receiver

Created in 1967 to honor receivers only (ends and tight ends)
1967—Jack Snow; 1968—Bernie Casey; 1969—Billy Truax; 1970—Jack Snow; 1971 —Lance Rentzel; 1972—Jack Snow; 1973—Harold Jackson; 1974—Bob Klein; 1975—Ron Jessie; 1976—Ron Jessie; 1977—Terry Nelson; 1978—Ron Jessie; 1979—Preston Dennard; 1980—Preston Dennard, 1981—Preston Dennard; 1982—Preston Dennard; 1983—Mike Barber; 1984—Henry Ellard; 1985—Henry Ellard; 1986—Henry Ellard; 1987—Henry Ellard; 1988—Henry Ellard; 1989—Flipper Anderson; 1990—Henry Ellard; 1991—Henry Ellard; 1992—Flipper Anderson; 1993—Henry Ellard; 1994—Troy Drayton; 1995—Isaac Bruce; 1996—Isaac Bruce; 1997—Ernie Conwell; 1998—Ricky Proehl; 1999—Isaac Bruce; 2000—Isaac Bruce; 2001—Isaac Bruce & Torry Holt; 2002—Isaac Bruce; 2003—Torry Holt; 2004—Isaac Bruce & Torry Holt; 2005—Torry Holt; 2006—Torry Holt; 2007—Torry Holt; 2008—Torry Holt; 2009—Brandon Gibson; 2010—Brandon Gibson; 2011—Brandon Gibson; 2012—Danny Amendola; 2013- Tavon Austin; 2014- Kenny Britt; 2015-Tavon Austin

Outstanding back

In 1960 separate awards emerged for both offensive and defensive backs. Linebackers were, at times, eligible for this award.
1951—Dan Towler; 1952—Paul Younger; 1953—Skeets Quinlan; 1954—Paul Younger; 1955—Ron Waller; 1956—Paul Younger; 1957—Tom Wilson; 1958—Jon Arnett; 1959—Jon Arnett; 1960—Jon Arnett (O), Eddie Meador (D); 1961—Dick Bass (O), Ed Meador (D); 1962—Dick Bass (O), Marlin McKeever (D); 1963—Dick Bass (O), Ed Meador (D); 1964-Les Josephson (O), Ed Meador (D); 1965—Dick Bass (O), Ed Meador (D); 1966—Dick Bass (O), Maxie Baughan (D); 1967—Les Josephson (O), Ed Meador (D); 1968—Roman Gabriel (O), Jack Pardee (D); 1969—Les Josephson (O), Ed Meador (D); 1970—Les Josephson (O), Jack Pardee (D); 1971—Willie Ellison (O), Marlin McKeever (D); 1972—Willie Ellison (O), Marlin McKeever (D); 1973—Lawrence McCutcheon (O), Dave Elmendorf (D); 1974—Lawrence McCutcheon (O), Dave Elmendorf (D); 1975—Lawrence McCutcheon (O), Bill Simpson (D); 1976—Lawrence McCutcheon (O), Monte Jackson (D); 1977—Lawrence McCutcheon (O), Bill Simpson (D); 1978—John Cappelletti (O), Pat Thomas (D); 1979—Wendell Tyler (O), Jim Youngblood (D); 1980—Vince Ferragamo (O), Nolan Cromwell (D); 1981—Wendell Tyler (O), Rod Perry (D); 1982—Wendell Tyler (O), Nolan Cromwell (D); 1983—Eric Dickerson (O), Johnnie Johnson (D); 1984—Eric Dickerson (O), Jim Collins (D); 1985—Eric Dickerson (O), LeRoy Irvin (D); 1986—Eric Dickerson (O), LeRoy Irvin (D); 1987—Charles White (O), Jerry Gray (D); 1988—Greg Bell (O), LeRoy Irvin (D); 1989—Greg Bell (O), Jerry Gray (D); 1990—Jim Everett (O), Vince Newsome (D); 1991—Robert Delpino (O), Michael Stewart (D); 1992—Cleveland Gary (O), Anthony Newman(D); 1993—Jerome Bettis (O), Roman Phifer (D); 1994—Jerome Bettis (O), Roman Phifer (D); 1995—Jerome Bettis (O), Toby Wright (D); 1996—Harold Green (O), Keith Lyle (D); 1997—Amp Lee (O), Roman Phifer (D); 1998—Tony Banks (O), Roman Phifer (D); 1999—Kurt Warner (O), Todd Lyght (D); 2000—Marshall Faulk (O), Dexter McCleon (D); 2001—Marshall Faulk (O), Aeneas Williams (D); 2002—Marshall Faulk (O), Dre' Bly (D); 2003—Marshall Faulk (O), Aeneas Williams (D); 2004—Marc Bulger (O), Jerametrius Butler (D); 2005—Steven Jackson (O), Adam Archuleta (D); 2006—Steven Jackson (O), Oshiomogho Atogwe (D); 2007—Steven Jackson (O), Will Witherspoon (D); 2008—Steven Jackson (O), Oshiomogho Atogwe (D); 2009—Steven Jackson (O), Oshiomogho Atogwe (D);2010—Sam Bradford (O), Oshiomogho Atogwe (D); 2011—Steven Jackson (O), James Laurinaitis (D); (D); 2012—Sam Bradford (O), Cortland Finnegan (D); 2013- Zac Stacy (0); Janoris Jenkins (D); 2014- Tre Mason (0); Alec Ogletree; 2015- Todd Gurley (0); Trumaine Johnson

Outstanding Special Teams player

1969—Alvin Haymond 1970—Avlin Haymond; 1971—Alvin Haymond; 1972—Dave Chapple; 1973—David Ray; 1974—Jim Youngblood; 1975—Tom Dempsey; 1976—Cullen Bryant; 1977—Jim Jodat; 1978—Frank Corral; 1979—Ivory Sully; 1980—Ivory Sully; 1981—LeRoy Irvin; 1982—Ivory Sully; 1983—Ivory Sully; 1984—Norwood Vann and Ivory Sully; 1985—Dale Hatcher & Ron Brown; 1986—Vince Newsome; 1987—Ron Brown; 1988—Robert Delpino; 1989— Mike Lansford; 1990—Pat Terrell; 1991—Paul Butcher; 1992—Todd Kinchen; 1993—Thomas Homco; 1994—Todd Kinchen; 1995—Cedrick Figaro; 1996—Todd Kinchen; 1997—Jeff Robinson; 1998—London Fletcher; 1999—Tony Horne; 2000—Az-Zahir Hakim; 2001—Jeff Wilkins; 2002— Nick Sorensen; 2003—Jeff Wilkins; 2004—Trev Faulk; 2005—Madison Hedgecock; 2006—Jeff Wilkins; 2007—Dante Hall; 2008—Donnie Jones; 2009—Donnie Jones & Chris Chamberlain; 2010—Danny Amendola; 2011—Dominique Curry; 2012—Greg Zuerlein; 2013-Johnny Hekker;2014-Johnny Hekker; 2015-Johnny Hekker

NEA Third Down Trophy

The Rams MVP as determined by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, which gave the award beginning with the American Football League in 1960 and with the National Football League in 1970 and continued through 1979. 1970—Merlin Olsen; 1971—Willie Ellison; 1972—Ken Iman; 1973—John Hadl; 1974—Lawrence McCutcheon; 1975—Harold Jackson; 1976—Lawrence McCutcheon; 1977—Pat Haden; 1978—Jack Reynolds; 1979—Jim Youngblood

Other achievements

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Former Rams in the Pro Football Hall of Fame include Joe Namath (12), Ollie Matson (33), Andy Robustelli (84), Dick "Night Train" Lane (81), coach Earl "Dutch" Clark, and general manager Tex Schramm. GM and later NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and coach Sid Gillman are also members of the Hall of Fame, but were elected on the basis of their performances with other teams or (in the case of Rozelle) NFL administration.

No.	Player	Class	Position(s)	Tenure
Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams Hall of Famers
--	George Allen	2002	Coach	1966–1970
36	Jerome Bettis	2015	RB	1993–1995
29	Eric Dickerson	1999	RB	1983–1987
28	Marshall Faulk	2011	RB	1999-2006
55	Tom Fears	1970	End	1948–1956
91	Kevin Greene	2016	LB	1985-1992
75	Deacon Jones	1980	DE	1961–1971
65	Tom Mack	1999	G	1966–1978
74	Merlin Olsen	1982	DT	1962–1976
--	Dan Reeves	1967	Owner	1941–1971
78	Jackie Slater	2001	OT	1976–1995
25	Norm Van Brocklin	1971	QB, P	1949–1957
7	Bob Waterfield	1965	QB, DB, K, P	1945–1952
35	Aeneas Williams	2014	CB	2001–2004
85	Jack Youngblood	2001	DE	1971–1984

St. Louis Football Ring of Fame

Former Rams are included in the Ring Of Fame in the Dome at America's Center. All players included are Hall of Famers, but there have been a few exceptions for team executives and coaches.

Players
No.	Player	Tenure	Inducted
7	Bob Waterfield	1945-1952	1999
25	Norm Van Brocklin	1949-1957	1999
28	Marshall Faulk	1999-2006	2011
29	Eric Dickerson	1983-1987	1999
40	Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch	1949-1957	1999
48	Les Richter	1954-1962	2011
55	Tom Fears	1948-1956	1999
65	Tom Mack	1966-1978	1999
74	Merlin Olsen	1962-1976	1999
75	David Deacon Jones	1961-1971	1999
78	Jackie Slater	1976-1995	2001
84*	Jack Snow	1965-1975, Broadcaster	2006
85	Jack Youngblood	1971-1984	2001
*Jack Snow is not a Hall of Famer, but is honored due to his death in 2006
Coaches and executives
	Name	Tenure	Inducted
Head Coach	Dick Vermeil	1997-1999	2008
Owner	Dan Reeves	1941-1971	2008
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom	1972-1979	2008
Owner	Georgia Frontiere	1979-2007	2008

Retired numbers

Numbers that have been retired by the Rams.

Los Angeles Rams 40th Anniversary Team

Chosen by a fan vote of the Los Angeles Times in 1985.^[4]

St. Louis Rams 10th Anniversary Team

Chosen by a fan vote in 2005.^[5]

Rams 75th Anniversary Team

Chosen by stadium fan vote, 2012. ^[6]

Statistical awards

Sacks

Note: Year-by-year sack totals.^[7] Sacks became an officially recognized statistic in 1982.

1960— Brito • 7
1961— Lundy • 11
1962— Jones • 12
1963— Lundy • 9
1964— Jones • 22
1965— Jones • 19
1966— Jones • 18
1967— Jones • 21
1968— Jones • 22
1969— Jones • 15
1970— Jones • 12
1971— C. Bacon • 11
1972— C. Bacon • 11½
1973— Youngblood • 16½
1974— Youngblood • 15
1975— Youngblood • 15
1976— (tie) Youngblood & Brooks • 14½
1977— Youngblood • 8.5
1978— Brooks • 8

1979— Youngblood • 18
1980— Youngblood • 11½
1981— Youngblood • 12½
1982— Fanning • 5
1983— Youngblood • 10.5
1984— Youngblood • 9.5
1985— Wilcher • 12.5
1986— Jeter • 8
1987— Jeter • 7
1988— Greene • 16.5
1989— Greene • 16.5
1990 — Greene • 13
1991— (tie) Greene & Robinson • 3
1992— Greene • 10
1993— Gilbert • 10.5
1994— Young • 6.5
1995— Farr • 11
1996— Carter • 9.5
1997— O’Neal • 10

1998— Carter • 12
1999— Carter • 17
2000— Wistrom • 11
2001— Little • 14.5
2002— Little • 12
2003— Little • 12.5
2004— Fisher • 8.5
2005— Little • 9.5
2006— Little • 13
2007— Witherspoon • 7
2008— J. Hall • 6.5
2009— Little • 6.5
2010— J. Hall • 10.5
2011— Long • 13.0
2012— Long • 11.5
2013— Quinn • 19.0
2014— Quinn • 10.5
2015— Donald • 11.0

Footnotes

↑ 2009 St. Louis Rams Media Guide
↑ 1981 Los Angeles Rams Media Book
↑ 1981 Los Angeles Rams Media Book
↑ Los Angeles Times Waterfield Is Top Selection in Three Categories August 9, 1985. Retrieved Jan 3, 2011.
↑ 2005 St. Louis Rams Media Guide.
↑ http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Past-Present-and-Future-Come-Together-for-75th-Anniversary/4fe42ae5-4c86-40d0-bf5a-bcf6410506e9
↑ Source: St. Louis Rams 2009 Media Book-Records Section

[1] 2009 St. Louis Rams Media Guide

[2] 1981 Los Angeles Rams Media Book

[3] 1981 Los Angeles Rams Media Book

[4] Los Angeles Times Waterfield Is Top Selection in Three Categories August 9, 1985. Retrieved Jan 3, 2011.

[5] 2005 St. Louis Rams Media Guide.

[6] ttp://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Past-Present-and-Future-Come-Together-for-75th-Anniversary/4fe42ae5-4c86-40d0-bf5a-bcf6410506e9

[7] Source: St. Louis Rams 2009 Media Book-Records Section

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v t e Los Angeles Rams
Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) and St. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in Agoura Hills, California
Franchise	Franchise History in Cleveland in St. Louis Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Statistics Broadcasters Awards
Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Angel Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium The Dome at America's Center SoFi Stadium
Culture	Dan Reeves Carroll Rosenbloom Stan Kroenke Rampage Cheerleaders Triple Threat Crazylegs Heaven Can Wait Melonheads John Ramsey "Win" Big A Sign American Underdog
Lore	Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome Jerome Bettis trade The Greatest Show on Turf The Tackle Mob Squad 2018 game vs. Kansas City Chiefs NOLA No-Call
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers
Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85
Media	Broadcasters KCBS-FM Radio network J.B. Long D'Marco Farr Dick Enberg
Wild card berths (9)	1980 1983 1984 1986 1988 1989 2000 2004 2020
Division championships (18)	1945 1949 1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003 2017 2018 2021
Conference championships (8)	1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001 2018 2021
League championships (3)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1937–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1936)