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Robert Waterfield
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Named NFL's Most Valuable Player in his rookie season (1945)
Jane Russell
was his high school sweetheart.
Adopted a girl, Tracy Waterfield, and two boys, Tommy Waterfield and
Buck Waterfield
, with
Jane Russell
.
Quarterback and coach for Los Angeles Rams pro football team.
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1965.
Shared QB duties with fellow HOF'er
Norm Van Brocklin
in 1950.
In 1955, Waterfield and Russell formed Russ-Field Productions. Under this banner, they made
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
,
The King and Four Queens (1956)
,
Run for the Sun (1956)
, and
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
.
Ranks 68th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (128).
On 2 February 1967,
Jane Russell
filed for divorce from Waterfield; it was granted in July 1968.
Went to Van Nuys High School (Los Angeles).
Quarterback for the Cleveland Rams (1945) and Los Angeles Rams (1946-1952).
On 12 January 1959, he joined the Los Angeles Rams as a coach. He was Head Coach from 1960 - 1962.
Drafted in the 3rd round (42nd overall) by the Cleveland (later Los Angeles) Rams in 1944 as a future selection (Waterfield was in the Army)
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 844-845. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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