Biography for
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Date of Birth

26 July 1920, Elmira, New York, USA

Date of Death

25 March 1983, Burbank, California, USA (respiratory failure)

Birth Name

Robert Stanton Waterfield

Nickname

Buckets

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Jan Mangus	(1970 - 25 March 1983) (his death)
Jane Russell	(24 April 1943 - 30 July 1968) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Quarterback and coach for Los Angeles Rams pro football team.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1965.

Went to Van Nuys High School (Los Angeles).

Quarterback for the Cleveland Rams (1945) and Los Angeles Rams (1946-1952).

On 2 February 1967, Jane Russell filed for divorce from Waterfield; it was granted in July 1968.

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)

Named NFL's Most Valuable Player in his rookie season (1945)

Shared QB duties with fellow HOF'er Norm Van Brocklin in 1950.

Jane Russell was his high school sweetheart.

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).

Adopted a girl, Tracy Waterfield, and two boys, Tommy Waterfield and Buck Waterfield, with Jane Russell.

Ranks 68th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (128).

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 844-845. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.