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Bob Waterfield was born on 26 July, 1920 in Elmira, New York, U.S., is an American football player and coach (1920–1983). Discover Bob Waterfield's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
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63 years old |
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26 July, 1920 |
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26 July |
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Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
1983 |
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Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Bob Waterfield Height, Weight & Measurements
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Bob Waterfield Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bob Waterfield worth at the age of 63 years old? Bob Waterfield’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from . We have estimated Bob Waterfield's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Robert Stanton Waterfield (July 26, 1920 – March 25, 1983) was an American football player and coach.
A skilled player, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily as a quarterback, but also as a safety, kicker, punter and sometimes return specialist with the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams.
He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Waterfield was born in Elmira, New York, in 1920, the son of Staton "Jack" Waterfield (1891–1930) and Frances (Gallagher) Waterfield (1895–1963).
In approximately 1921, his family moved to Los Angeles and settled in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley.
In 1930, when Waterfield was nine years old, his father, who had become the owner and manager of Van Nuys Transfer and Storage Company, died.
Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School where he was a star football player.
He played college football for the UCLA Bruins in 1941, 1942, and 1944.
Waterfield enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he played college football for UCLA Bruins football in 1941, 1942, and 1944.
In 1942, he led UCLA to a Pacific Coast Conference championship and its first Rose Bowl and was selected as the quarterback on the All-Pacific Coast team.
During the 1942 regular season, he led the Pacific Coast Conference in passing, completing 53 of 125 passes for 1,033 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He also averaged 40 yards on 60 punts and broke the UCLA school record by appearing in 557 of 600 minutes in UCLA's 10 games.
He led the 1942 Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship and was selected as the first-team quarterback on the 1942 All-Pacific Coast football team.
Waterfield was married to movie actress Jane Russell from 1943 to 1968.
In the 1943 Rose Bowl, the Bruins lost to Georgia; the game was scoreless into the fourth quarter when Waterfield's punt was blocked for a safety.
Georgia added a touchdown to post a 9–0 win.
Two weeks later, he was inducted into the United States Army and sent to Fort Benning for officer candidate school.
He was commissioned as a lieutenant and played quarterback for the 1943 176th Infantry Spirits football team at Fort Benning.
In June 1944, Waterfield was honorably discharged from the Army due to a knee injury.
He returned to college, played for the 1944 UCLA football team, and was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team back on the 1944 All-Pacific Coast football team.
Waterfield was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the fifth round (42nd overall pick) of the 1944 NFL draft.
From 1945 to 1952, he played quarterback for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL).
He led the Rams to NFL championships in 1945 and 1951 and was selected as the NFL's most valuable player in 1945.
He was the first-team All-Pro quarterback in 1945, 1946, and 1949.
In the East–West Shrine Game played on January 1, 1945, Waterfield led the West team with his passing and kicking to a come-from-behind victory.
Hailed as a triple-threat star, he had punts of 87, 75, and 59 yards in the game.
He caught the winning touchdown pass with three minutes remaining in the game.
At the end of his college career, Al Wolf of the Los Angeles Times called him "one of the finest kickers and passers in Coast history."
He signed with the Rams in June 1945.
As a rookie, Waterfield won the starting quarterback job and led the 1945 Rams team to the NFL championship with a 9–1 record.
Waterfield led the NFL with 1,627 yards of total offense, 14 touchdown passes and an average of 9.4 yards per attempt.
He also led the league with 17 interceptions.
Known as one of the best passers, punters, and kickers in the NFL, he set NFL career place-kicking records with 315 extra points and 60 field goals, as well as a single-season record with 54 extra points in 1950, and a single-game record with five field goals in a game.
During the 1950s, Waterfield also worked in the motion picture business, initially as an actor and later as a producer.
He remained involved in football as an assistant coach during the 1950s and served as the head coach of the Rams from 1960 to 1962.
His No. 7 jersey was retired by the Rams in 1952.
He was also a motion picture actor and producer.
Born in Elmira, New York, Waterfield moved to Los Angeles as an infant.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
