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List of Los Angeles Rams head coaches

Sean McVay on field during a team practice in 2019
Sean McVay, the 28th and current head coach of the Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area of California. The Rams have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1937, one year after their formation in Cleveland, Ohio as a charter member of the second incarnation of the American Football League.[1] The team moved to Los Angeles in 1946 where they became the city's first professional sports team.[2] They first played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to Anaheim, California in 1980, where they played their home games at Anaheim Stadium.[3] The Rams moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1995, and remained there for two decades until they returned to Los Angeles after the 2015 NFL season.[4] Currently, they are members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[5][6]

From among the 28 head coaches throughout the team's history, Sid Gillman, George Allen, and Dick Vermeil were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of their contributions as coaches. Joe Stydahar and Bob Waterfield were also inducted into the Hall of Fame, although they were recognized for their contributions as players, not coaches.[7] Five coaches have been recognized as coach of the year by major news organizations: Adam Walsh in 1945, Pool in 1952, Allen in 1967, Chuck Knox in 1973, Vermeil in 1999, and Sean McVay in 2017.[a]

  1. ^ "Cleveland Rams: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". Case Western Reserve University. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Markazi, Arash (May 13, 2020). "Column: Rams' New Uniforms Don't Fit with their Iconic Brand". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Banks, Don (March 15, 2016). "L.A. Coliseum Has Back-to-the-Future Homecoming Awaiting Rams". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Farmer, Sam; Fenno, Nathan (January 12, 2016). "NFL Will Return to Los Angeles for 2016 Season". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Rams Scores, Stats, and Highlights". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Rams–NFL Football Operations". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Flood, Gay (February 18, 1985). "19th Hole: The Readers Take Over". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "AP Coach of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sporting News Coach of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "UPI Coach of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.


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