35 Tank Younger days until football
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it Tank that painted the Rams horns on his leather helmet, the first time a player or team had decorated their gear?
I do know that he was a major piece of the "Bull Elephant" backfield that was legendary back in that day, this I remember from the book about the Rams that I received for Christmas in maybe 1975....
I do know that he was a major piece of the "Bull Elephant" backfield that was legendary back in that day, this I remember from the book about the Rams that I received for Christmas in maybe 1975....
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From Wikipedia:
Logo and uniforms
The Rams were the first professional American football team to have a logo on their helmets. Ever sincehalfback Fred Gehrke, who worked as a commercial artist in off-seasons, painted ram horns on the team's leather helmets in 1948, the logo has been the club's trademark.
Logo and uniforms
The Rams were the first professional American football team to have a logo on their helmets. Ever sincehalfback Fred Gehrke, who worked as a commercial artist in off-seasons, painted ram horns on the team's leather helmets in 1948, the logo has been the club's trademark.
Dick Hoerner, Deacon Dan Towler, and Paul Tank Younger: The Bull Elephant Backfield. Throw in some names like Waterfield, Van Brocklin, Fears, and Hirsch, and you have an offense that, everything being level, would dominate even today's NFL. There's a lot of similarities between the 49 - 51 Rams teams and the 99 - 01 teams. I hope I don't have to wait until 2049 for it to come around again!