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UCLA Football: Top 10 former Bruin quarterbacks with the most success in the NFL

By Ryan Kay

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy AikmanSuper Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl. The Cowboys defeated the Bills 52-17. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports
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3. player. 836. . . . Bob Waterfield

Bob Waterfield (1945-1952): Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams

He played quarterback for the UCLA Bruins and Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. His No. 7 jersey was retired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1952.

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.

Interesting non-football fact: He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

NFL’s most notable accomplishments:

*Selected as the first-team quarterback on the All-Pro Teams: 1945, 1946, and 1949
*He received the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL’s most valuable player: 1945
*Selected twice to play in the Pro Bowl: 1950, 1951
*He was on the All-Pro Second-team All-Pro: 1950, 1951
*Jersey No. 7 was retired by the Los Angeles Rams: 1952
*Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the third class of inductees: 1965
*Selected as a quarterback on the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team: 1969

NFL Stats:

*Career passing yards: 11,849 yards
*Career touchdown passes 97 touchdowns
*Pass completion percentage: 50.3
*Interceptions: 20
*Passer rating of 61.6

UCLA accomplishments and highlights:

*Led the Pacific Coast Conference in passing: 1942
*Selected first-team quarterback All-Pacific Coast team: 1942
*Associated Press second-team All-Pacific Coast football team: 1944
*UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame: 1984

UCLA Stats:

*Total passing yards: 1,033 yards (1942 season)
*Collegiate touchdown passes 12 touchdowns (1942 season)
*Pass completion percentage: 42.4 (1942 season)

In 1942, he led UCLA to a Pacific Coast Conference championship and was selected as the quarterback on the All-Pacific Coast team. He also led the Bruins to their first victory over USC and to their first Rose Bowl invitation in 1942.