Rams head coach after the team went 2–10 in 1959. In January 1960, Waterfield signed a five-year contract to take over as the Rams' head coach. After two seasons with four wins each, the third season in 1962 was even less successful and he resigned after the eighth game with just one win. Waterfield's overall record as the Rams' head coach was 9–24–1 (.289). He was later a team scout and a rancher near Van Nuys. Honors and awards Waterfield received numerous awards and honors for his football career, including the following: He was selected as the first-team quarterback on the 1945, 1946, and 1949 All-Pro Teams. In 1945, he received the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL's most valuable player. He was selected twice to play in the Pro Bowl (1950, 1951). In 1952, his jersey No. 7 was retired by the Los Angeles Rams. In 1965, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the third class of inductees. In 1969, he was selected as a quarterback on the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. Family and later years On April 24, 1943, Waterfield married actress Jane Russell, his sweetheart from Van Nuys High School who had subsequently gained fame as a pin-up girl. The couple eloped to Las Vegas shortly after Waterfield entered the military. They adopted three children, Thomas, Tracy, and Robert John, during the 1950s. Russell filed for divorce in February 1967, and Waterfield counterclaimed accusing Russell of habitual intemperance and excessive drinking. The divorce was granted in July 1968, with custody of the two oldest children being granted to Russell and custody of the youngest to Waterfield. He married Janet Ann Green in 1970. After an extended illness, Waterfield died of respiratory failure on March 25, 1983, at the age of 62, five weeks before his teammate Van Brocklin. He had been in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for two weeks prior to his death. Head coaching record References External links 1920 births 1983 deaths American football quarterbacks American football defensive backs American football placekickers American football punters Cleveland Rams players Los Angeles Rams coaches Los Angeles Rams players UCLA Bruins football players National Football League players with retired numbers Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Western Conference Pro Bowl players United States Army personnel of World War II Van Nuys High School alumni