was anxious to obtain Magnani, who had led the Bears in rushing in 1943. Harmon would prove to be a bust for the team, however, only starting 3 games in the 1946 season and gaining a mere 236 yards – 84 of those on one play, in what would be the longest run from scrimmage in the NFL during the 1946 season. He would, however, also gain nearly 200 yards via the pass and score a total of 4 offensive touchdowns in what would be the best season of his two-year NFL career. Harmon proved more successful as a defender, picking off three balls, including one interception run back 85 yards for a touchdown in the 1946 season. With team revenue tied largely to local ticket sales during this era of professional football, the Rams placed an emphasis upon accumulating West Coast players. Former Southern Californian collegiate stars Waterfield, Washington, Harmon, and Strode were joined on the roster by Pat West, Bob de Lauer, Jim Hardy, Bob Hoffman, and Jack Banta of USC; lineman Elbie Schultz of Oregon State; center Roger Harding of Cal; Charles Ferrero of UC Santa Barbara, and Glen Conley of the University of Washington. NFL Draft As NFL champions the Rams drafted last out of the league's 10 teams in the 1946 NFL Draft. They were also one of the five teams skipped in rounds 2 and 4 in an additional effort to build parity between poor and strong finishers – receiving instead low value compensatory picks in the 31st and 32nd rounds. The Rams used 6 of their top 17 picks to select players from Notre Dame University, perhaps not coincidentally the alma mater of head coach Adam Walsh. Walsh had coached the team to its 1945 Championship in Cleveland in his first year at the helm, but the 1946 season in Los Angeles would be his last. In addition, the team appears to have placed an emphasis upon drafting collegians from the Western United States, picking 9 players from western schools. Regular season Schedule Standings See also 1946 NFL Championship Game Footnotes Further reading Charles Ross, Outside the Lines: African Americans and the Integration of the National Football League. New York: New York University Press, 2001. External links Johnny Gomez, "1946: LA Bound," Rams Talk website, www.talkgridiron.com/ Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles