A Basic History of the St. Louis Rams Football Team

The St. Louis Rams are a professional football team that plays in the National Football League. The Rams play in the West Division of the National Football Conference.

The franchise was founded in 1936 with the Cleveland Rams. Prior to the 1946 season, the team moved to Los Angeles, becoming the Los Angeles Rams. After the 1994 season, the team moved once again, this time to St. Louis, becoming the St. Louis Rams.

During the Rams' time in the NFL, prior to the AFL-NFL merger, the team spent time playing in the Western Division, the National Conference, the Western Conference, and the Coastal Division. Following the merger, the Rams began playing in the NFC West and continue to play in that division today.

In the franchise history of the Rams, the team has won a total of fifteen Division Championships. In 1945, the team's final season in Cleveland, the Rams won the NFL West title. During the time the Rams playing in Los Angeles, they won another NFL West title, two NFL Coastal titles, and eight NFC West titles. The team has won three more NFC West titles since moving to St. Louis.

The Rams have won six Conference Championships in franchise history, winning two NFL National Conference Championships in 1950 and 1951, a NFL Western Championship in 1955, and three NFC Championships in 1979, 1999, and 2001. The first four Conference Championships were won in Los Angeles, while the two most recent were won in St. Louis.

The Rams have also won three League Championships in their franchise history, one in each city. They won their first NFL Championship in 1945 in Cleveland. In 1951, the Los Angeles Rams sealed up the franchise's second NFL Championship. The 1999 St. Louis Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV for the franchise's third League Championship.

During the team's time in Cleveland, they spent time playing home games at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, League Park, and Shaw Stadium. In Los Angeles, the Rams played in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Anaheim Stadium.

When the Rams first moved to St. Louis, they began playing at Busch Memorial Stadium, but this was only for the first half of the 1995 season. During mid-season, the St. Louis Rams began playing in their current location, Edward Jones Dome, which has also been known as the Trans World Dome and Dome at America's Center.

The former Rams players in the National Football Hall of Fame are Bob Brown, Eric Dickerson, Tom Fears, Elroy Hirsch, Deacon Jones, Tom Mack, Merlin Olsen, Jackie Slater, Norm Van Brocklin, Bob Waterfield, and Jack Youngblood. Former coach George Allen and former owner Dan Reeves are also in the Hall of Fame.

The players whose jersey numbers have been retired by the Rams are Bob Waterfield - 7, Eric Dickerson - 29, Merlin Olsen - 74, Jackie Slater - 78, and Jack Youngblood - 85.

The St. Louis Rams are currently owned by Georgia Frontiere and Stan Kroenke. Scott Linehan is the head coach, and Charlie Armey is the general manager.

The official team colors of the St. Louis Rams are new century gold, millennium blue, and white.