The LA Rams team in the 50s caused a major shift in the pro game offense. The Rams developed a passing attack that had not been seen before, and just blew teams away. Receivers "Crazy Legs" Hirsch and Tom Fears (both in HOF) were the tandem that racked up the yards & TDs. I had the pleasure of meeting Tom Fears, over drinks in the clubhouse after a "Ye Olde Rams" golf tournament in So Calif around 1984. He was in his late sixties at the time, and in tremendous shape. One of the old Ram linemen got wasted (there was a lotta drinkin goin on) and hit the floor, he mustve weighed close to 280 or more. Fears picked him up off the floor with ease!, slung him over his shoulder, took him outside to the parking lot, and dumped him in the back of his truck! Will never forget seeing him do that, and he didnt say a word, was a real quiet guy, no nonsense, tough! In his playing days, he didnt look like a WR, he was built more like a LB. His number was 55, so Im betting that he did play LB, at least in college. When I met him it was long after Fears had been head coach of the expansion NO Saints. His life and career are a real interesting story, he was the first Mexican born player in the NFL.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fears 
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