St. Louis Rams Articles
 Kenny Washington was a professional football player who played running back for the Los Angeles Rams. Sadly, many people have forgotten Kenny Washington as his career only lasted three seasons. Jackie Robinson is celebrated for breaking the color barrier in professional baseball; however, Washington is too often forgotten even though he broke the color barrier in the National Football League a year before Robinson did in baseball. He signed his contract on March 21, 1946 at the age of 28 years old. This was after the NFL did not allow black players for the previous 12 seasons and after Washington had already undergone several knee surgeries. A big reason Washington was signed was because Los Angeles would not allow the Rams to play at the Coliseum if they discriminated against blacks and minorities.
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Willie Lee “Flipper” Anderson, Jr. was born on March 7, 1965 in Paulsboro, New Jersey. He is a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1988-1994, Indianapolis Colts in 1995, Washington Redskins in 1996, and Denver Broncos in 1997. He played college football at UCLA. He is nicknamed “Flipper” after the TV show “Flipper.”
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Tony Banks was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams and soon found himself the starter. Banks had some good games but turned the football over too often. In fact, during his rookie season he shattered the fumble record for a season with 21 (It was previously 18), and did it in only 14 games. (1)
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Willie Ellison was born on November 1, 1945 in Lockhart, Texas. Ellison was an NFL running back who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted with the 33 pick overall in the second round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
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Roman Gabriel was born on August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Gabriel starred at North Carolina State and was selected with the second pick in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
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Marshall Faulk, born and raised in Louisiana, found his way to sunny San Diego on a football scholarship to play for the Aztecs. A long way from home, San Diego State was one of few division 1 schools to offer Faulk the chance to play his position of running back; most others recruited him as a quarterback. San Diego was a good fit, as it turned out, leading the naysayers to question their thought process as Marshall started from day one and ended his Freshman campaign with a startling 1429 yards rushing and 23 total touchdowns. The high point came early against the University of the Pacific where he piled up 386 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns in just his second collegiate start. Too small for the position they said, Marshall finished his college career with 62 total touchdowns, proving that he could play.
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