Here are your favorite Rams players of all-time

Here are your favorite Rams players of all-time
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The under-appreciated Steven Jackson and many more

Picking favorites is rarely easy, especially if the pool of choices is as vast as the history of the Rams. On Wednesday, I opened the floor to Rams fans by asking a series of questions centered around your favorite players of all-time and the answers guide us down a memory lane of 90 years of franchise history.

Remarkably, one such player who has risen above many of those Hall of Famers, All-Pros, and Super Bowl champions is a player who goes under the radar for most fans who haven’t followed the Rams.

Steven Jackson, the Rams all-time leading rusher by a wide margin at 10,138 yards.

Jackson’s name came up often in Wednesday’s comments section. As did the Hall of Famers, the MVPs, and the Super Bowl champions.

Thank you to everyone who shared their insights and stories for the Reverse Q and A, here’s a review of what you said and why you said it.

For those of you who did not participate, do you also have these same favorite players — appreciated and under-appreciatedon your list?

PARamsFan1972: Favorite player by decade:

Shout outs for Steven Jackson:

Jackson endured hardships by playing on some of the worst Rams teams in franchise history, but he made the Pro Bowl in 2006, 2009, and 2010. Jackson had eight consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and led the NFL with 2,334 total yards in 2006.

Pop Quiz: Without looking it up, can you recall the last team that Jackson ever played for?

LaRams&NyMets by era:

The Les Josephson Era

Les Josephson got more shoutouts than Tom Mack.

oldfartramfan also by era:

Historic moment here in a fight between Jack Reynolds and Marty Schottenheimer:

Question: WHO CAN YOU REMEMBER BEING YOUR FIRST FAVORITE PLAYER? WHO HERE THINKS THEY’VE BEEN A RAMS FAN FOR THE LONGEST AMOUNT OF TIME?

  • Conrad Dobler
  • Paul Hornung
  • Jon Arnett
  • Jack Youngblood
  • Deacon Jones

Who would you want to add to this list? Let us know in the comments!

Question: WAS THERE A “FAVORITE NFL PLAYER*” IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD GROWING UP? (FOR EXAMPLE: “MY DAD WAS A HUGE ROMAN GABRIEL FAN, SO I BECAME ONE TOO”)

  • Jim Hart
  • Roman Gabriel

Jim Hart is not a Ram, but was a legendary player.

Question: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE RAMS PLAYER WHO OTHER RAMS FANS WOULD SAY “BUT HE WASN’T EVEN THAT GOOD!”? WHAT MADE THAT “NOT SO GOOD” PLAYER ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES?

  • Danny Amendola
  • Ernie Conwell
  • John Cappalletti
  • Pat Thomas
  • Jim Everett

Who is being left off this list?

Question: WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE RAMS PLAYER DURING THE 70’s UNDER CHUCK KNOX AND RAY MALAVASI?

  • Deacon Jones
  • Jack Youngblood
  • Merlin Olsen
  • Nolan Cromwell
  • Fred Dryer

Question: WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE RAMS PLAYER DURING THE “GREATEST SHOW ON TURF” ERA?

  • Kurt Warner
  • Marshall Faulk
  • Isaac Bruce
  • London Fletcher...