1945 Waterfield Letter ID: 8256 | This file appears in: The Cleveland Rams On the eve of their 1945 NFL championship season, Rams general manager Charles “Chile” Walsh sent this letter to Frances Waterfield, mother of rookie quarterback Bob Waterfield, assuring her of her son's outstanding performance and predicting he would develop into one of the league “greats.” Twenty years later Waterfield was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Note the Rams logo in the letterhead; it would follow the team to Los Angeles. | Source: Buck Waterfield Collection Download Original File SourceBuck Waterfield Collection "1945 Waterfield Letter" appears in: The Cleveland Rams