Nolan Cromwell
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| Nolan Cromwell | |
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| Date of birth | January 30, 1955 |
| Place of birth | Ransom, KS |
| Position(s) | Safety Wide receivers coach |
| College | Kansas |
| NFL Draft | 1977 / Round 2/ Pick 31 |
| Pro Bowls | 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980 |
| Honors | NFL 1980s All-Decade Team |
| Playing Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1977-1987 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1991-1992 1992-1998 1999-present |
Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks |
Nolan Neil Cromwell (b. January 30, 1955) was an all-pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the American National Football League. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979 Super Bowl XIV team.
Cromwell, an All-America quarterback at Kansas, was drafted by the Rams as a defensive back in the second round in 1977 and played his entire 11-year career in Los Angeles. (Cromwell had been an option quarterback at Kansas, and was projected as an NFL defensive back.) He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1980 by the Kansas Committee of 101, and was named by Football Digest as the NFL Defensive Back of the Year for 1984. At the time of his retirement, he was the Rams' all-time leader in interception return yardage with 671 yards in 37 interceptions.
After retirement as an active player, Cromwell went on to a long coaching career. He served as a coach with the Rams (1991-1992), Green Bay Packers (1992-1998), and Seattle Seahawks (1999-). As of this writing (2005), he is the Seahawks' Assistant Coach for Wide Receivers.
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