The professional
American football team now known as the
Los Angeles Rams was established in
Cleveland, Ohio, and played there from 1936 to 1945. This article chronicles the team's history during their time as the
Cleveland Rams. The Rams competed in the
American Football League (1936) and the
National Football League (1937-1945), and winning the
NFL championship in 1945, before moving to
Los Angeles in 1946 to become the only NFL champion ever to play the following season in another city. The move of the team to Los Angeles helped to jump-start the reintegration of pro football by African-American players and opened up the West Coast to professional sports.