Nolan Cromwell is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 30, 1955 in Smith Center, Kansas, United States. Nolan Neil Cromwell (born January 30 1955) is an ex- American athlete and football coach. The safety was an All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and also played with the University of Kansas in college and earned All-American recognition. Cromwell was a player in the Rams from 1977 until 1987, and was named for the Pro Bowl in four consecutive seasons, from 1980 to 1983. He was a member of the Rams 1979-80 Super Bowl XIV team. The coach was also the Rams Wide receivers’ coach between 2010 until 2011.
Cromwell was selected to the Los Angeles Rams as a defensive back in the second round with the 32nd selection, in 1977. He then was a regular player for the rest of his 11 years with Los Angeles. Cromwell was the Rams nickelback between 1977 and 1978. He was also a star on special teams. Running fake field goals as the holder was his forte. The year 1979 saw him took home the position of free safety in the first round as well as being named to the second team All NFL.
At the time of his retirement, he was the Rams’ all-time leader in interception return yardage with 671 yards on 37 interceptions. After retirement, he was named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame. The Professional Football Researchers Association named Cromwell to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2014
He was named the 1980 NFC Defensive Player of the Year by UPI and by the Kansas Committee of 101, and was named by Football Digest as the NFL Defensive Back of the Year in four consecutive years: 1980 through 1983. He was also selected to play in four consecutive Pro Bowls, from 1980–1983. Cromwell was part of the Rams defenses that performed well in the late 1970s as well as the Top 10 defenses of 1985 and 1986 when Rams qualified for the playoffs five of his last six seasons.
He was a member of Big-8’s champion mile relay teams in the years 1975 as well as 1976. He was also the Big-8 champion of the 440-yard/400-meter hurdle for both the years 1975 and 1976. Through the contributions of Cromwell, in 1975, the Jayhawk track team was ranked third in NCAA for indoor and outdoor track, respectively., while winning both championships to the Big-8 Conference. In 1976, they re-wrote their name as Big-8 Indoor Champions and finished second in outdoor competition, and 9th in the NCAA in indoor competition . They placed 20th overall in the outdoor contest.
