Nolan Cromwell

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Nolan Cromwell
Date of birth	January 30, 1955
Place of birth	Ransom, Kansas
Position(s)	Safety & QB Wide receivers coach
College	Kansas
NFL Draft	1977 / Round 2/ Pick 31
Pro Bowls	1983, 1982, 1981, 1980
Awards	1981 Rams MVP
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 (aka "The Ransom Rambler")was an All-America quarterback for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. In 1976, he set an NCAA record for quarterbacks (since broken) by rushing for 294 yards in a game. He 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. 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). Then joined Head Coach Mike Holmgren with Green Bay Packers (1992-1998) In Green Bay Cromwell started out as the Special Teams coach, and then moved on to coach the Wide Receivers. After two Super Bowl appearances with Green Bay, Cromwell followed Holmgren to Seattle to coach the Wide Receivers. Cromwell has been with the Seattle Seahawks since 1999 and continues to coach there today.

Nolan and his wife, Mary, have two children, Lance (6/15/86) and Jennifer (4/13/88).