'Daniel "Dan" Reeves' (
June 30,
1912 –
April 15,
1971) was the owner of the
Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams from 1941 to his death in 1971.
In addition to the controversial move of the Rams from
Cleveland to
Los Angeles, Reeves is remembered for being the first NFL owner to sign an
African-American player in the post
World War II era (halfback
Kenny Washington,
Woody Strode also signed the same year) and the first to employ a full-time scouting staff.
Reeves was enshrined in the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.
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