Los Angeles Rams National Scout and Former Running Back Lawrence McCutcheon to Retire
Irvine, Calif. – Los Angeles Rams National Scout and former running back Lawrence McCutcheon will retire after 44 seasons in the National Football League, including 42 years with the Rams organization, the team announced today. McCutcheon will serve as a consultant to the personnel department.
“McCutcheon has left an indelible mark on the Rams, as well as the National Football League,” said Rams General Manager Les Snead. “The contributions he made as a player as well as a talent evaluator in our personnel department have been invaluable to this organization. We will miss ‘Clutch’ being around on routine basis, but he will always be an important part of our family.”
‘Clutch’ spent eight seasons on the field for the Rams from 1972-1979, ending his career as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher, at the time. The five-time Pro Bowler threw a 24-yard touchdown in Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers to give the Rams a 19-17 lead heading into the fourth quarter. McCutcheon now ranks fourth on the Rams’ rushing list with 6,186 yards.
"I loved having him on the team. You just knew when we snapped the ball, he was going to carry it and he was going to get it done," said Hall of Fame teammate Jack Youngblood. "I trusted him a lot as a teammate."
McCutcheon joined the club’s personnel department in 1982 and has held various scouting roles in his time with the Rams, most recently spending the last four years as a national scout.
The Plainview, Texas native originally entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice by the Rams in 1972 after a four-year playing career at Colorado State, where he was the first CSU running back to rush for 200 yards in a game and 1,000 yards in a season.
