As a rookie, Fears would lead the NFL with 51 Receptions, and he was the league leader again in 1949 with 77 which would then be an NFL record.  That mark would last for only one season when it was broken by Fears himself when he had 81 Receptions for a league-leading 1,116 Yards.  He was named a First Team All-Pro that year.  Fears never had a season that productive again but he would prove to be a vital component to the Rams Championship season of 1951.  He had helped Los Angeles reach the title game the previous two seasons, but in this game, he had a 73 Yard Reception that broke the tie and led them to victory over the Cleveland Browns.  Injuries would compile, and annually he would lose his effectiveness, but he had a Hall of Fame career that would see him enter Canton in 1970.