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Ross Fichtner

Ross William Fichtner

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.

Born: October 26, 1938 in McKeesport, PA
College: Purdue   (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 3rd round (33rd overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2218th overall since 1950)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 20, 2013 5:25AM
All-Time Rank: #1475. Bruce Maher… #1476. Jake Kupp… #1477. Tony Liscio… #1478. ROSS FICHTNER… #1479. Broderick Thompson… #1480. Johnny Olszewski… #1481. Ray Schoenke… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1960 22 CLE 20 12 1
1961 23 CLE 20 13 1
1962 24 CLE LS 20 14 7 76 0 31 0 8
1963 25 CLE RS 20 13 2 75 1 39 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
1964 26 CLE 20 8 2 67 0 64 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
1965 27 CLE LS 20 14 4 98 1 48 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
1966 28 CLE LS 20 14 8 152 1 58 0 12
1967 29 CLE RS 20 14 4 113 0 88 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
1968 30 NOR 28 4 0
Career 106 27 581 3 88 0 0 1 3 0 0 46

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1960 22 CLE 20 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1961 23 CLE 20 13 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Career 106 2 11 0 11 5.5 11

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963 25 CLE RS 20 13 1 1 6
1965 27 CLE LS 20 14 1 1 6
1966 28 CLE LS 20 14 1 1 6
Career 106 3 3 18

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bernard Jackson, Doug Hart, Delton Hall, Harvey Clayton, Ebert Van Buren, Wayne Rasmussen, Chris Hope, Rickey Dixon, Evan Cooper, Ryan Clark
4 Bernard Jackson, Allan Webb, David Terrell, Chris Hope, Mike Davis, Ryan Clark, Bruce Maher, Wendell Harris, Estus Hood, Harvey Clayton
5 Bernard Jackson, Wendell Harris, Dana Hall, Larry Vargo, Autry Beamon, Estus Hood, Randy Beverly, Phillippi Sparks, Phillip Buchanon, Kurt Knoff
6 Ryan Clark, Bobby Thompson, Phillip Buchanon, Ken Stills, Eugene Wilson, Tito Wooten, George Teague, Dick Haley, Wendell Harris, Jimmy Hitchcock
7 Rodney Harrison, Scott Case, Steve Preece, Dean Derby, Henry Jones, Brenard Wilson, Greg Stemrick, Pat Fischer, Bubba McDowell, Ken Reaves
8 Scott Case, Henry Jones, Pat Fischer, Clendon Thomas, Bubba McDowell, Tony Peters, Joe Scudero, Fred Marion, Darryll Lewis, Rodney Harrison
9 Scott Case, Steve Preece, Bubba McDowell, Darryll Lewis, Tony Peters, Joe Scudero, Jim Norton, Chris Hope, Greg Stemrick, Charlie West
Career Bubba McDowell, Joe Scudero, Chris Hope, Mark H. Murphy, Steve Preece, Jim Norton, Chad Cota, Ryan Clark, Greg Stemrick, Ron Hall

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Non-Offensive TDs
1963 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (9)
1966 NFL 1 (7)

Interceptions
1962 NFL 7 (3)
1966 NFL 8 (2)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1966 NFL 152 (4)
1967 NFL 113 (6)
Career 581 (97)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1963 NFL 1 (2)
1965 NFL 1 (4)
1966 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (117)

Long Intercep. Return
1964 NFL 64 (7)
1966 NFL 58 (10)
1967 NFL 88 (2)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19662nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19662nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News