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1947 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 12-1-1, Finished 1st in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary

1947 AAFC Champions

Scored 410 points (29.3/g), 1st of 8 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 185 points (13.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 225 points (16.1/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.2-1.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.6/g), 1st.

Coached by Paul Brown (12-1-1)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Otto Graham+ 26 1 9 163 for 269, 2,753 yards, 25 td, 11 int, & 19 rushes for 72 yards and 1 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

QB Cliff Lewis 24 1 5 5 for 11, 70 yards, 1 td, 1 int, & 11 rushes for 66 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946

FB Marion Motley 27 1 12 146 rushes for 889 yards, 8 td, & 7 catches for 73 yards and 1 td
LH Tom Colella 29 5 7 11 rushes for 77 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 63 yards and 1 td

Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942

LH Edgar Jones 27 2 5 69 rushes for 443 yards, 5 td, & 5 catches for 92 yards and 1 td

Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942

RH Don Greenwood 26 2 6 18 rushes for 94 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 49 yards and 0 td
LE Mac Speedie+ 27 1 9 67 catches for 1,146 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942

LT Ernie Blandin 28 1 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942

LT Chet Adams 32 8 7

Cleveland Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1939

LG Weldon Humble 26 Rook 9

Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943

LG Ed Ulinski 28 1 4
C Mike Scarry 27 3 6
C Lou Saban 26 1 6

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 88th pick / 1944

RG Bill Willis 26 1 12
RT Lou Rymkus 28 4 9

Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943

RT Lou Groza 23 1 5
RE Dante Lavelli 24 1 6 49 catches for 799 yards, 9 td

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947

RE John Yonakor 26 1 7 6 catches for 95 yards, 2 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945

 Special Teams Starters
K Lou Groza 23 1 5 7 of 19 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points
P Horace Gillom 26 Rook 4 47 punts for a 44.6 average, 0 blocked
PR Otto Graham+ 26 1 9 10 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

KR Marion Motley 27 1 12 13 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Tony Adamle 23 LB-FB 14 1 215 6-0 Ohio State 5/15/1924 Rook

Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947

Chet Adams 32 T-E-DT 13 7 233 6-3 Ohio 10/24/1915 8

Cleveland Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1939

Ermal Allen 29 QB-DB 12 0 165 5-11 Kentucky 12/25/1918 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1947

Ernie Blandin 28 T-DT 12 7 248 6-4 Tulane 6/21/1919 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942

Bill Boedeker 23 HB 12 3 192 5-11 DePaul 3/7/1924 1
Tom Colella 29 HB-TB 14 7 187 6-0 Canisius 7/3/1918 5

Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942

Bob Cowan 24 B 10 1 185 5-11 Indiana 1/2/1923 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 111th pick / 1945

Spiro Dellerba 24 LB-FB 8 0 200 5-11 Ohio State 1/25/1923 Rook
Jim Dewar 25 B 10 0 190 6-1 Indiana 6/17/1922 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 173rd pick / 1947

Frank Gatski 25 C-LB 12 3 233 6-3 Auburn,Marshall 3/18/1922 1
Bob Gaudio 22 G 14 1 219 5-10 Ohio State 7/13/1925 Rook
Horace Gillom 26 E-DE 14 4 221 6-1 Nevada-Reno,Ohio State 3/3/1921 Rook
Otto Graham+ 26 QB-DB 14 9 196 6-1 Northwestern 12/6/1921 1

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

Don Greenwood 26 B 11 6 190 6-0 Illinois,Missouri 2/18/1921 2
Lou Groza 23 T-C-DT-K 12 5 240 6-3 Ohio State 1/25/1924 1
Lin Houston 26 G 14 1 213 6-0 Ohio State 1/11/1921 1

Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944

Weldon Humble 26 G 12 9 221 6-1 La-Lafayette,Rice 4/24/1921 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943

Edgar Jones 27 HB-DB 9 5 193 5-10 Pittsburgh 5/6/1920 2

Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942

Dante Lavelli 24 E-DE 13 6 191 6-0 Ohio State 2/23/1923 1

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947

Cliff Lewis 24 DB-QB 13 5 167 5-11 Duke 3/22/1923 1

Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946

Bill Lund 23 HB 8 0 180 5-10 Case Western Reserve 10/27/1924 1

Cleveland Rams / 15th / 147th pick / 1945

Mel Maceau 26 C 14 0 203 6-0 Marquette 12/25/1921 1

Cleveland Rams / 14th / 141st pick / 1944

Lew Mayne 27 HB 13 4 190 6-1 Texas 3/21/1920 1
Marion Motley 27 FB-LB 14 12 232 6-1 Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State 6/5/1920 1
Roman Piskor 30 G-T 10 1 245 6-0 Niagara 8/9/1917 1
Lou Rymkus 28 T-DT 13 9 231 6-4 Notre Dame 11/6/1919 4

Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943

Lou Saban 26 C-B 14 6 202 6-0 Indiana 10/13/1921 1

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 88th pick / 1944

Mike Scarry 27 C-T 11 6 214 6-0 Waynesburg 2/1/1920 3
Marshall Shurnas 25 E-DE 11 1 205 6-1 Missouri 4/1/1922 Rook

Boston Yanks / 17th / 175th pick / 1944

Lenny Simonetti 28 T 14 1 225 5-11 Tennessee 11/20/1919 1
Mac Speedie+ 27 E 14 9 203 6-3 Utah 1/12/1920 1

Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942

Ray Terrell 28 HB-DB 3 1 185 6-0 Mississippi 6/29/1919 1
Ed Ulinski 28 G 14 4 203 5-11 Marshall 12/7/1919 1
Bill Willis 26 DG-G 13 12 213 6-2 Ohio State 10/5/1921 1
John Yonakor 26 E-DE-DT 14 7 222 6-5 Notre Dame 8/4/1921 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945

George Young 23 DE-E 13 2 214 6-3 Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia 5/10/1924 1
Team Total 26.0 14 207.4 6-0.7 1.3