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)
Training Camp: Bowling Green State (Bowling Green, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| No. | 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 St. | 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 St. | 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 | Marshall,Auburn | 3/18/1922 | 1 | ||
| Bob Gaudio | 22 | G | 14 | 1 | 219 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 7/13/1925 | Rook | ||
| Horace Gillom | 26 | E-DE | 14 | 4 | 221 | 6-1 | Ohio St.,Nevada-Reno | 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 | Missouri,Illinois | 2/18/1921 | 2 | ||
| Lou Groza | 23 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 5 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 1/25/1924 | 1 | ||
| Lin Houston | 26 | G | 14 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 1/11/1921 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 | |
| Weldon Humble | 26 | G | 12 | 9 | 221 | 6-1 | Rice,La-Lafayette | 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 St. | 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 | South Carolina St.,Nevada-Reno | 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 St. | 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 |