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1950 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
1950 NFL Champions
Scored 310 points (25.8/g), 4th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 144 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
Differential of 166 points (13.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.3-1.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Paul Brown (10-2-0)
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1950 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Otto Graham* | 29 | 4 | 12 | 137 for 253, 1,943 yards, 14 td, 20 int, & 55 rushes for 145 yards and 6 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Marion Motley*+ | 30 | 4 | 0 | 140 rushes for 810 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 151 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Emerson Cole | 23 | Rook | 0 | 26 rushes for 105 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Rex Bumgardner | 27 | 2 | 0 | 67 rushes for 231 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 112 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Dub Jones | 26 | 4 | 0 | 83 rushes for 384 yards, 6 td, & 31 catches for 458 yards and 5 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| LE | Mac Speedie* | 30 | 4 | 0 | 42 catches for 548 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| LT | Lou Groza* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Derrell Palmer | 28 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
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| LG | Weldon Humble* | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 |
| C | Frank Gatski | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Lin Houston | 29 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Lou Rymkus | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
| RE | Dante Lavelli | 27 | 4 | 0 | 37 catches for 565 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Young | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | John Kissell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| LDT | Derrell Palmer | 28 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
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| MG | Bill Willis* | 29 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Lou Rymkus | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
| RDE | Len Ford | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Horace Gillom | 29 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Alex Agase | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
| MLB | Tommy W. Thompson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| RLB | Tony Adamle* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Ken Carpenter | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| RDH | Tommy James | 27 | 3 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| S | Ken Gorgal | 21 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 13 of 19 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom | 29 | 3 | 0 | 66 punts for a 43.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Don Phelps | 26 | Rook | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 65th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Don Phelps | 26 | Rook | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 65th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adamle* | 26 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 5/15/1924 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| Alex Agase | 28 | LB-G | 11 | 0 | 212 | 5-10 | Illinois,Purdue | 3/27/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 27 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 9/6/1923 | 2 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 24 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 2/26/1926 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| Emerson Cole | 23 | FB-DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Toledo | 12/10/1927 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| Len Ford | 24 | DE-E | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Michigan,Morgan State | 2/18/1926 | 2 | |
| Frank Gatski | 28 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | 4 | |
| Abe Gibron | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| Horace Gillom | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Ohio State | 3/3/1921 | 3 | |
| Ken Gorgal | 21 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Purdue | 2/13/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950 |
| Otto Graham* | 29 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| Chubby Grigg | 24 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | 4 | |
| Lou Groza* | 26 | T-C-DT-K | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 4 | |
| Hal Herring | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/24/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 90th pick / 1949 |
| Lin Houston | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 1/11/1921 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
| Weldon Humble* | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 4/24/1921 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 |
| Tommy James | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/16/1923 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| Dub Jones | 26 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| John Kissell | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/14/1923 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| Warren Lahr | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Dante Lavelli | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Cliff Lewis | 27 | DB-QB | 11 | 0 | 167 | 5-11 | Duke | 3/22/1923 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
| Jim Martin | 26 | G-LB-K | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| Dom Moselle | 24 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6/23/1926 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 299th pick / 1950 |
| Marion Motley*+ | 30 | FB-LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State | 6/5/1920 | 4 | |
| Derrell Palmer | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 8/27/1922 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
| Don Phelps | 26 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 1/7/1924 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 65th pick / 1950 |
| Lou Rymkus | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/6/1919 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
| John Sandusky | 25 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Villanova | 12/28/1925 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| Mac Speedie* | 30 | E | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/12/1920 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| Tommy W. Thompson | 23 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 1/6/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| Bill Willis* | 29 | DG-G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/5/1921 | 4 | |
| George Young | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia | 5/10/1924 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 216.2 | 6-1.1 | 2.5 |