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1952 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 310 points (25.8/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 213 points (17.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 97 points (8.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Paul Brown (8-4-0)
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1952 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* | 31 | 6 | 12 | 181 for 364, 2,816 yards, 20 td, 24 int, & 42 rushes for 130 yards and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Marion Motley | 32 | 6 | 0 | 104 rushes for 444 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 213 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Chick Jagade | 26 | 3 | 0 | 57 rushes for 373 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 203 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Ken Carpenter | 26 | 2 | 0 | 72 rushes for 408 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 136 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| RH | Dub Jones* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 65 rushes for 270 yards, 2 td, & 43 catches for 651 yards and 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| LE | Mac Speedie* | 32 | 6 | 0 | 62 catches for 911 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| LT | Lou Groza*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Abe Gibron* | 27 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Frank Gatski+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RG | Lin Houston | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
| RG | Joe Skibinski | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 183rd pick / 1951 |
| RT | John Sandusky | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| RE | Dante Lavelli | 29 | 6 | 0 | 21 catches for 336 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Young | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | John Kissell | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| MG | Bill Willis*+ | 31 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Jerry Helluin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| RDE | Len Ford*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Walt Michaels | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Tommy W. Thompson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| LDH | Rex Bumgardner | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Tommy James | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| LS | Warren Lahr | 29 | 3 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| RS | Bert Rechichar | 22 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 19 of 33 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom* | 31 | 5 | 0 | 61 punts for a 45.7 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Ray Renfro | 23 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| KR | Ken Carpenter | 26 | 2 | 0 | 11 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Brewster | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/1/1930 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 29 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 9/6/1923 | 4 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 26 | HB-FL | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 2/26/1926 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| Emerson Cole | 25 | FB-DB-LB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Toledo | 12/10/1927 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| Len Ford*+ | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Michigan,Morgan State | 2/18/1926 | 4 | |
| Bob Gain | 23 | DT-DE-MG-T | 6 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/21/1929 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| Frank Gatski+ | 30 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | 6 | |
| Abe Gibron* | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| Horace Gillom* | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Ohio State | 3/3/1921 | 5 | |
| Otto Graham* | 31 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| Lou Groza*+ | 28 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 6 | |
| Jerry Helluin | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Tulane | 8/8/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| Hal Herring | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/24/1924 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 90th pick / 1949 |
| Lin Houston | 31 | G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 1/11/1921 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
| Sherman Howard | 28 | HB-DB | 5 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Iowa,Nevada-Reno | 11/28/1924 | 3 | |
| Chick Jagade | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/9/1926 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| Tommy James | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/16/1923 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| Dub Jones* | 28 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| John Kissell | 29 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/14/1923 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| Warren Lahr | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Dante Lavelli | 29 | E-DE | 8 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Walt Michaels | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| Marion Motley | 32 | FB-LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State | 6/5/1920 | 6 | |
| Derrell Palmer | 30 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 8/27/1922 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
| Don Phelps | 28 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 1/7/1924 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 65th pick / 1950 |
| George Ratterman | 26 | QB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 5 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| Bert Rechichar | 22 | DB-LB-HB-E | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/16/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1952 |
| Ray Renfro | 23 | HB-FL | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Texas | 11/7/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| John Sandusky | 27 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Villanova | 12/28/1925 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| Ed Sharkey | 25 | LB-G-T-DG | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Duke,Nevada-Reno | 7/6/1927 | 5 | |
| Don Shula | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 1/4/1930 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 110th pick / 1951 |
| Joe Skibinski | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Purdue | 12/23/1928 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 183rd pick / 1951 |
| Mac Speedie* | 32 | E | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/12/1920 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| Tommy W. Thompson | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 1/6/1927 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| Bill Willis*+ | 31 | DG-G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/5/1921 | 6 | |
| George Young | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia | 5/10/1924 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 12 | 216.8 | 6-1.1 | 3.5 |