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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)

1952 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* 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

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

Roster

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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