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1953 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 11-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 348 points (29.0/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 162 points (13.5/g), 1st.
 Differential of 186 points (15.5/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.3-1.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by Paul Brown (11-1-0)

1953 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*+ 32 7 11 167 for 258, 2,722 yards, 11 td, 9 int, & 43 rushes for 143 yards and 6 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

FB Chick Jagade* 27 4 0 86 rushes for 344 yards, 4 td, & 20 catches for 193 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948

FB Marion Motley 33 7 0 32 rushes for 161 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 47 yards and 0 td
LH Ken Carpenter 27 3 0 46 rushes for 195 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 109 yards and 2 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950

LH Ray Renfro* 24 1 0 60 rushes for 352 yards, 4 td, & 39 catches for 722 yards and 4 td

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952

RH Dub Jones 29 7 0 31 rushes for 28 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 373 yards and 0 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946

RH Billy Reynolds 22 Rook 0 72 rushes for 313 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 120 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

LE Pete Brewster 23 1 12 32 catches for 632 yards, 4 td

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952

LT Lou Groza*+ 29 7 0 1 fumble recovered
LG Abe Gibron* 28 4 0

New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949

C Frank Gatski+ 31 7 0
RG Chuck Noll 21 Rook 0

Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953

RT John Sandusky 28 3 0 3 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950

RE Dante Lavelli* 30 7 0 45 catches for 783 yards, 6 td

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Doug Atkins 23 Rook 0

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953

LDT Don Colo 28 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950

MG Bill Willis+ 32 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDT Derrell Palmer 31 7 0

Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943

RDE Len Ford*+ 27 5 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered
LLB Tom Catlin 22 Rook 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953

RLB Tommy W. Thompson+ 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948

LDH Warren Lahr* 30 4 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947

RDH Tommy James* 30 6 0 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

LS Ken Gorgal 24 3 0 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950

RS Ken Konz 25 Rook 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951

 Special Teams Starters
K Lou Groza*+ 29 7 0 23 of 26 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points
P Horace Gillom 32 6 0 63 punts for a 43.8 average, 0 blocked
PR Billy Reynolds 22 Rook 0 18 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

KR Ken Carpenter 27 3 0 16 kick returns for a 22.9 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)
Doug Atkins 23 DE 8 0 257 6-8 Tennessee 5/8/1930 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953

Pete Brewster 23 E 12 12 210 6-3 Purdue 9/1/1930 1

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952

Ken Carpenter 27 HB-FL 12 0 195 6-0 Oregon State 2/26/1926 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950

Tom Catlin 22 LB-C 12 0 213 6-1 Oklahoma 9/8/1931 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953

Don Colo 28 DT 12 0 252 6-3 Brown 1/5/1925 3

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950

Gene Donaldson 23 G 11 0 215 5-9 Kentucky 9/29/1930 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1953

Len Ford*+ 27 DE-E 12 0 245 6-4 Michigan,Morgan State 2/18/1926 5
Frank Gatski+ 31 C-LB 12 0 233 6-3 Auburn,Marshall 3/18/1922 7
Abe Gibron* 28 G 10 0 243 5-11 Purdue,Valparaiso 9/22/1925 4

New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949

Horace Gillom 32 E-DE 12 0 221 6-1 Nevada-Reno,Ohio State 3/3/1921 6
Ken Gorgal 24 DB 12 0 200 6-2 Purdue 2/13/1929 3

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950

Otto Graham*+ 32 QB-DB 12 11 196 6-1 Northwestern 12/6/1921 7

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

Lou Groza*+ 29 T-C-DT-K 12 0 240 6-3 Ohio State 1/25/1924 7
Jerry Helluin 24 DT 6 0 272 6-2 Tulane 8/8/1929 1

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951

Lin Houston 32 G 12 0 213 6-0 Ohio State 1/11/1921 7

Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944

Sherman Howard 29 HB-DB 12 0 193 5-11 Iowa,Nevada-Reno 11/28/1924 4
Chick Jagade* 27 FB 12 0 213 6-0 Indiana 12/9/1926 4

Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948

Tommy James* 30 DB-HB 12 0 185 5-10 Ohio State 9/16/1923 6

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

Dub Jones 29 HB-DB-WB-TB 12 0 202 6-4 LSU,Tulane 12/29/1924 7

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946

Ken Konz 25 DB 12 0 184 5-10 LSU 9/25/1928 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951

Warren Lahr* 30 DB 12 0 189 5-11 Case Western Reserve 9/5/1923 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947

Dante Lavelli* 30 E-DE 12 0 191 6-0 Ohio State 2/23/1923 7

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

Walt Michaels 24 LB 12 0 231 6-0 Washington & Lee 10/16/1929 2

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951

Marion Motley 33 FB-LB 12 0 232 6-1 Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State 6/5/1920 7
Chuck Noll 21 LB-G-C 12 0 220 6-1 Dayton 1/5/1932 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953

Derrell Palmer 31 DT-T 11 0 240 6-2 TCU 8/27/1922 7

Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943

George Ratterman 27 QB 9 1 192 6-0 Notre Dame 11/12/1926 6

Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948

Ray Renfro* 24 HB-FL 12 0 190 6-1 North Texas 11/7/1929 1

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952

Billy Reynolds 22 HB 12 0 195 5-11 Pittsburgh 7/20/1931 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

John Sandusky 28 T-DT 12 0 251 6-1 Villanova 12/28/1925 3

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950

Don Steinbrunner 21 T 8 0 220 6-3 Washington State 4/5/1932 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1953

Tommy W. Thompson+ 26 LB-C 9 0 221 6-1 William & Mary 1/6/1927 4

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948

Bill Willis+ 32 DG-G 11 0 213 6-2 Ohio State 10/5/1921 7
George Young 29 DE-E 12 0 214 6-3 Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia 5/10/1924 7
Team Total 27.1 12 217.1 6-1.1 3.8