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1954 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

1954 NFL Champions

Scored 336 points (28.0/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 162 points (13.5/g), 1st.
 Differential of 174 points (14.5/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.2-1.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Paul Brown (9-3-0)

1954 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Otto Graham*+ 33 8 12 142 for 240, 2,092 yards, 11 td, 17 int, & 63 rushes for 114 yards and 8 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

FB Maurice Bassett 23 Rook 0 144 rushes for 588 yards, 6 td, & 20 catches for 205 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954

FB Fred Morrison 28 4 0 54 rushes for 234 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 81 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950

LH Ray Renfro 25 2 0 29 rushes for 151 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 228 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952

LH Chet Hanulak 21 Rook 0 59 rushes for 296 yards, 4 td, & 6 catches for 80 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954

LH Dub Jones 30 8 0 51 rushes for 231 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 347 yards and 2 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946

RH Billy Reynolds 23 1 0 64 rushes for 180 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 76 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

LE Pete Brewster 24 2 12 42 catches for 676 yards, 4 td

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952

LT Lou Groza*+ 30 8 0
LG Abe Gibron* 29 5 0

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

C Frank Gatski 32 8 0
RG Chuck Noll 22 1 0 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953

RT John Sandusky 29 4 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950

RE Dante Lavelli* 31 8 0 47 catches for 802 yards, 7 td

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Carlton Massey 24 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953

LDE Doug Atkins 24 1 0

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953

LDT John Kissell 31 6 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947

MG Mike McCormack 24 3 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951

RDT Don Colo* 29 4 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950

RDE Len Ford*+ 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered
LLB Tom Catlin 23 1 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953

RLB Walt Michaels 25 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951

LDH Warren Lahr 31 5 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947

RDH Tommy James 31 7 0 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

LS Ken Gorgal 25 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950

LS Ken Konz 26 1 0 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951

RS Don R. Paul 28 4 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950

 Special Teams Starters
K Lou Groza*+ 30 8 0 16 of 24 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points
P Horace Gillom 33 7 0 52 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked
PR Chet Hanulak 21 Rook 0 27 punt returns for a 3.4 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954

KR Billy Reynolds 23 1 0 14 kick returns for a 29.5 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
54 Tony Adamle 30 LB-FB 11 0 215 6-0 Ohio State 5/15/1924 7

Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947

Quincy Armstrong 26 C 2 0 230 6-3 North Texas 11/22/1928 Rook

New York Giants / 26th / 314th pick / 1951

83 Doug Atkins 24 DE 12 0 257 6-8 Tennessee 5/8/1930 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953

38 Maurice Bassett 23 FB 12 0 230 6-1 Langston 4/26/1931 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954

60 Harold Bradley 25 G 12 0 230 6-2 Iowa 10/13/1929 Rook
88 Pete Brewster 24 E 12 12 210 6-3 Purdue 9/1/1930 2

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952

50 Tom Catlin 23 LB-C 11 0 213 6-1 Oklahoma 9/8/1931 1

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953

70 Don Colo* 29 DT 12 0 252 6-3 Brown 1/5/1925 4

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950

80 Len Ford*+ 28 DE-E 12 0 245 6-4 Michigan,Morgan State 2/18/1926 6
62 Herschel Forester 23 G 12 0 230 6-0 SMU 4/14/1931 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952

79 Bob Gain 25 DT-DE-MG-T 2 0 256 6-3 Kentucky 6/21/1929 2

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951

52 Frank Gatski 32 C-LB 12 0 233 6-3 Auburn,Marshall 3/18/1922 8
64 Abe Gibron* 29 G 12 0 243 5-11 Purdue,Valparaiso 9/22/1925 5

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

84 Horace Gillom 33 E-DE 12 0 221 6-1 Nevada-Reno,Ohio State 3/3/1921 7
15 Ken Gorgal 25 DB 11 0 200 6-2 Purdue 2/13/1929 4

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950

14 Otto Graham*+ 33 QB-DB 12 12 196 6-1 Northwestern 12/6/1921 8

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

76 Lou Groza*+ 30 T-C-DT-K 12 0 240 6-3 Ohio State 1/25/1924 8
44 Chet Hanulak 21 HB 12 0 185 5-10 Maryland 3/28/1933 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954

42 Tommy James 31 DB-HB 12 0 185 5-10 Ohio State 9/16/1923 7

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

40 Dub Jones 30 HB-DB-WB-TB 12 0 202 6-4 LSU,Tulane 12/29/1924 8

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946

79 Don King 25 DE-DT 8 0 260 6-3 Kentucky 3/11/1929 Rook
72 John Kissell 31 DT-T 12 0 245 6-3 Boston College 5/14/1923 6

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947

22 Ken Konz 26 DB 12 0 184 5-10 LSU 9/25/1928 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951

24 Warren Lahr 31 DB 12 0 189 5-11 Case Western Reserve 9/5/1923 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947

86 Dante Lavelli* 31 E-DE 12 0 191 6-0 Ohio State 2/23/1923 8

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

82 Carlton Massey 24 DE 11 0 221 6-4 Southwestern (TX),Texas 1/17/1930 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953

74 Mike McCormack 24 T-DG-DT 12 0 246 6-4 Kansas 6/21/1930 3

New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951

34 Walt Michaels 25 LB 12 0 231 6-0 Washington & Lee 10/16/1929 3

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951

32 Fred Morrison 28 FB-HB 12 0 215 6-2 Ohio State 10/7/1926 4

Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950

65 Chuck Noll 22 LB-G-C 12 0 220 6-1 Dayton 1/5/1932 1

Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953

20 Don R. Paul 28 DB-HB 12 0 187 6-0 Washington State 7/23/1926 4

Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950

16 George Ratterman 28 QB 6 0 192 6-0 Notre Dame 11/12/1926 7

Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948

26 Ray Renfro 25 HB-FL 7 0 190 6-1 North Texas 11/7/1929 2

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952

46 Billy Reynolds 23 HB 12 0 195 5-11 Pittsburgh 7/20/1931 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953

78 John Sandusky 29 T-DT 12 0 251 6-1 Villanova 12/28/1925 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950

Team Total 27.0 12 219.7 6-1.5 3.6