1955 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1955 NFL Champions
Scored 349 points (29.1/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 218 points (18.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 131 points (10.9/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 12.0, Offense: 9.4, Defense: 2.6, SoS: 1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Paul Brown (9-2-1)
Training Camp: Hiram College (Hiram, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Otto Graham+ | 34 | 9 | 12 | 98 for 185, 1,721 yards, 15 td, 8 int, & 68 rushes for 121 yards and 6 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Ed Modzelewski | 26 | 3 | 0 | 185 rushes for 619 yards, 6 td, & 13 catches for 113 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Maurice Bassett | 24 | 1 | 0 | 38 rushes for 174 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 83 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Ray Renfro | 26 | 3 | 0 | 29 rushes for 90 yards, 0 td, & 29 catches for 603 yards and 8 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Fred Morrison* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 156 rushes for 824 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 185 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| RH | Dub Jones | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 rushes for 44 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 115 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| LE | Pete Brewster* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 34 catches for 622 yards, 6 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| LT | Lou Groza*+ | 31 | 9 | 0 | ||
| LG | Abe Gibron* | 30 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 | |
| C | Frank Gatski+ | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Harold Bradley | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Herschel Forester | 24 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952 | |
| RT | Mike McCormack | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Dante Lavelli | 32 | 9 | 0 | 31 catches for 492 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carlton Massey* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | John Kissell | 32 | 7 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 | |
| MG | Bob Gain | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Don Colo* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Henry Ford | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 109th pick / 1955 |
| LLB | Chuck Noll | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Walt Michaels* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Warren Lahr | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Don R. Paul | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| LS | Ken Konz* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Johnny Petitbon | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| RS | Tommy James | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza*+ | 31 | 9 | 0 | 11 of 22 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom | 34 | 8 | 0 | 58 punts for a 41.2 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Don R. Paul | 29 | 5 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Bob G. Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1955 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Maurice Bassett | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Langston | 4/26/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954 |
| 60 | Harold Bradley | 26 | G | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Iowa | 10/13/1929 | 1 | |
| 88 | Pete Brewster* | 25 | E | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/1/1930 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Don Colo* | 30 | DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| 46 | Henry Ford | 24 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/1/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 109th pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Len Ford | 29 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Morgan St.,Michigan | 2/18/1926 | 7 | |
| 62 | Herschel Forester | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | SMU | 4/14/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | 26 | DT-DE-MG-T | 11 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/21/1929 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| 52 | Frank Gatski+ | 33 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Marshall,Auburn | 3/18/1922 | 9 | |
| 64 | Abe Gibron* | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Valparaiso,Purdue | 9/22/1925 | 6 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| 84 | Horace Gillom | 34 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Ohio St.,Nevada-Reno | 3/3/1921 | 8 | |
| 14 | Otto Graham+ | 34 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| 76 | Lou Groza*+ | 31 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 1/25/1924 | 9 | |
| 42 | Tommy James | 32 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 9/16/1923 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| 40 | Dub Jones | 31 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | Tulane,LSU | 12/29/1924 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| Tom Jones | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Kentucky St.,Miami (OH) | 6/22/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 108th pick / 1954 | |
| 72 | John Kissell | 32 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 5/14/1923 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| 22 | Ken Konz* | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/25/1928 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| 24 | Warren Lahr | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| 86 | Dante Lavelli | 32 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 2/23/1923 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| 82 | Carlton Massey* | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | Southwestern (TX),Texas | 1/17/1930 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | 25 | T-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | 4 | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels* | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| 36 | Ed Modzelewski | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/13/1929 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| 32 | Fred Morrison* | 29 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1926 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| 65 | Chuck Noll | 23 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/5/1932 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| 50 | Sam Palumbo | 23 | LB-C | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1955 |
| 20 | Don R. Paul | 29 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 7/23/1926 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| 54 | Pete Perini | 27 | FB-LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 2/10/1928 | 1 | |
| 44 | Johnny Petitbon | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 6/4/1931 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| 16 | George Ratterman | 29 | QB | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 8 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | 26 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Texas | 11/7/1929 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| 78 | John Sandusky | 30 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Villanova | 12/28/1925 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| 43 | Bob G. Smith | 22 | HB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/23/1933 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1955 |
| 83 | Chuck Weber | 25 | LB-DE-G | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | West Chester | 3/25/1930 | Rook | |
| 46 | Bob White | 26 | HB | 8 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Stanford | 5/25/1929 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 12 | 215.8 | 6-1.0 | 4.2 |