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1963 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 343 points (24.5/g), 3rd of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 262 points (18.7/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 81 points (5.8/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.

Coached by Blanton Collier (10-4-0)

1963 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 Frank Ryan 27 5 13 135 for 256, 2,026 yards, 25 td, 13 int, & 62 rushes for 224 yards and 2 td

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958

HB Ernie Green 25 1 0 87 rushes for 526 yards, 0 td, & 28 catches for 305 yards and 3 td

Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962

FB Jim Brown*+ 27 6 14 291 rushes for 1,863 yards, 12 td, & 24 catches for 268 yards and 3 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957

FL Gary Collins 23 1 0 43 catches for 674 yards, 13 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962

SE Rich Kreitling 27 4 0 22 catches for 386 yards, 6 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1959

TE Johnny Brewer 26 2 0 29 catches for 454 yards, 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960

LT Dick Schafrath*+ 26 4 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959

LG John Wooten 27 4 0

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959

C John Morrow* 30 7 0

Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956

RG Gene Hickerson 28 5 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

RT John Brown 24 1 14 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961

 Defensive Starters
LDE Paul Wiggin 29 6 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956

LDT Bob Gain 34 11 0

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

RDT Frank Parker 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961

RDE Bill Glass* 28 5 0

Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957

LLB Jim Houston 26 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960

MLB Vince Costello 31 6 0 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Galen Fiss* 32 7 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953

LCB Bernie Parrish* 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 108th pick / 1958

RCB Jim Shofner 28 5 0

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1958

LS Larry Benz 22 Rook 14 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RS Ross Fichtner 25 3 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1960

 Special Teams Starters
K Lou Groza 39 17 0 15 of 23 field goals & 40 of 43 extra points
P Gary Collins 23 1 0 54 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962

PR Jim Shofner 28 5 0 9 punt returns for a 4.6 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1958

KR Ernie Green 25 1 0 18 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Walter Beach 28 DB-RB 1 0 190 6-0 Central Michigan 1/31/1935 3

New York Giants / 15th / 180th pick / 1960

Larry Benz 22 DB 14 14 185 5-11 Northwestern 1/28/1941 Rook
Johnny Brewer 26 TE-LB-DE 14 0 230 6-4 Mississippi 3/8/1937 2

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960

Jim Brown*+ 27 FB 14 14 232 6-2 Syracuse 2/17/1936 6

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957

John Brown 24 T 14 14 248 6-2 Syracuse 6/9/1939 1

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961

Monte Clark 26 T-DT-DE 8 0 265 6-6 USC 1/24/1937 4

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959

Gary Collins 23 FL-WR-P 14 0 215 6-5 Maryland 8/20/1940 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962

Ted Connolly 32 G 10 0 240 6-3 Santa Clara,Tulsa 12/5/1931 9

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954

Vince Costello 31 LB 14 0 230 6-0 Ohio 8/4/1932 6
Bobby Crespino 25 SE-TE 14 0 225 6-5 Mississippi 1/11/1938 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 6th / 44th pick / 1961

Andy Cvercko 26 G 2 0 243 6-1 Northwestern 11/6/1937 3

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1959

Ross Fichtner 25 DB 13 0 185 6-0 Purdue 10/26/1938 3

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1960

Galen Fiss* 32 LB 13 0 227 6-0 Kansas 7/10/1931 7

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953

Bobby Franklin 27 DB 14 0 182 5-11 Mississippi 10/5/1936 3

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 127th pick / 1960

Bob Gain 34 DT-DE-MG-T 14 0 256 6-3 Kentucky 6/21/1929 11

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

Bill Glass* 28 DE-C-T 14 0 252 6-5 Baylor 8/16/1935 5

Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957

Tom Goosby 24 G-LB 1 0 235 6-0 Baldwin-Wallace 5/24/1939 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 15th / 207th pick / 1962

Ernie Green 25 HB-FB 14 0 205 6-2 Louisville 10/15/1938 1

Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962

Lou Groza 39 T-C-DT-K 14 0 240 6-3 Ohio State 1/25/1924 17
Gene Hickerson 28 G 14 0 248 6-3 Mississippi 2/15/1935 5

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

Jim Houston 26 LB-DE 14 0 240 6-3 Ohio State 11/3/1937 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960

Tom Hutchinson 22 TE-WR 14 0 190 6-1 Kentucky 6/15/1941 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1963

Jim Kanicki 22 DT 13 0 270 6-4 Michigan State 12/17/1941 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963

Rich Kreitling 27 E 14 0 208 6-2 Auburn,Illinois 3/13/1936 4

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1959

Mike Lucci 24 LB 10 0 230 6-2 Pittsburgh,Tennessee 12/29/1939 1

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961

Jim McCusker 27 T 7 0 246 6-2 Pittsburgh 5/19/1936 5

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958

John Morrow* 30 C-G 14 0 244 6-3 Michigan 4/27/1933 7

Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956

Frank Morze 30 C-T 14 0 270 6-4 Boston College 3/21/1933 6

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955

Jim Ninowski 27 QB 4 1 206 6-1 Michigan State 3/26/1936 5

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958

Frank Parker 24 DT 14 0 270 6-5 Oklahoma State 10/16/1939 1

New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961

Bernie Parrish* 27 DB 14 0 194 5-11 Florida 4/29/1936 4

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 108th pick / 1958

Ray Renfro 34 HB-FL 12 0 190 6-1 North Texas 11/7/1929 11

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952

Frank Ryan 27 QB 13 13 199 6-3 Rice 7/12/1936 5

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958

Charlie Scales 25 HB-FB 14 0 210 5-11 Indiana 1/11/1938 3
Dick Schafrath*+ 26 T-G-DE 14 0 253 6-3 Ohio State 3/21/1937 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959

Stan Sczurek 26 LB 9 0 230 5-11 Purdue 3/7/1937 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 53rd pick / 1962
Buffalo Bills / 24th / 188th pick / 1962

Roger Shoals 25 T 2 0 260 6-4 Maryland 12/13/1938 Rook

Dallas Texans / 34th / 267th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 16th / 223rd pick / 1961

Jim Shofner 28 DB 12 0 191 6-2 TCU 12/18/1935 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1958

Jim Shorter 24 DB 11 0 184 5-11 Detroit Mercy 6/8/1939 1

Cleveland Browns / 14th / 193rd pick / 1962

Sam Tidmore 25 LB 5 0 230 6-1 Ohio State 10/28/1938 1

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 81st pick / 1962
Buffalo Bills / 20th / 156th pick / 1962

Ken Webb 28 HB-FB 12 2 207 5-11 Presbyterian 8/15/1935 5

Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958

Paul Wiggin 29 DE 14 0 242 6-3 Stanford 11/18/1934 6

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956

John Wooten 27 G 14 0 235 6-2 Colorado 12/5/1936 4

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959

Team Total 27.0 14 226.3 6-1.9 4.0