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1969 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 351 points (25.1/g), 3rd of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 300 points (21.4/g), 9th.
 Differential of 51 points (3.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 6th.

Coached by Blanton Collier (10-3-1)

1969 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 Bill Nelsen* 28 6 14 190 for 352, 2,743 yards, 23 td, 19 int, & 5 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963

HB Ron A. Johnson 22 Rook 0 138 rushes for 472 yards, 7 td, & 24 catches for 164 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969

HB Reece Morrison 24 1 0 59 rushes for 300 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 71 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968

FB Leroy Kelly* 27 5 0 196 rushes for 817 yards, 9 td, & 20 catches for 267 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964

FB Bo Scott 26 Rook 0 44 rushes for 157 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 25 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965

FL Gary Collins 29 7 0 54 catches for 786 yards, 11 td

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

SE Paul Warfield* 27 5 0 42 catches for 886 yards, 10 td, & 2 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964

TE Milt Morin 27 3 0 37 catches for 495 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1966

TE Chip Glass 22 Rook 0 4 catches for 91 yards, 2 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969

LT Dick Schafrath+ 32 10 0

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959

LG John Demarie 24 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967

C Fred Hoaglin* 25 3 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966

RG Gene Hickerson*+ 34 11 0

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

RT Monte Clark 32 10 0 2 fumbles recovered

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

RT Joe Taffoni 24 2 0

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ron Snidow+ 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1963

LDT Walter Johnson* 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965

RDT Marvin Upshaw 23 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968

RDT Jim Kanicki 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RDE Jack Gregory* 25 2 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966

LLB Jim Houston* 32 9 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960

MLB Dale Lindsey 26 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965

MLB Bob Matheson 25 2 0

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

RLB John Garlington 23 1 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968

RLB Dale Lindsey 26 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965

LCB Erich Barnes 34 11 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958

RCB Walt Sumner 22 Rook 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969

LS Ernie Kellermann 26 3 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965

RS Mike Howell 26 4 0 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965

 Special Teams Starters
K Don Cockroft 24 1 0 12 of 23 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

P Don Cockroft 24 1 0 57 punts for a 37.5 average, 1 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

PR Reece Morrison 24 1 0 11 punt returns for a 4.5 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968

KR Bo Scott 26 Rook 0 25 kick returns for a 28.9 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Billy Andrews 24 LB 14 0 220 6-0 Southeastern Louisiana 6/14/1945 2

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967

Erich Barnes 34 DB 14 0 201 6-2 Purdue 7/4/1935 11

Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958

Dean Brown 24 DB 5 0 175 5-10 Fort Valley State 11/6/1945 Rook
Monte Clark 32 T-DT-DE 14 0 265 6-6 USC 1/24/1937 10

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

Don Cockroft 24 K 14 0 195 6-2 Adams State 2/6/1945 1

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

Gary Collins 29 FL-WR-P 14 0 215 6-5 Maryland 8/20/1940 7

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

Jim Copeland 24 C-G 8 0 243 6-3 Virginia 3/5/1945 2

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967

Ben Davis 24 DB 1 0 180 5-11 Defiance 10/30/1945 2

Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967

John Demarie 24 G-T-C 14 0 246 6-3 LSU 8/28/1945 2

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967

John Garlington 23 LB 14 0 218 6-1 LSU 6/5/1946 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968

Chip Glass 22 TE 14 0 235 6-4 Florida State 6/25/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969

Jack Gregory* 25 DE 14 0 250 6-5 Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga 10/3/1944 2

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966

Gene Hickerson*+ 34 G 14 0 248 6-3 Mississippi 2/15/1935 11

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

Fred Hoaglin* 25 C 14 0 250 6-4 Pittsburgh 1/28/1944 3

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966

Fair Hooker 22 WR 13 0 190 6-1 Arizona State 5/22/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969

Jim Houston* 32 LB-DE 14 0 240 6-3 Ohio State 11/3/1937 9

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960

Mike Howell 26 DB 14 0 195 6-1 Grambling State 7/5/1943 4

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965

Al Jenkins 23 G-T-DE-DT 8 0 245 6-2 Southern Illinois,Tulsa 7/15/1946 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1969

Ron A. Johnson 22 RB 14 0 205 6-1 Michigan 10/17/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969

Walter Johnson* 27 DT 14 0 265 6-4 Los Angeles State,New Mexico State 11/13/1942 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965

Dave Jones 22 WR 13 0 192 6-2 Kansas State 8/10/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 280th pick / 1969

Jim Kanicki 28 DT 6 0 270 6-4 Michigan State 12/17/1941 6

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

Ernie Kellermann 26 DB 11 0 183 6-0 Miami (OH) 12/17/1943 3

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965

Leroy Kelly* 27 RB 13 0 202 6-0 Morgan State 5/20/1942 5

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964

Charlie Leigh 24 RB 13 0 206 5-11 none 10/29/1945 1
Dale Lindsey 26 LB 14 0 223 6-2 Kentucky,Western Kentucky 1/18/1943 4

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965

Bob Matheson 25 LB 14 0 238 6-4 Duke 11/25/1944 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

Wayne Meylan 23 LB 13 0 237 6-1 Nebraska 3/2/1946 1

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1968

Alvin Mitchell 26 DB 14 0 195 6-3 Morgan State 10/18/1943 1

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 267th pick / 1968

Milt Morin 27 TE 14 0 238 6-4 Massachusetts 10/15/1942 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1966

Reece Morrison 24 RB 14 0 207 6-0 Texas State 10/21/1945 1

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968

Bill Nelsen* 28 QB 14 14 195 6-0 USC 1/29/1941 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963

Bob Oliver 22 DE 8 0 240 6-3 Abilene Christian 6/17/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 17th / 436th pick / 1969

Chuck Reynolds 23 C-G 11 0 240 6-2 TCU,Tulsa 10/5/1946 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 202nd pick / 1969

Jerry Rhome 27 QB 11 0 190 6-0 SMU,Tulsa 3/6/1942 4

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 172nd pick / 1964
New York Jets / 25th / 195th pick / 1964

Joe Righetti 22 DT 14 0 253 6-2 Waynesburg 12/31/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1969

Dick Schafrath+ 32 T-G-DE 14 0 253 6-3 Ohio State 3/21/1937 10

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959

Bo Scott 26 RB 13 0 215 6-3 Ohio State 3/30/1943 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965

Ron Snidow+ 28 DE-DT 14 0 250 6-3 Oregon 12/30/1941 6

Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1963

Freddie Summers 22 DB 8 0 180 6-1 Washington (MD) 2/16/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1969

Walt Sumner 22 DB 14 0 195 6-1 Florida State 2/2/1947 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969

Joe Taffoni 24 T-G 14 0 255 6-3 Tennessee-Martin,West Virginia 3/27/1945 2

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967

Marvin Upshaw 23 DE-DT 14 0 260 6-4 Trinity (TX) 11/22/1946 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968

Paul Warfield* 27 WR-SE 14 0 188 6-0 Ohio State 11/28/1942 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964

Team Total 25.5 14 222.4 6-2.1 3.0