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.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: 2.6, Defense: -1.7, SoS: -2.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Blanton Collier (10-3-1)
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 | 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Billy Andrews | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | SE Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| 40 | Erich Barnes | 34 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| 21 | Dean Brown | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Fort Valley St. | 11/6/1945 | Rook | |
| 73 | Monte Clark | 32 | T-DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1937 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams St. | 2/6/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| 86 | 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 |
| 64 | Jim Copeland | 24 | C-G | 8 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Ben Davis | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| 65 | John Demarie | 24 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| 50 | John Garlington | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| 83 | Chip Glass | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 6/25/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory* | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Tenn-Chattanooga,Delta St. | 10/3/1944 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson*+ | 34 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin* | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| 43 | Fair Hooker | 22 | WR | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 5/22/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| 82 | Jim Houston* | 32 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/3/1937 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/5/1943 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 30 | Ron A. Johnson | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson* | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | New Mexico St.,Los Angeles St. | 11/13/1942 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 41 | Dave Jones | 22 | WR | 13 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 8/10/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 280th pick / 1969 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | 28 | DT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 12/17/1941 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 12/17/1943 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly* | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan St. | 5/20/1942 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| 25 | Charlie Leigh | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | none | 10/29/1945 | 1 | |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,West. Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| 56 | Bob Matheson | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| 59 | Wayne Meylan | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 3/2/1946 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1968 |
| 49 | Alvin Mitchell | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Morgan St. | 10/18/1943 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 267th pick / 1968 |
| 89 | 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 |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas St. | 10/21/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| 16 | Bill Nelsen* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 79 | Bob Oliver | 22 | DE | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Abilene Christian | 6/17/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 436th pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Chuck Reynolds | 23 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/5/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 202nd pick / 1969 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 70 | Joe Righetti | 22 | DT | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 12/31/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1969 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath+ | 32 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 3/21/1937 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| 35 | Bo Scott | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 3/30/1943 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | 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 |
| 20 | Freddie Summers | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington (MD) | 2/16/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1969 |
| 29 | Walt Sumner | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/2/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| 62 | Joe Taffoni | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | West Virginia,Tenn-Martin | 3/27/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| 84 | Marvin Upshaw | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX) | 11/22/1946 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield* | 27 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 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 |