You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Cleveland Browns > 1970 Starters, Roster, & Players
1970 Cleveland Browns
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 286 points (20.4/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (18.9/g), 13th.
Differential of 21 points (1.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 20th.
Coached by Blanton Collier (7-7-0)
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10 per year.
1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bill Nelsen | 29 | 7 | 12 | 159 for 313, 2,156 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 7 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| QB | Mike Phipps | 23 | Rook | 1 | 29 for 60, 529 yards, 1 td, 5 int, & 11 rushes for 94 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Leroy Kelly* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 206 rushes for 656 yards, 6 td, & 24 catches for 311 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| RB | Reece Morrison | 25 | 2 | 0 | 73 rushes for 175 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 95 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Bo Scott | 27 | 1 | 0 | 151 rushes for 625 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 351 yards and 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Gary Collins | 30 | 8 | 0 | 26 catches for 351 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 |
| WR | Fair Hooker | 23 | 1 | 0 | 28 catches for 490 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Homer Jones | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10 catches for 141 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| TE | Milt Morin | 28 | 4 | 0 | 37 catches for 611 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Chip Glass | 23 | 1 | 0 | 19 catches for 403 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| LT | Dick Schafrath | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| LG | John Demarie | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
|
| C | Fred Hoaglin | 26 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
|
| RG | Gene Hickerson* | 35 | 12 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
|
| RT | Joe Taffoni | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
|
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron Snidow | 29 | 7 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
|
| LDE | Joe Jones | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
|
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Jim Houston* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | John Garlington | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Dale Lindsey | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Jim Houston* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Bob Matheson | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Billy Andrews | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Dale Lindsey | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Erich Barnes | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Walt Sumner | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Ben Davis | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Ernie Kellermann | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| FS | Mike Howell | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 25 | 2 | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 25 | 2 | 0 | 71 punts for a 42.6 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Reece Morrison | 25 | 2 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Homer Jones | 29 | 6 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 25.5 average and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Andrews | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Erich Barnes | 35 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Tom Beutler | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Toledo | 9/29/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 319th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Brown | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | none | 11/8/1945 | Rook | |
| Don Cockroft | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Collins | 30 | FL-WR-P | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Maryland | 8/20/1940 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Copeland | 25 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| Ben Davis | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| John Demarie | 25 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Engel | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/13/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 125th pick / 1970 |
| John Garlington | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Don Gault | 24 | QB | 2 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 8/30/1946 | Rook | |
| Chip Glass | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| Jack Gregory | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Gene Hickerson* | 35 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| Fair Hooker | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/22/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Houston* | 33 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/3/1937 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Howell | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/5/1943 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Al Jenkins | 24 | G-T-DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois,Tulsa | 7/15/1946 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1969 |
| Walter Johnson | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Dave Jones | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 8/10/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 280th pick / 1969 |
| Homer Jones | 29 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Joe Jones | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 12/17/1943 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| Leroy Kelly* | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/20/1942 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| Rudy Kuechenberg | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Indiana | 2/7/1943 | 3 | |
| Dale Lindsey | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Western Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Matheson | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| Bob McKay | 23 | T-G | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| Randy Minniear | 27 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/27/1943 | 3 | New York Giants / 20th / 301st pick / 1966 |
| Milt Morin | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Reece Morrison | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas State | 10/21/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Nelsen | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Phipps | 23 | QB | 14 | 1 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Chuck Reynolds | 24 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/5/1946 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 202nd pick / 1969 |
| Joe Righetti | 23 | DT | 9 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 12/31/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Schafrath | 33 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/21/1937 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| Tom Schoen | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/30/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 212th pick / 1968 |
| Bo Scott | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/30/1943 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Sherk | 22 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Ron Snidow | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Ricky Stevenson | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Arizona | 6/27/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1970 |
| Freddie Summers | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington (MD) | 2/16/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1969 |
| Walt Sumner | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/2/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| Joe Taffoni | 25 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Martin,West Virginia | 3/27/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| William Yanchar | 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Purdue | 3/25/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.1 |