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1972 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (19.1/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 249 points (17.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.3, Offense: -1.6, Defense: 1.9, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Nick Skorich
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 | Mike Phipps | 25 | 2 | 13 | 144 for 305, 1,994 yards, 13 td, 16 int, & 60 rushes for 256 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Leroy Kelly | 30 | 8 | 0 | 224 rushes for 811 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 204 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Bo Scott | 29 | 3 | 0 | 123 rushes for 571 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Fair Hooker | 25 | 3 | 0 | 32 catches for 441 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Frank Pitts | 29 | 7 | 0 | 36 catches for 620 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Milt Morin | 30 | 6 | 0 | 30 catches for 540 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 23 | 1 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 | |
| LG | Gene Hickerson | 37 | 14 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 | |
| C | Bob DeMarco | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| RG | John Demarie | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 | |
| RT | Bob McKay | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rich Jackson | 31 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Bob J. Briggs | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| LLB | Charlie Hall | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dale Lindsey | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Billy Andrews | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 | |
| RCB | Ben Davis* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| Thom Darden | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 | ||
| FS | Walt Sumner | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| K | Don Cockroft | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Bobby Majors | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 76th pick / 1972 |
| KR | Ken Brown | 27 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Billy Andrews | 27 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | SE Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 5 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| 84 | Bob J. Briggs | 27 | RDE | 13 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Heidelberg | 4/28/1945 | 4 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| 47 | Charlie Brinkman | 23 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Louisville | 5/26/1949 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 23 | Cliff Brooks | 23 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Tennessee St. | 6/21/1949 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972 | |
| 30 | Ken Brown | 27 | KR | 14 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | none | 11/8/1945 | 2 | 2 | |
| 63 | Joe Carollo | 32 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1940 | 10 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962 |
|
| 12 | Don Cockroft | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams St. | 2/6/1945 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| 64 | Jim Copeland | 27 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 | |
| 33 | Bo Cornell | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/7/1949 | 1 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971 | |
| 77 | Fest Cotton | 23 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Dayton | 10/18/1949 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 27 | Thom Darden | 22 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | Rook | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 | |
| 28 | Ben Davis* | 27 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 5 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | 34 | C | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 11 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 65 | John Demarie | 27 | RG | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 5 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | 23 | LT | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| 50 | John Garlington | 26 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 4 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 | |
| 83 | Chip Glass | 25 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 6/25/1947 | 3 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 | |
| 75 | Wes Grant | 26 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/24/1946 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 1970 | |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | 24 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 1 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | 37 | LG | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 14 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin | 28 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 6 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 | |
| 43 | Fair Hooker | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 5/22/1947 | 3 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | 35 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/3/1937 | 12 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 | |
| 34 | Mike Howell | 29 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/5/1943 | 7 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965 |
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| 87 | Rich Jackson | 31 | LDE | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | 6 | 6 | |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | 30 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | New Mexico St.,Los Angeles St. | 11/13/1942 | 7 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan St. | 5/20/1942 | 8 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| 58 | Rick Kingrea | 23 | 7 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | 1 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 | |
| 19 | Billy Lefear | 22 | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Henderson St. | 2/12/1950 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 230th pick / 1972 | |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | 29 | MLB | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,West. Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 7 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| 53 | Mel Long | 26 | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Toledo | 11/22/1946 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 278th pick / 1972 | |
| 24 | Bobby Majors | 23 | PR | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/7/1949 | Rook | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 76th pick / 1972 |
| 78 | Bob McKay | 25 | RT | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | 2 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| 89 | Milt Morin | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 6 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1966 |
| 62 | Chris Morris | 23 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Indiana | 10/7/1949 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1971 | |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | 27 | 4 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas St. | 10/21/1945 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 | |
| 16 | Bill Nelsen | 31 | qb | 4 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 9 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 68 | Bubba Pena | 23 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 8/8/1949 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 92nd pick / 1971 | |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | 25 | QB | 14 | 13 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 2 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| 25 | Frank Pitts | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 7 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965 |
| 42 | Gloster Richardson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 7/18/1942 | 5 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 | |
| 81 | Nick Roman | 25 | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/23/1947 | 2 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 | |
| 35 | Bo Scott | 29 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 3/30/1943 | 3 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 20th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| 22 | Clarence R. Scott | 23 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 4/9/1949 | 1 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | 24 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/7/1948 | 2 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| 88 | Ron Snidow | 31 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 9 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1963 |
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| 85 | Paul Staroba | 23 | 8 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1949 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1971 | |
| 29 | Walt Sumner | 25 | FS | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/2/1947 | 3 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| 79 | George Wright | 25 | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Sam Houston St. | 3/3/1947 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 210th pick / 1969 | |
| 67 | Craig Wycinski | 24 | 6 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/4/1948 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 177th pick / 1970 | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 14 | 225.8 | 6-2.1 | 3.8 |
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