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1973 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (16.7/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 255 points (18.2/g), 13th.
 Differential of -21 points (-1.5/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 6.3-7.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 24th.

Coached by Nick Skorich (7-5-2)

1973 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 Mike Phipps 26 3 14 148 for 299, 1,719 yards, 9 td, 20 int, & 60 rushes for 395 yards and 5 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970

RB Leroy Kelly 31 9 0 132 rushes for 389 yards, 3 td, & 15 catches for 180 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964

RB Billy Lefear 23 1 0 26 rushes for 135 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 38 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 230th pick / 1972

FB Ken Brown 28 3 0 161 rushes for 537 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 187 yards and 0 td
WR Fair Hooker 26 4 0 18 catches for 196 yards, 2 td

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969

WR Frank Pitts 30 8 0 31 catches for 317 yards, 4 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965

WR Gloster Richardson 31 6 0 12 catches for 175 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965

TE Milt Morin 31 7 0 26 catches for 417 yards, 1 td

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

TE Chip Glass 26 4 0 2 catches for 60 yards, 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969

LT Doug Dieken 24 2 14 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

LG Gene Hickerson 38 15 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

C Bob DeMarco 35 12 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960

C Jim Copeland 28 6 0

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967

RG John Demarie 28 6 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967

RT Bob McKay 26 3 0 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970

 Defensive Starters
LDE Joe Jones 25 3 0

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970

LDT Walter Johnson 31 8 0

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965

RDT Jerry Sherk* 25 3 0

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970

RDE Nick Roman 26 3 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970

LLB Charlie Hall 25 2 0

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971

MLB Bob Babich 26 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969

MLB Billy Andrews 28 6 0

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967

RLB John Garlington 27 5 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968

LCB Clarence R. Scott* 24 2 14 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

RCB Ben Davis 28 6 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967

RCB Cliff Brooks 24 1 0

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972

SS Walt Sumner 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969

SS Van Green 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973

FS Thom Darden 23 1 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972

FS Van Green 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973

 Special Teams Starters
K Don Cockroft 28 5 0 22 of 31 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

P Don Cockroft 28 5 0 82 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

PR Greg Pruitt* 22 Rook 0 16 punt returns for a 11.2 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973

KR Greg Pruitt* 22 Rook 0 16 kick returns for a 28.3 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Billy Andrews 28 LB 5 0 220 6-0 Southeastern Louisiana 6/14/1945 6

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967

Bob Babich 26 LB 14 0 231 6-2 Miami (OH) 5/5/1947 3

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969

Carl Barisich 22 DT-NT 14 0 258 6-4 Princeton 7/12/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973

Bob J. Briggs 28 DE-DT 12 0 258 6-4 Heidelberg 4/28/1945 5

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967

Cliff Brooks 24 DB 14 0 190 6-1 Tennessee State 6/21/1949 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972

Ken Brown 28 RB 14 0 203 5-10 none 11/8/1945 3
Joe Carollo 33 T 12 0 265 6-2 Notre Dame 3/25/1940 11

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962

Don Cockroft 28 K 14 0 195 6-2 Adams State 2/6/1945 5

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

Jim Copeland 28 C-G 14 0 243 6-3 Virginia 3/5/1945 6

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967

Thom Darden 23 DB 11 0 195 6-2 Michigan 8/28/1950 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972

Ben Davis 28 DB 13 0 180 5-11 Defiance 10/30/1945 6

Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967

Bob DeMarco 35 C-G 13 0 248 6-2 Dayton,Indiana 9/16/1938 12

St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960

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

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967

Doug Dieken 24 T 14 14 254 6-5 Illinois 2/12/1949 2

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

John Garlington 27 LB 14 0 218 6-1 LSU 6/5/1946 5

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968

Chip Glass 26 TE 12 0 235 6-4 Florida State 6/25/1947 4

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969

Van Green 22 DB 14 0 192 6-1 Shaw 4/21/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973

Charlie Hall 25 LB 14 0 220 6-3 Houston 12/2/1948 2

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971

Gene Hickerson 38 G 14 0 248 6-3 Mississippi 2/15/1935 15

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957

Steve Holden 22 WR 11 0 195 6-0 Arizona State 8/2/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973

Fair Hooker 26 WR 13 0 190 6-1 Arizona State 5/22/1947 4

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969

Don Horn 28 QB 14 0 195 6-2 San Diego State,Washington State 3/9/1945 6

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 25th pick / 1967

Chuck Hutchison 25 G 2 0 250 6-3 Ohio State 11/17/1948 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970

Walter Johnson 31 DT 14 0 265 6-4 Los Angeles State,New Mexico State 11/13/1942 8

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965

Joe Jones 25 DE 14 0 250 6-6 Tennessee State 1/7/1948 3

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970

Leroy Kelly 31 RB 13 0 202 6-0 Morgan State 5/20/1942 9

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964

Billy Lefear 23 RB-WR 13 0 197 5-11 Henderson State 2/12/1950 1

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 230th pick / 1972

Mel Long 27 LB 14 0 228 6-0 Toledo 11/22/1946 1

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 278th pick / 1972

Bob McKay 26 T-G 14 0 260 6-5 Texas 12/27/1947 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970

Hugh McKinnis 25 RB 14 0 225 6-0 Arizona State 6/9/1948 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 201st pick / 1972

Milt Morin 31 TE 14 0 238 6-4 Massachusetts 10/15/1942 7

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

Chris Morris 24 T 2 0 250 6-3 Indiana 10/7/1949 1

Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1971

Mike Phipps 26 QB 14 14 208 6-3 Purdue 11/19/1947 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970

Frank Pitts 30 WR-SE 13 0 199 6-3 Southern 11/12/1943 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 16th / 213th pick / 1965

Greg Pruitt* 22 RB 13 0 190 5-10 Oklahoma 8/18/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973

Gloster Richardson 31 WR-FL 14 0 200 6-2 Jackson State 7/18/1942 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965

Nick Roman 26 DE 14 0 244 6-3 Ohio State 9/23/1947 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970

Jim Romaniszyn 22 LB 14 0 224 6-2 Edinboro 9/17/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 334th pick / 1973

Bo Scott 30 RB 7 0 215 6-3 Ohio State 3/30/1943 4

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

Clarence R. Scott* 24 DB 14 14 190 6-0 Kansas State 4/9/1949 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

Jerry Sherk* 25 DT-DE-NT 14 0 258 6-4 Oklahoma State 7/7/1948 3

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970

Ken Smith 22 TE 13 0 225 6-4 New Mexico 7/27/1951 Rook
Jim Stienke 23 DB 7 0 182 5-11 Texas State 11/7/1950 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973

Dave Sullivan 22 WR 1 0 185 5-11 Virginia 1/31/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 15th / 384th pick / 1973

Walt Sumner 26 DB 13 0 195 6-1 Florida State 2/2/1947 4

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969

Team Total 26.5 14 221.3 6-1.9 3.8