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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)
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1973 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) | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| C | Jim Copeland | 28 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
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| 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 |
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| LDT | Walter Johnson | 31 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
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| RDT | Jerry Sherk* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
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| RDE | Nick Roman | 26 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 |
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| LLB | Charlie Hall | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |