1947 Cleveland Browns Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 12-1-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (12-1-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1947 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1947 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 12 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

On offense, the Browns led the league with 410 points. Defensively, Cleveland yielded 185 points, fewest in the league. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 889 yards.

Otto Graham passed for 2,753 yards. Mac Speedie topped all receivers, snagging 67 passes for 1,146 yards.

The ball-hawking defense created 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Tom Colella picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1947 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
74	Tony Adamle	LB	May 15, 1924	6'0"	215	Ohio St.	Fairmont, WV USA	14	1
42	Chet Adams	LT	October 24, 1915	6'3"	233	Ohio	Cleveland, OH USA	13	7
66	Ermal Allen	QB-DB	December 25, 1918	5'11"	165	Kentucky	Kyles Ford, TN USA	12	0
48	Ernie Blandin	LT	June 21, 1919	6'4"	248	Tulane	Augusta, KS USA	12	7
99	Bill Boedeker	HB	March 7, 1924	5'11"	192	DePaul	Milwaukee, WI USA	12	3
92	Tom Colella	LH	July 3, 1918	6'0"	187	Canisius	Albion, NY USA	14	7
80	Bob Cowan	B	January 2, 1923	5'11"	185	Indiana	Fort Wayne, IN USA	10	1
70	Spiro Dellerba	LB-FB,HB	January 25, 1923	5'11"	200	Ohio St.	Ashtabula, OH USA	8	0
94	Jim Dewar	B	June 17, 1922	6'1"	190	Indiana	Oak Park, IL USA	10	0
22	Frank Gatski	C	March 18, 1922	6'3"	233	Marshall	Farmington, WV USA	12	3
34	Bob Gaudio	G	July 13, 1925	5'10"	219	Ohio St.	Ashtabula, OH USA	14	1
59	Horace Gillom	P	March 3, 1921	6'1"	221	Ohio St.	Roanoke, AL USA	14	4
60	Otto Graham	PR	December 6, 1921	6'1"	196	Northwestern	Waukegan, IL USA	14	9
85	Don Greenwood	RH	February 18, 1921	6'0"	190	Missouri	Detroit, MI USA	11	6
46	Lou Groza	K	January 25, 1924	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Martins Ferry, OH USA	12	5
32	Lin Houston	G	January 11, 1921	6'0"	213	Ohio St.	Carbondale, IL USA	14	1
38	Weldon Humble	LG	April 24, 1921	6'1"	221	Rice	Nixon, TX USA	12	9
90	Edgar Jones	LH	May 6, 1920	5'10"	193	Pittsburgh	Scranton, PA USA	9	5
56	Dante Lavelli	RE	February 23, 1923	6'0"	191	Ohio St.	Hudson, OH USA	13	6
62	Cliff Lewis	QB	March 22, 1923	5'11"	167	Duke	Lakewood, OH USA	13	5
82	Bill Lund	HB	October 27, 1924	5'10"	180	Case Western Reserve	Akron, OH USA	8	0
24	Mel Maceau	C	December 25, 1921	6'0"	203	Marquette	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	0
86	Lew Mayne	HB	March 21, 1920	6'1"	190	Texas	Cuero, TX USA	13	4
76	Marion Motley	FB	June 5, 1920	6'1"	232	South Carolina St.	Leesburg, GA USA	14	12
45	Roman Piskor	G	August 9, 1917	6'0"	245	Niagara	North Tonawanda, NY USA	10	1
44	Lou Rymkus	RT	November 6, 1919	6'4"	231	Notre Dame	Royalton, IL USA	13	9
72	Lou Saban	C	October 13, 1921	6'0"	202	Indiana	Brookfield, IL USA	14	6
20	Mike Scarry	C	February 1, 1920	6'0"	214	Waynesburg	Duquesne, PA USA	11	6
53	Marshall Shurnas	E	April 1, 1922	6'1"	205	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	11	1
49	Lenny Simonetti	T	November 20, 1919	5'11"	225	Tennessee	Roswell, OH USA	14	1
58	Mac Speedie	LE	January 12, 1920	6'3"	203	Utah	Odell, IL USA	14	9
	Ray Terrell	HB	June 29, 1919	6'0"	185	Mississippi	Water Valley, MS USA	3	1
36	Ed Ulinski	LG	December 7, 1919	5'11"	203	Marshall	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	4
30	Bill Willis	RG	October 5, 1921	6'2"	213	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	13	12
50	John Yonakor	RE	August 4, 1921	6'5"	222	Notre Dame	Boston, MA USA	14	7
52	George Young	DE	May 10, 1924	6'3"	214	Baldwin-Wallace	Wilkes-Barre, PA USA	13	2