1949 Cleveland Browns Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 9-1-2
Finishing 1st in the AAFC
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-1-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1949 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-1-2
Finishing 1st in the AAFC
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-1-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1949 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns allowed 171 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland ran up 339 points. Otto Graham passed for 2,785 yards. Mac Speedie snagged 62 passes for 1,028 yards.
Marion Motley carried the ball for a team-leading 570 yards.
Cliff Lewis picked off 6 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1949 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 | 12 | 2 |
| 35 | Alex Agase | LB-G | March 27, 1922 | 5'10" | 212 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 99 | Bill Boedeker | LH | March 7, 1924 | 5'11" | 192 | DePaul | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 12 | 11 |
| 34 | Bob Gaudio | G | July 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 219 | Ohio St. | Ashtabula, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Horace Gillom | P | March 3, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Ohio St. | Roanoke, AL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 60 | Otto Graham | QB | December 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 196 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 48 | Chubby Grigg | DT-T | January 10, 1926 | 6'2" | 294 | Tulsa | El Dorado, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Les Horvath | HB | October 12, 1921 | 5'10" | 173 | Ohio St. | South Bend, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Lin Houston | RG | January 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Carbondale, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 38 | Weldon Humble | G | April 24, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Rice | Nixon, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 82 | Tommy James | DB | September 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 1 |
| 90 | Edgar Jones | LH | May 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 86 | Dub Jones | RH | December 29, 1924 | 6'4" | 202 | Tulane | Arcadia, LA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 80 | Warren Lahr | DB | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 56 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| 61 | Cliff Lewis | PR | March 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 167 | Duke | Lakewood, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 76 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 53 | Bill O'Connor | E | May 2, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Notre Dame | New York, NY USA | 9 | 1 |
| 42 | Derrell Palmer | DT | August 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Breckenridge, TX USA | 11 | 1 |
| 85 | Ara Parseghian | HB | May 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 194 | Akron | Akron, OH USA | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Lou Rymkus | RT | November 6, 1919 | 6'4" | 231 | Notre Dame | Royalton, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 20 | Lou Saban | C | October 13, 1921 | 6'0" | 202 | Indiana | Brookfield, IL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 58 | Mac Speedie | LE | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 49 | Joe Spencer | T-DT | August 15, 1923 | 6'3" | 239 | Oklahoma St. | Elk City, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Ed Susteric | FB | January 7, 1922 | 6'0" | 205 | Findlay | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | Tommy Thompson | LB-C | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 221 | William & Mary | Jersey City, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | Ed Ulinski | LG | December 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 203 | Marshall | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 45 | Bill Willis | DG | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 1 |
| 50 | John Yonakor | E | August 4, 1921 | 6'5" | 222 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 52 | George Young | DE-E | May 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 214 | Baldwin-Wallace | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
