1950 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 10-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (10-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1950 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1950 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The Browns scored 310 points, and the solid defense surrendered 144. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 810 yards for Cleveland.
Otto Graham passed for 1,943 yards. Mac Speedie topped all receivers, snagging 42 passes, while Dante Lavelli added 565 receiving yards, while Dub Jones contributed to the receiving game as well.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 55 turnovers, topping in the league. Tommy James picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1950 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Tony Adamle | RLB | May 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio St. | Fairmont, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Alex Agase | LLB | March 27, 1922 | 5'10" | 212 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 90 | Rex Bumgardner | LH | September 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 193 | West Virginia | Clarksburg, WV USA | 10 | 0 |
| 84 | Ken Carpenter | LDH | February 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Oregon St. | Seaside, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Emerson Cole | FB-DB-LB | December 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Toledo | Carrier Mills, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Len Ford | RDE | February 18, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Abe Gibron | G | September 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 243 | Valparaiso | Michigan City, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Horace Gillom | P | March 3, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Ohio St. | Roanoke, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 85 | Ken Gorgal | S | February 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Purdue | La Salle, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Otto Graham | QB | December 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 196 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 48 | Chubby Grigg | DT-T | January 10, 1926 | 6'2" | 294 | Tulsa | El Dorado, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Hal Herring | LB-C | February 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 211 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Lin Houston | RG | January 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Carbondale, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Weldon Humble | LG | April 24, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Rice | Nixon, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Tommy James | RDH | September 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Dub Jones | RH | December 29, 1924 | 6'4" | 202 | Tulane | Arcadia, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | John Kissell | LDT | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Boston Col. | Nashua, NH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Warren Lahr | DB | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Cliff Lewis | DB-QB | March 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 167 | Duke | Lakewood, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Martin | G-LB-K | April 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 227 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 92 | Dom Moselle | DB-HB | June 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | Wisc-Superior | Gile, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Derrell Palmer | DT-T | August 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Breckenridge, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 94 | Don Phelps | KR | January 7, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Kentucky | Richmond, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Lou Rymkus | RDT | November 6, 1919 | 6'4" | 231 | Notre Dame | Royalton, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | John Sandusky | T-DT | December 28, 1925 | 6'1" | 251 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Mac Speedie | LE | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Tommy Thompson | MLB | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 221 | William & Mary | Jersey City, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Bill Willis | MG | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | George Young | LDE | May 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 214 | Baldwin-Wallace | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
