
1952 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (8-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Browns scored 310 points, and the solid defense surrendered 213. Otto Graham threw for 2,816 yards. Mac Speedie topped pass catchers, snagging 62 passes for 911 yards.
Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 444 yards for Cleveland, while Ken Carpenter and Chick Jagade also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bert Rechichar intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1952 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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83 | Pete Brewster | E | September 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Purdue | Adams City, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Rex Bumgardner | LDH | September 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 193 | West Virginia | Clarksburg, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
20 | Ken Carpenter | KR | February 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Oregon St. | Seaside, OR USA | 8 | 0 |
30 | Emerson Cole | FB-DB-LB | December 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Toledo | Carrier Mills, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
80 | Len Ford | RDE | February 18, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
74 | Bob Gain | DT-DE-MG-T | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
52 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
64 | Abe Gibron | LG | September 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 243 | Valparaiso | Michigan City, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
84 | Horace Gillom | P | March 3, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Ohio St. | Roanoke, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
14 | Otto Graham | QB | December 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 196 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
79 | Jerry Helluin | RDT | August 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 272 | Tulane | Houma, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Hal Herring | LB-C | February 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 211 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
62 | Lin Houston | RG | January 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Carbondale, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Sherman Howard | HB-DB | November 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 193 | Iowa | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
32 | Chick Jagade | FB | December 9, 1926 | 6'0" | 213 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Tommy James | RDH | September 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
40 | Dub Jones | RH | December 29, 1924 | 6'4" | 202 | Tulane | Arcadia, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
70 | John Kissell | LDT | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Boston Col. | Nashua, NH USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Warren Lahr | LS | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
86 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
34 | Walt Michaels | LLB | October 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 231 | Washington & Lee | Swoyersville, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
36 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Derrell Palmer | DT-T | August 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Breckenridge, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
44 | Don Phelps | HB-DB | January 7, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Kentucky | Richmond, KY USA | 1 | 0 |
16 | George Ratterman | QB | November 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
15 | Bert Rechichar | RS | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
26 | Ray Renfro | PR | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
78 | John Sandusky | RT | December 28, 1925 | 6'1" | 251 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
68 | Ed Sharkey | LB-G-T-DG | July 6, 1927 | 6'3" | 229 | Duke | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Don Shula | DB | January 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | John Carroll | Grand River, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
65 | Joe Skibinski | G | December 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
88 | Mac Speedie | LE | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
54 | Tommy Thompson | RLB | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 221 | William & Mary | Jersey City, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
60 | Bill Willis | MG | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | George Young | LDE | May 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 214 | Baldwin-Wallace | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 12 | 0 |