1957 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-2-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1957 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns surrendered 172 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland ran up 269 points. Jim Brown carried the ball for a team-leading 942 yards.
Tommy O'Connell threw for 1,229 yards. Pete Brewster snagged 30 passes for 614 yards. Preston Carpenter and Ray Renfro were targeted regularly, too.
Ken Konz and Don Paul each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1957 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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52 | Joe Amstutz | C | October 12, 1934 | 6'5" | 264 | Indiana | Toledo, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
10 | John Borton | QB | December 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 208 | Ohio St. | Alliance, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
88 | Pete Brewster | LE | September 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Purdue | Adams City, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
32 | Jim Brown | FB | February 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 232 | Syracuse | St. Simons Island, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
48 | Milt Campbell | KR | December 9, 1933 | 6'3" | 217 | Indiana | Plainfield, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
30 | Lew Carpenter | HB-FB | January 12, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
40 | Preston Carpenter | RE | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Tom Catlin | LB-C | September 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 213 | Oklahoma | Ponca City, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
82 | Frank Clarke | E | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado | Beloit, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
70 | Don Colo | RDT | January 5, 1925 | 6'3" | 252 | Brown | East Bridgewater, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Vince Costello | MLB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
80 | Len Ford | RDE | February 18, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 0 |
62 | Herschel Forester | LG | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 230 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
18 | Bobby Freeman | DB | October 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 202 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
79 | Bob Gain | LDT | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Chet Hanulak | RH | March 28, 1933 | 5'10" | 185 | Maryland | Hackensack, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
56 | Art Hunter | C | April 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Fairport Harbor, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Henry Jordan | DT-DE | January 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Virginia | Emporia, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Ken Konz | LS | September 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 184 | LSU | Weimar, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Warren Lahr | LDH | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
74 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
34 | Walt Michaels | RLB | October 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 231 | Washington & Lee | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
36 | Ed Modzelewski | FB | January 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 217 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Chuck Noll | LB-G-C | January 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Dayton | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
15 | Tommy O'Connell | QB | September 26, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 9 |
20 | Don Paul | RDH | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
16 | Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Penn St. | Westville, NJ USA | 9 | 3 |
84 | Bill Quinlan | LDE | June 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 248 | Michigan St. | Lawrence, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
26 | Ray Renfro | LH | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
46 | Billy Reynolds | HB | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Pittsburgh | St. Marys, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Fred Robinson | RG | September 2, 1930 | 6'1" | 242 | Washington | West Haven, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Stan Sheriff | LB-G-C | April 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 224 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
64 | Jim Smith | G-T-DE | February 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 241 | Baylor | West Columbia, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
86 | Paul Wiggin | DE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Junior Wren | RS | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 192 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 0 |