1961 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (8-5-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1961 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1961 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

Cleveland ran up 319 points, while the defense allowed 270. Jim Brown piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,408 yards for the Browns.

Milt Plum threw for 2,416 yards. Ray Renfro snagged 48 passes for 834 yards. Jim Brown was targeted regularly as well.

Bernie Parrish intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
38	Sam Baker	P	November 12, 1929	6'2"	217	Oregon St.	San Francisco, CA USA	14	0
83	Johnny Brewer	TE-LB-DE	March 8, 1937	6'4"	230	Mississippi	Vicksburg, MS USA	14	0
32	Jim Brown	FB	February 17, 1936	6'2"	232	Syracuse	St. Simons Island, GA USA	14	14
81	Leon Clarke	E-FL	January 10, 1933	6'4"	232	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	13	0
50	Vince Costello	LLB	August 4, 1932	6'0"	230	Ohio	Dellroy, OH USA	14	0
42	Bobby Crespino	SE-TE	January 11, 1938	6'5"	225	Mississippi	Duncan, MS USA	13	0
18	Len Dawson	QB	June 20, 1935	6'0"	190	Purdue	Alliance, OH USA	7	1
85	Charley Ferguson	WR-TE	November 13, 1939	6'5"	217	Tennessee St.	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
20	Ross Fichtner	DB	October 26, 1938	6'0"	185	Purdue	McKeesport, PA USA	13	0
35	Galen Fiss	LB	July 10, 1931	6'0"	227	Kansas	Johnson, KS USA	13	0
46	Don Fleming	LS	June 11, 1937	6'0"	188	Florida	Bellaire, OH USA	14	0
24	Bobby Franklin	RS	October 5, 1936	5'11"	182	Mississippi	Clarksdale, MS USA	14	0
79	Bob Gain	LDT	June 21, 1929	6'3"	256	Kentucky	Akron, OH USA	14	0
76	Lou Groza	K	January 25, 1924	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Martins Ferry, OH USA	14	0
82	Jim Houston	LDE	November 3, 1937	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Massillon, OH USA	14	0
88	Rich Kreitling	SE	March 13, 1936	6'2"	208	Auburn	Chicago, IL USA	13	0
70	Errol Linden	T	October 21, 1937	6'5"	258	Houston	New Orleans, LA USA	10	0
52	Dave Lloyd	MLB	November 9, 1936	6'3"	247	Texas Tech	Sapulpa, OK USA	14	0
74	Mike McCormack	RT	June 21, 1930	6'4"	246	Kansas	Chicago, IL USA	14	0
34	Walt Michaels	RLB	October 16, 1929	6'0"	231	Washington & Lee	Swoyersville, PA USA	14	0
49	Bobby Mitchell	HB	June 6, 1935	6'0"	192	Illinois	Hot Springs, AR USA	14	0
56	John Morrow	C	April 27, 1933	6'3"	244	Michigan	Port Huron, MI USA	14	0
86	Gern Nagler	TE	February 23, 1932	6'2"	190	Santa Clara	Yuba City, CA USA	13	0
78	Ed Nutting	T	February 8, 1939	6'4"	246	Georgia Tech	Washington, DC USA	4	0
30	Bernie Parrish	LCB	April 29, 1936	5'11"	194	Florida	Long Beach, CA USA	14	0
72	Floyd Peters	RDT	May 21, 1936	6'4"	254	San Francisco St.	Council Bluffs, IA USA	13	0
16	Milt Plum	QB	January 20, 1935	6'1"	205	Penn St.	Westville, NJ USA	14	13
40	Preston Powell	FB	September 23, 1936	6'2"	225	Grambling St.	Winnfield, LA USA	12	0
62	Duane Putnam	G	September 5, 1928	6'0"	228	Pacific	Pollack, SD USA	14	0
26	Ray Renfro	FL	November 7, 1929	6'1"	190	North Texas	Whitesboro, TX USA	14	0
77	Dick Schafrath	LT	March 21, 1937	6'3"	253	Ohio St.	Canton, OH USA	13	0
44	Jim Shofner	RCB	December 18, 1935	6'2"	191	TCU	Grapevine, TX USA	14	0
64	Jim Smith	LG	February 27, 1932	6'3"	241	Baylor	West Columbia, TX USA	14	0
68	Larry Stephens	DE-DT	September 24, 1938	6'3"	250	Texas	Buda, TX USA	14	0
22	Tom Watkins	HB	October 23, 1937	6'0"	195	Iowa St.	West Memphis, AR USA	10	0
84	Paul Wiggin	RDE	November 18, 1934	6'3"	242	Stanford	Modesto, CA USA	14	0
60	John Wooten	RG	December 5, 1936	6'2"	235	Colorado	Clarksville, TX USA	14	0