1962 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (7-6-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1962 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Browns scored 291 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Frank Ryan tossed for 1,541 yards, and Jim Ninowski took a significant amount of snaps, too. Jim Brown topped the receiving corps, snagging 47 passes, while Rich Kreitling added 659 receiving yards, while Ray Renfro contributed to the receiving game also.
Jim Brown ran for a team-leading 996 yards for Cleveland.
Ross Fichtner 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 |
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83 | Johnny Brewer | TE | 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 |
70 | John Brown | T | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Howard Cassady | HB-SE-FL | March 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 183 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
81 | Leon Clarke | E-FL | January 10, 1933 | 6'4" | 232 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
86 | Gary Collins | P | August 20, 1940 | 6'5" | 215 | Maryland | Williamstown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
50 | Vince Costello | MLB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
42 | Bobby Crespino | SE-TE | January 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 225 | Mississippi | Duncan, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
20 | Ross Fichtner | LS | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
46 | Don Fleming | DB | June 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 188 | Florida | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Bobby Franklin | RS | October 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
79 | Bob Gain | LDT | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
80 | Bill Glass | RDE | August 16, 1935 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
48 | Ernie Green | KR | October 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Gene Hickerson | G | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Jim Houston | LB-DE | 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 | 14 | 0 |
52 | Mike Lucci | RLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
74 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Frank Morze | C-T | March 21, 1933 | 6'4" | 270 | Boston Col. | Gardner, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 7 |
78 | Frank Parker | DT | October 16, 1939 | 6'5" | 270 | Oklahoma St. | Broken Bow, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
30 | Bernie Parrish | LCB | April 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 194 | Florida | Long Beach, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
72 | Floyd Peters | RDT | May 21, 1936 | 6'4" | 254 | San Francisco St. | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Ray Renfro | FL | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
13 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 11 | 7 |
36 | Charlie Scales | HB-FB | January 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 210 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
77 | Dick Schafrath | LT | March 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
44 | Jim Shofner | PR | December 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 191 | TCU | Grapevine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Jim Shorter | DB | June 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 184 | Detroit Mercy | Montgomery, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
64 | Jim Smith | LG | February 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 241 | Baylor | West Columbia, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
54 | Sam Tidmore | LB | October 28, 1938 | 6'1" | 230 | Ohio St. | Decatur, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
49 | Tommy Wilson | HB | September 1, 1932 | 6'0" | 203 | none | Stamford, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
60 | John Wooten | RG | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |