1963 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Browns piled up points with 343 points, and the solid defense allowed 262. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,863 yards for Cleveland.
Frank Ryan threw for 2,026 yards. Gary Collins topped pass catchers, snagging 43 passes for 674 yards.
Larry Benz and Vince Costello each seized 7 opponent throws.
Blanton Collier coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Walter Beach | DB-RB | January 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Central Michigan | Pontiac, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Larry Benz | LS | January 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | Northwestern | Chattanooga, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | RT | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | T-DT-DE | January 24, 1937 | 6'6" | 265 | USC | Fillmore, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | FL | August 20, 1940 | 6'5" | 215 | Maryland | Williamstown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Ted Connolly | G | December 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 240 | Santa Clara | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Andy Cvercko | G | November 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 243 | Northwestern | Campbell, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | RS | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | RLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Bobby Franklin | DB | 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 |
| 80 | Bill Glass | RDE | August 16, 1935 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Tom Goosby | G-LB | May 24, 1939 | 6'0" | 235 | Baldwin-Wallace | Alliance, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Ernie Green | HB | October 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | RG | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LLB | November 3, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Tom Hutchinson | TE-WR | June 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Stanford, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | DT | December 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Michigan St. | Bay City, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Kreitling | SE | March 13, 1936 | 6'2" | 208 | Auburn | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike Lucci | LB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim McCusker | T | May 19, 1936 | 6'2" | 246 | Pittsburgh | Jamestown, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Morze | C-T | March 21, 1933 | 6'4" | 270 | Boston Col. | Gardner, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 1 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | RDT | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | HB-FL | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 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 |
| 34 | Stan Sczurek | LB | March 7, 1937 | 5'11" | 230 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | Roger Shoals | T | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Jim Shofner | PR | December 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 191 | TCU | Grapevine, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Shorter | DB | June 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 184 | Detroit Mercy | Montgomery, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Sam Tidmore | LB | October 28, 1938 | 6'1" | 230 | Ohio St. | Decatur, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Ken Webb | HB | August 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 207 | Presbyterian | Albany, GA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | John Wooten | LG | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
