1966 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1966 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1966 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Cleveland piled up points with 403 points, while the defense gave up 259. Frank Ryan passed for 2,974 yards. Gary Collins topped the receiving corps, snagging 56 passes for 946 yards, while Ernie Green and Paul Warfield were targeted regularly as well.
Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 1,141 yards for the Browns.
The larcenous defense pounced on 49 turnovers. Mike Howell and Ross Fichtner each seized 8 opponent throws.
Blanton Collier coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Erich Barnes | LCB | July 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 201 | Purdue | Elkhart, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Jim Battle | T | September 18, 1941 | 6'5" | 235 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | Walter Beach | DB-RB | January 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Central Michigan | Pontiac, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Johnny Brewer | RLB | March 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | John Brown | T | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | T-DT-DE | January 24, 1937 | 6'6" | 265 | USC | Fillmore, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | FL | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | LS | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Bobby Franklin | DB | October 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Glass | RDE | August 16, 1935 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Ernie Green | FB | 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 |
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | RB | September 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | San Jose St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | RG | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin | C | January 28, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Alliance, OH USA | 6 | 6 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LLB | November 3, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | RCB | July 5, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | West Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Joe Isbell | G | July 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 243 | Houston | Gorman, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | RDT | December 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Michigan St. | Bay City, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | LS | December 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 183 | Miami (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 11 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | HB | May 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 202 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary Lane | QB | December 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 210 | Missouri | Alton, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | LB | January 18, 1943 | 6'2" | 223 | Kentucky | Bedford, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Clifton McNeil | WR-FL-SE | May 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 187 | Grambling St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Dick Modzelewski | DT | February 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 250 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Milt Morin | TE | October 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Massachusetts | Leominster, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 56 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | DT | October 16, 1939 | 6'5" | 270 | Oklahoma St. | Broken Bow, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | DB | April 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 194 | Florida | Long Beach, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Nick Pietrosante | FB | September 10, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Notre Dame | Ansonia, CT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Walter Roberts | KR | February 15, 1942 | 5'9" | 163 | San Jose St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LT | March 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Randy Schultz | RB | November 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 210 | Northern Iowa | Iowa Falls, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Ralph Smith | TE | December 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Mississippi | Brookhaven, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | SE | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Sid Williams | LB | March 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | John Wooten | LG | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
