1972 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Nick Skorich (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1972 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1972 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Cleveland netted 268 points, while the defense gave up 249. Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 811 yards for the Browns.

Mike Phipps passed for 1,994 yards. Frank Pitts snagged 36 passes for 620 yards, while Milt Morin and Fair Hooker provided receiving help also.

Ben Davis and Thom Darden each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Nick Skorich coached the team. The 1972 Cleveland Browns lost in the Division Playoff.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
52	Billy Andrews	RLB	June 14, 1945	6'0"	220	SE Louisiana	Clinton, LA USA	14	0
84	Bob Briggs	RDE	April 28, 1945	6'4"	258	Heidelberg	Toledo, OH USA	13	0
47	Charlie Brinkman	WR	May 26, 1949	6'2"	208	Louisville	Cincinnati, OH USA	1	0
23	Cliff Brooks	DB	June 21, 1949	6'1"	190	Tennessee St.	Pineland, TX USA	14	0
30	Ken Brown	KR	November 8, 1945	5'10"	203	none	Holdenville, OK USA	14	0
63	Joe Carollo	T	March 25, 1940	6'2"	265	Notre Dame	Wyandotte, MI USA	2	0
12	Don Cockroft	K	February 6, 1945	6'2"	195	Adams St.	Cheyenne, WY USA	14	0
64	Jim Copeland	C-G	March 5, 1945	6'3"	243	Virginia	Charlottesville, VA USA	1	0
33	Bo Cornell	LB-RB	March 7, 1949	6'2"	220	Washington	Seattle, WA USA	14	0
77	Fest Cotton	DT	October 18, 1949	6'2"	255	Dayton	Macon, MS USA	3	0
27	Thom Darden	DB	August 28, 1950	6'2"	195	Michigan	Sandusky, OH USA	14	0
28	Ben Davis	RCB	October 30, 1945	5'11"	180	Defiance	Birmingham, AL USA	14	0
61	Bob DeMarco	C	September 16, 1938	6'2"	248	Indiana	Jersey City, NJ USA	12	0
65	John Demarie	RG	August 28, 1945	6'3"	246	LSU	Lake Charles, LA USA	14	0
73	Doug Dieken	LT	February 12, 1949	6'5"	254	Illinois	Streator, IL USA	14	14
50	John Garlington	LB	June 5, 1946	6'1"	218	LSU	Jonesboro, LA USA	14	0
83	Chip Glass	TE	June 25, 1947	6'4"	235	Florida St.	Homestead, FL USA	14	0
75	Wes Grant	DE-DT	September 24, 1946	6'3"	245	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA	3	0
59	Charlie Hall	LLB	December 2, 1948	6'3"	220	Houston	Yoakum, TX USA	14	0
66	Gene Hickerson	LG	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	14	0
43	Fair Hooker	WR	May 22, 1947	6'1"	190	Arizona St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	0
82	Jim Houston	LB-DE	November 3, 1937	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Massillon, OH USA	14	0
34	Mike Howell	DB	July 5, 1943	6'1"	195	Grambling St.	West Monroe, LA USA	4	0
87	Rich Jackson	LDE	July 22, 1941	6'3"	255	Southern	New Orleans, LA USA	10	0
71	Walter Johnson	LDT	November 13, 1942	6'4"	265	New Mexico St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	14	0
44	Leroy Kelly	RB	May 20, 1942	6'0"	202	Morgan St.	Philadelphia, PA USA	14	0
58	Rick Kingrea	LB	July 18, 1949	6'1"	233	Tulane	Pearlsburg, VA USA	7	0
19	Billy Lefear	RB-WR	February 12, 1950	5'11"	197	Henderson St.	Magnolia, AR USA	9	0
51	Dale Lindsey	MLB	January 18, 1943	6'2"	223	Kentucky	Bedford, IN USA	11	0
53	Mel Long	LB	November 22, 1946	6'0"	228	Toledo	Toledo, OH USA	14	0
24	Bobby Majors	PR	July 7, 1949	6'1"	193	Tennessee	Lynchburg, TN USA	9	0
78	Bob McKay	RT	December 27, 1947	6'5"	260	Texas	Seminole, TX USA	10	0
89	Milt Morin	TE	October 15, 1942	6'4"	238	Massachusetts	Leominster, MA USA	14	0
62	Chris Morris	T	October 7, 1949	6'3"	250	Indiana	Indianapolis, IN USA	14	0
26	Reece Morrison	RB	October 21, 1945	6'0"	207	Texas St.	Tulsa, OK USA	4	0
16	Bill Nelsen	QB	January 29, 1941	6'0"	195	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	4	1
68	Bubba Pena	G	August 8, 1949	6'2"	250	Massachusetts	Wareham, MA USA	2	0
15	Mike Phipps	QB	November 19, 1947	6'3"	208	Purdue	Shelbyville, IN USA	14	13
25	Frank Pitts	WR	November 12, 1943	6'3"	199	Southern	Atlanta, GA USA	14	0
81	Nick Roman	DE	September 23, 1947	6'3"	244	Ohio St.	Canton, OH USA	10	0
22	Clarence Scott	LCB	April 9, 1949	6'0"	190	Kansas St.	Atlanta, GA USA	14	0
35	Bo Scott	FB	March 30, 1943	6'3"	215	Ohio St.	Connellsville, PA USA	12	0
72	Jerry Sherk	RDT	July 7, 1948	6'4"	258	Oklahoma St.	Grants Pass, OR USA	14	0
88	Ron Snidow	DE-DT	December 30, 1941	6'3"	250	Oregon	Newport News, VA USA	3	0
85	Paul Staroba	WR	January 20, 1949	6'3"	204	Michigan	Flint, MI USA	8	0
29	Walt Sumner	FS	February 2, 1947	6'1"	195	Florida St.	Ocilla, GA USA	13	0
42	Gloster Van Richardson	WR-FL	July 18, 1942	6'2"	200	Jackson St.	Greenville, MS USA	7	0
79	George Wright	DT	March 3, 1947	6'3"	265	Sam Houston St.	Houston, TX USA	4	0
67	Craig Wycinski	G	January 4, 1948	6'3"	243	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	6	0