1973 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Nick Skorich (7-5-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1973 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Nick Skorich (7-5-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1973 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns chalked up 234 points, but the defensive squad yielded 255. Ken Brown ran for a team-leading 537 yards for Cleveland.
Mike Phipps threw for 1,719 yards. Frank Pitts topped all receivers, snagging 31 passes, while Milt Morin added 417 receiving yards.
Clarence Scott intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Nick Skorich coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Billy Andrews | LB | June 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | Clinton, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | MLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Briggs | DE-DT | April 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Heidelberg | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Cliff Brooks | DB | June 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Pineland, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Ken Brown | FB | 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 | 12 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Ben Davis | RCB | October 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Defiance | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 13 | 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 | RLB | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Van Green | DB | April 21, 1951 | 6'1" | 192 | Shaw | Auburndale, FL USA | 14 | 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 |
| 88 | Steve Holden | WR | August 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | Fair Hooker | WR | May 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Don Horn | QB | March 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Washington St. | South Gate, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Joe Jones | LDE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | RB | May 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 202 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lefear | RB-WR | February 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 197 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Mel Long | LB | November 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 228 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob McKay | RT | December 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas | Seminole, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Hugh McKinnis | RB | June 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 225 | Arizona St. | Sharon, PA USA | 14 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Frank Pitts | WR | November 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 199 | Southern | Atlanta, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | KR | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Nick Roman | RDE | September 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 244 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jim Romaniszyn | LB | September 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 224 | Edinboro | Titusville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | LCB | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Bo Scott | RB | March 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 215 | Ohio St. | Connellsville, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Ken Smith | TE | July 27, 1951 | 6'4" | 225 | New Mexico | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Stienke | DB | November 7, 1950 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 48 | Dave Sullivan | WR | January 31, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia | Steelton, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Walt Sumner | SS | 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 | 14 | 0 |
