
1974 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Nick Skorich (4-10)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1974 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cleveland scored 251 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 344, most in the circuit. Greg Pruitt ran for a team-leading 540 yards for the Browns, while Hugh McKinnis and Ken Brown additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Mike Phipps passed for 1,384 yards. Hugh McKinnis topped all receivers, snagging 32 passes, while Steve Holden added 452 receiving yards, while Milt Morin provided receiving help, too.
The ball-hawking defense created 40 turnovers. Thom Darden picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Nick Skorich coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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69 | Pete Adams | LG | May 4, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
75 | Allen Aldridge | DE | April 27, 1945 | 6'6" | 250 | Prairie View | Eagle Lake, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Preston Anderson | DB | September 30, 1951 | 6'1" | 183 | Rice | Bonham, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
52 | Billy Andrews | LB | June 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | Clinton, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
60 | Bob Babich | MLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
74 | Carl Barisich | DT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 13 | 3 |
23 | Cliff Brooks | DB | June 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Pineland, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
30 | Ken Brown | RB | November 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 203 | none | Holdenville, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
28 | Eddie Brown | DB | February 19, 1952 | 5'11" | 187 | Tennessee | Jasper, TN USA | 13 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
63 | Barry Darrow | T | June 27, 1950 | 6'7" | 260 | West. Montana | Peoria, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
65 | John Demarie | RG | August 28, 1945 | 6'3" | 246 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
83 | Jubilee Dunbar | WR | May 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 196 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
50 | John Garlington | RLB | June 5, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | LSU | Jonesboro, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Chris Gartner | K | July 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | Indiana | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 | 0 |
82 | Tim George | WR | October 4, 1951 | 6'5" | 225 | Carson-Newman | Alcoa, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
21 | Van Green | RCB | 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 | 14 |
18 | Ben Hawkins | WR-SE-FL | March 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Arizona St. | Newark, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
88 | Steve Holden | WR | August 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
62 | Glen Holloway | G | September 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
43 | Fair Hooker | WR | May 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
31 | Bob Hunt | RB | September 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 210 | Heidelberg | Toledo, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
67 | Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
77 | Mark Ilgenfritz | DE | September 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Billy Lefear | KR | February 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 197 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
52 | Mel Long | LB | November 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 228 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Bob McKay | T-G | December 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas | Seminole, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
37 | Hugh McKinnis | FB | June 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 225 | Arizona St. | Sharon, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
89 | Milt Morin | TE | October 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Massachusetts | Leominster, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 14 | 9 |
34 | Greg Pruitt | PR | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
84 | Ernie Richardson | TE | July 17, 1950 | 6'5" | 225 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
81 | Nick Roman | LDE | September 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 244 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
66 | Mike Seifert | RDE | March 30, 1951 | 6'3" | 245 | Wisconsin | Port Washington, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 5 |
48 | Dave Sullivan | WR | January 31, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia | Steelton, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
79 | Gerry Sullivan | RT | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 13 | 8 |
29 | Walt Sumner | SS | February 2, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Ocilla, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
84 | Jim Thaxton | TE-WR | January 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee St. | Brownsville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
42 | Gloster Van Richardson | WR-FL | July 18, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 9 | 0 |