1977 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (6-7)
Coach: Dick Modzelewski (0-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1977 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (6-7)
Coach: Dick Modzelewski (0-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1977 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cleveland ran up 269 points, while the defensive squad conceded 267. Greg Pruitt carried the ball for a team-leading 1,086 yards for the Browns.
Brian Sipe passed for 1,233 yards. Cleo Miller snagged 41 passes, while Reggie Rucker added 565 receiving yards, while Greg Pruitt was targeted regularly, too.
Thom Darden picked off 6 opponent throws.
Forrest Gregg and Dick Modzelewski coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | MLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | LB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | LCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Adams St. | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | Reggie Craig | WR | June 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Barry Darrow | RT | June 27, 1950 | 6'7" | 260 | West. Montana | Peoria, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 21 | Oliver Davis | RCB | August 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 203 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Al Dennis | G | June 24, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Independence, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Brian Duncan | KR | March 31, 1952 | 6'0" | 201 | SMU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Earl Edwards | LDT | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Ken Ellis | DB | September 27, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern | Woodbine, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | John Garlington | LB | June 5, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | LSU | Jonesboro, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Penn St. | Dunkirk, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | LLB | December 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston | Yoakum, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | RLB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | RG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Mark Johnson | DE-LB | August 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 240 | Missouri | Moline, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | Ricky Jones | LB-DB | March 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 211 | Tuskegee | Birmingham, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe Jones | LDE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Bob Lingenfelter | T | September 1, 1954 | 6'7" | 277 | Nebraska | Norfolk, NE USA | 14 | 2 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Terry Luck | QB | December 14, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Nebraska | Fayetteville, NC USA | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Dave Mays | QB | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 204 | Texas Southern | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | FB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Mack Mitchell | RDE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 84 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 36 | Eddie Payton | RB | August 3, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Peters | SS | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Larry Poole | RB | July 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Kent St. | Akron, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | RB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Oscar Roan | TE | October 17, 1951 | 6'6" | 215 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 8 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | LCB | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | LG | November 12, 1952 | 6'6" | 255 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 7 | 6 |
| 78 | Mickey Sims | RDT | March 5, 1955 | 6'5" | 278 | South Carolina St. | Union, SC USA | 12 | 7 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 74 | Mike St. Clair | RDE | September 2, 1953 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa Central | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | T-C-G | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 12 | 9 |
| 80 | Lawrence Williams | WR | September 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Texas Tech | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Rolly Woolsey | PR | August 11, 1953 | 6'1" | 182 | Boise St. | Provo, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
