1947 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 12-1-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (12-1-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1947 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 12 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
On offense, Cleveland led the league with 410 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns yielded 185 points, fewest in the league. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 889 yards.
Otto Graham passed for 2,753 yards. Mac Speedie topped all receivers, snagging 67 passes for 1,146 yards.
The ball-hawking defense created 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Tom Colella picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1947 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Tony Adamle | LB | May 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio St. | Fairmont, WV USA | 14 | 1 |
| 42 | Chet Adams | LT | October 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 7 |
| 66 | Ermal Allen | QB-DB | December 25, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | Kentucky | Kyles Ford, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | Ernie Blandin | LT | June 21, 1919 | 6'4" | 248 | Tulane | Augusta, KS USA | 12 | 7 |
| 99 | Bill Boedeker | HB | March 7, 1924 | 5'11" | 192 | DePaul | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 3 |
| 92 | Tom Colella | LH | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 14 | 7 |
| 80 | Bob Cowan | B | January 2, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 10 | 1 |
| 70 | Spiro Dellerba | LB-FB,HB | January 25, 1923 | 5'11" | 200 | Ohio St. | Ashtabula, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 94 | Jim Dewar | B | June 17, 1922 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Oak Park, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | Bob Gaudio | G | July 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 219 | Ohio St. | Ashtabula, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 59 | Horace Gillom | P | March 3, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Ohio St. | Roanoke, AL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 60 | Otto Graham | PR | December 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 196 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 85 | Don Greenwood | RH | February 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 46 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 32 | Lin Houston | G | January 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Carbondale, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 38 | Weldon Humble | LG | April 24, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Rice | Nixon, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 90 | Edgar Jones | LH | May 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 56 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 13 | 6 |
| 62 | Cliff Lewis | QB | March 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 167 | Duke | Lakewood, OH USA | 13 | 5 |
| 82 | Bill Lund | HB | October 27, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | Case Western Reserve | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Mel Maceau | C | December 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 203 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Lew Mayne | HB | March 21, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas | Cuero, TX USA | 13 | 4 |
| 76 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 45 | Roman Piskor | G | August 9, 1917 | 6'0" | 245 | Niagara | North Tonawanda, NY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 44 | Lou Rymkus | RT | November 6, 1919 | 6'4" | 231 | Notre Dame | Royalton, IL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 72 | Lou Saban | C | October 13, 1921 | 6'0" | 202 | Indiana | Brookfield, IL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 20 | Mike Scarry | C | February 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 214 | Waynesburg | Duquesne, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 53 | Marshall Shurnas | E | April 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 205 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 11 | 1 |
| 49 | Lenny Simonetti | T | November 20, 1919 | 5'11" | 225 | Tennessee | Roswell, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 58 | Mac Speedie | LE | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| Ray Terrell | HB | June 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Mississippi | Water Valley, MS USA | 3 | 1 | |
| 36 | Ed Ulinski | LG | December 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 203 | Marshall | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 30 | Bill Willis | RG | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 12 |
| 50 | John Yonakor | RE | August 4, 1921 | 6'5" | 222 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 52 | George Young | DE | May 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 214 | Baldwin-Wallace | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 13 | 2 |
