1953 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (11-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1953 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1953 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 11 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns surrendered 162 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland netted 348 points. Otto Graham passed for 2,722 yards. Dante Lavelli snagged 45 passes for 783 yards, while Ray Renfro and Pete Brewster were targeted regularly as well.

Ray Renfro ran for a team-leading 352 yards, while Billy Reynolds and Chick Jagade also buoyed the ground attack.

Ken Konz, Tommy James and Warren Lahr each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1953 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
83Doug AtkinsLDEMay 8, 19306'8"257TennesseeHumboldt, TN USA80
88Pete BrewsterLESeptember 1, 19306'3"210PurdueAdams City, IN USA1212
20Ken CarpenterKRFebruary 26, 19266'0"195Oregon St.Seaside, OR USA120
50Tom CatlinLLBSeptember 8, 19316'1"213OklahomaPonca City, OK USA120
70Don ColoLDTJanuary 5, 19256'3"252BrownEast Bridgewater, MA USA120
66Gene DonaldsonGSeptember 29, 19305'9"215KentuckyEast Chicago, IN 110
80Len FordRDEFebruary 18, 19266'4"245Morgan St.Washington, DC USA120
52Frank GatskiCMarch 18, 19226'3"233MarshallFarmington, WV USA120
64Abe GibronLGSeptember 22, 19255'11"243ValparaisoMichigan City, IN USA100
84Horace GillomPMarch 3, 19216'1"221Ohio St.Roanoke, AL USA120
15Ken GorgalLSFebruary 13, 19296'2"200PurdueLa Salle, IL USA120
14Otto GrahamQBDecember 6, 19216'1"196NorthwesternWaukegan, IL USA1211
76Lou GrozaKJanuary 25, 19246'3"240Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA120
79Jerry HelluinDTAugust 8, 19296'2"272TulaneHouma, LA USA60
62Lin HoustonGJanuary 11, 19216'0"213Ohio St.Carbondale, IL USA120
30Sherman HowardHB-DBNovember 28, 19245'11"193IowaNew Orleans, LA USA120
32Chick JagadeFBDecember 9, 19266'0"213IndianaChicago, IL USA120
42Tommy JamesRDHSeptember 16, 19235'10"185Ohio St.Canton, OH USA120
40Dub JonesRHDecember 29, 19246'4"202TulaneArcadia, LA USA120
22Ken KonzRSSeptember 25, 19285'10"184LSUWeimar, TX USA120
24Warren LahrLDHSeptember 5, 19235'11"189Case Western ReserveMount Zion, PA USA120
86Dante LavelliREFebruary 23, 19236'0"191Ohio St.Hudson, OH USA120
34Walt MichaelsLBOctober 16, 19296'0"231Washington & LeeSwoyersville, PA USA120
36Marion MotleyFB-LBJune 5, 19206'1"232South Carolina St.Leesburg, GA USA120
65Chuck NollRGJanuary 5, 19326'1"220DaytonCleveland, OH USA120
72Derrell PalmerRDTAugust 27, 19226'2"240TCUBreckenridge, TX USA110
16George RattermanQBNovember 12, 19266'0"192Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA91
26Ray RenfroHB-FLNovember 7, 19296'1"190North TexasWhitesboro, TX USA120
46Billy ReynoldsPRJuly 20, 19315'11"195PittsburghSt. Marys, WV USA120
78John SanduskyRTDecember 28, 19256'1"251VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA120
56Don SteinbrunnerTApril 5, 19326'3"220Washington St.Bellingham, WA USA80
54Tommy ThompsonRLBJanuary 6, 19276'1"221William & MaryJersey City, NJ USA90
60Bill WillisMGOctober 5, 19216'2"213Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA110
82George YoungDE-EMay 10, 19246'3"214Baldwin-WallaceWilkes-Barre, PA USA120



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