1972 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Nick Skorich (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1972 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1972 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Browns netted 268 points, and the defense gave up 249. Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 811 yards for Cleveland.

Mike Phipps passed for 1,994 yards. Frank Pitts snagged 36 passes for 620 yards, while Milt Morin and Fair Hooker contributed to the receiving game also.

Ben Davis and Thom Darden each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Nick Skorich coached the team. The 1972 Cleveland Browns lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52Billy AndrewsRLBJune 14, 19456'0"220SE LouisianaClinton, LA USA140
84Bob BriggsRDEApril 28, 19456'4"258HeidelbergToledo, OH USA130
47Charlie BrinkmanWRMay 26, 19496'2"208LouisvilleCincinnati, OH USA10
23Cliff BrooksDBJune 21, 19496'1"190Tennessee St.Pineland, TX USA140
30Ken BrownKRNovember 8, 19455'10"203noneHoldenville, OK USA140
63Joe CarolloTMarch 25, 19406'2"265Notre DameWyandotte, MI USA20
12Don CockroftKFebruary 6, 19456'2"195Adams St.Cheyenne, WY USA140
64Jim CopelandC-GMarch 5, 19456'3"243VirginiaCharlottesville, VA USA10
33Bo CornellLB-RBMarch 7, 19496'2"220WashingtonSeattle, WA USA140
77Fest CottonDTOctober 18, 19496'2"255DaytonMacon, MS USA30
27Thom DardenDBAugust 28, 19506'2"195MichiganSandusky, OH USA140
28Ben DavisRCBOctober 30, 19455'11"180DefianceBirmingham, AL USA140
61Bob DeMarcoCSeptember 16, 19386'2"248IndianaJersey City, NJ USA120
65John DemarieRGAugust 28, 19456'3"246LSULake Charles, LA USA140
73Doug DiekenLTFebruary 12, 19496'5"254IllinoisStreator, IL USA1414
50John GarlingtonLBJune 5, 19466'1"218LSUJonesboro, LA USA140
83Chip GlassTEJune 25, 19476'4"235Florida St.Homestead, FL USA140
75Wes GrantDE-DTSeptember 24, 19466'3"245UCLALos Angeles, CA USA30
59Charlie HallLLBDecember 2, 19486'3"220HoustonYoakum, TX USA140
66Gene HickersonLGFebruary 15, 19356'3"248MississippiTrenton, TN USA140
54Fred HoaglinCJanuary 28, 19446'4"250PittsburghAlliance, OH USA140
43Fair HookerWRMay 22, 19476'1"190Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA140
82Jim HoustonLB-DENovember 3, 19376'3"240Ohio St.Massillon, OH USA140
34Mike HowellDBJuly 5, 19436'1"195Grambling St.West Monroe, LA USA40
87Rich JacksonLDEJuly 22, 19416'3"255SouthernNew Orleans, LA USA100
71Walter JohnsonLDTNovember 13, 19426'4"265New Mexico St.Cincinnati, OH USA140
44Leroy KellyRBMay 20, 19426'0"202Morgan St.Philadelphia, PA USA140
58Rick KingreaLBJuly 18, 19496'1"233TulanePearlsburg, VA USA70
19Billy LefearRB-WRFebruary 12, 19505'11"197Henderson St.Magnolia, AR USA90
51Dale LindseyMLBJanuary 18, 19436'2"223KentuckyBedford, IN USA110
53Mel LongLBNovember 22, 19466'0"228ToledoToledo, OH USA140
24Bobby MajorsPRJuly 7, 19496'1"193TennesseeLynchburg, TN USA90
78Bob McKayRTDecember 27, 19476'5"260TexasSeminole, TX USA100
89Milt MorinTEOctober 15, 19426'4"238MassachusettsLeominster, MA USA140
62Chris MorrisTOctober 7, 19496'3"250IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA140
26Reece MorrisonRBOctober 21, 19456'0"207Texas St.Tulsa, OK USA40
16Bill NelsenQBJanuary 29, 19416'0"195USCLos Angeles, CA USA41
68Bubba PenaGAugust 8, 19496'2"250MassachusettsWareham, MA USA20
15Mike PhippsQBNovember 19, 19476'3"208PurdueShelbyville, IN USA1413
25Frank PittsWRNovember 12, 19436'3"199SouthernAtlanta, GA USA140
81Nick RomanDESeptember 23, 19476'3"244Ohio St.Canton, OH USA100
22Clarence ScottLCBApril 9, 19496'0"190Kansas St.Atlanta, GA USA140
35Bo ScottFBMarch 30, 19436'3"215Ohio St.Connellsville, PA USA120
72Jerry SherkRDTJuly 7, 19486'4"258Oklahoma St.Grants Pass, OR USA140
88Ron SnidowDE-DTDecember 30, 19416'3"250OregonNewport News, VA USA30
85Paul StarobaWRJanuary 20, 19496'3"204MichiganFlint, MI USA80
29Walt SumnerFSFebruary 2, 19476'1"195Florida St.Ocilla, GA USA130
42Gloster Van RichardsonWR-FLJuly 18, 19426'2"200Jackson St.Greenville, MS USA70
79George WrightDTMarch 3, 19476'3"265Sam Houston St.Houston, TX USA40
67Craig WycinskiGJanuary 4, 19486'3"243Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA60



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