Ross Fichtner
Ross William Fichtner
Born: October 26, 1938
McKeesport, PA USA
Deceased: October 14, 2022
Plymouth, MI
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Purdue
High School: Tech (McKeesport, PA)
Career: 1960-1968
Drafted: 1960 in Round 3, #33 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Ross Fichtner played from 1960 to 1968 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. Fichtner intercepted 27 passes for 581 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 39 | 1 | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 64 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 48 | 1 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 152 | 19.0 | 58 | 1 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 113 | 28.2 | 88 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 581 | 21.5 | 88 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1963 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1960 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 | 1961 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 2 | 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 12 | 1964 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 4 | 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
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Honors
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
