1955 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-2-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1955 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1955 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Defensively, the Browns conceded 218 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Cleveland piled up points with 349 points. Fred Morrison ran for a team-leading 824 yards, while Ed Modzelewski also contributed to the rushing attack.

Otto Graham tossed for 1,721 yards. Pete Brewster snagged 34 passes for 622 yards, while Ray Renfro and Dante Lavelli contributed to the receiving game as well.

Ken Konz, Chuck Noll and Warren Lahr each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1955 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
30Maurice BassettFBApril 26, 19316'1"230LangstonChickasha, OK USA120
60Harold BradleyRGOctober 13, 19296'2"230IowaChicago, IL USA110
88Pete BrewsterLESeptember 1, 19306'3"210PurdueAdams City, IN USA1212
70Don ColoRDTJanuary 5, 19256'3"252BrownEast Bridgewater, MA USA120
46Henry FordRDENovember 1, 19316'0"180PittsburghHomestead, PA USA20
80Len FordDE-EFebruary 18, 19266'4"245Morgan St.Washington, DC USA120
62Herschel ForesterGApril 14, 19316'0"230SMUDallas, TX USA120
79Bob GainMGJune 21, 19296'3"256KentuckyAkron, OH USA110
52Frank GatskiCMarch 18, 19226'3"233MarshallFarmington, WV USA120
64Abe GibronLGSeptember 22, 19255'11"243ValparaisoMichigan City, IN USA120
84Horace GillomPMarch 3, 19216'1"221Ohio St.Roanoke, AL USA120
14Otto GrahamQBDecember 6, 19216'1"196NorthwesternWaukegan, IL USA1212
76Lou GrozaKJanuary 25, 19246'3"240Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA120
42Tommy JamesDB-HBSeptember 16, 19235'10"185Ohio St.Canton, OH USA80
77Tom JonesRBJune 22, 19316'0"200Kentucky St.Cincinnati, OH USA20
40Dub JonesHB-DB-WB-TBDecember 29, 19246'4"202TulaneArcadia, LA USA120
72John KissellLDTMay 14, 19236'3"245Boston Col.Nashua, NH USA120
22Ken KonzLSSeptember 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
82Carlton MasseyLDEJanuary 17, 19306'4"221Southwestern (TX)Rockwall, TX USA120
74Mike McCormackRTJune 21, 19306'4"246KansasChicago, IL USA120
34Walt MichaelsRLBOctober 16, 19296'0"231Washington & LeeSwoyersville, PA USA120
36Ed ModzelewskiFBJanuary 13, 19296'0"217MarylandWest Natrona, PA USA120
32Fred MorrisonRHOctober 7, 19266'2"215Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA120
65Chuck NollLLBJanuary 5, 19326'1"220DaytonCleveland, OH USA120
50Sam PalumboLB-CJune 7, 19326'2"226Notre DameCleveland, OH USA90
20Don PaulPRJuly 23, 19266'0"187Washington St.Tacoma, WA USA110
54Pete PeriniFB-LBFebruary 10, 19286'0"225Ohio St.New Village, NJ USA60
44Johnny PetitbonRSJune 4, 19315'11"186Notre DameNew Orleans, LA USA120
16George RattermanQBNovember 12, 19266'0"192Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA100
26Ray RenfroLHNovember 7, 19296'1"190North TexasWhitesboro, TX USA120
78John SanduskyT-DTDecember 28, 19256'1"251VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA120
43Bob SmithKRFebruary 23, 19335'10"195NebraskaCouncil Bluffs, IA USA100
83Chuck WeberLB-DE-GMarch 25, 19306'1"229West ChesterPhiladelphia, PA USA110
46Bob WhiteHBMay 25, 19295'11"176StanfordLos Angeles, CA USA80



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