189 day's till The Browns kick★off ... the regular ♠︎ season.
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Ok, now it's Ozzie Newsome....please skip Harry "stone hands" Holt #81 lol (although he did catch a bomb in OT vs the Chargers for a GW TD).
Bob, do you remember the Serial Drive Killer named Greg Little?
A few years later we had a TE named Dimetrius that one previous regular in here (Riffer/Earthdice) renamed as Incompletrius. Every time the ball touched his hands it was heading to the ground un accompanied. Fortunately or unfortunately, I can't remember his last name.
Bob, do you remember the Serial Drive Killer named Greg Little?
Oh yeah. He had the physical tools but was so unreliable.
A few years later we had a TE named Dimetrius that one previous regular in here (Riffer/Earthdice) renamed as Incompletrius. Every time the ball touched his hands it was heading to the ground un accompanied. Fortunately or unfortunately, I can't remember his last name. ....might have been Demetrius Harris
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Cleveland Browns@BrownsIt’s National Jimmy Day so it's only right to throw it back to one of our favorite moments from last season 🧡🤎 -
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And at #77 there was ONLY one with 120 games, John Greco was second at 28.
Richard Philip Schafrath (March 21, 1937 – August 15, 2021) was an American offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator, and author. During his tenure as an athlete, he won a national football championship with the 1957 Ohio State University Buckeyes and the 1964 NFL Championship with the Cleveland Browns. Because of his strong work ethic and occasional stubborn determination friends and teammates nicknamed him "The Mule".
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AND, The next one is a "can't miss" at # 76. LOU GROZA. ... or honorable # 76 Marion Motley.
Plus the #76 is also retired. And what a lovely picture !
Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 – November 29, 2000), nicknamed "the Toe", was an American professional football offensive tackle and placekicker while playing his entire career for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL).
Groza was professional football's career kicking and points leader when he retired after the 1967 season. He played in 21 seasons for the Browns, helping the team to win eight league championships in that span. Groza's accuracy and strength as a kicker influenced the development of place-kicking as a specialty; he could kick field goals from beyond 50 yards (46 m) at a time when attempts from that distance were a rarity. He set numerous records for distance and number of field goals kicked during his career.
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And at #77 there was ONLY one with 120 games, John Greco was second at 28.
Richard Philip Schafrath (March 21, 1937 – August 15, 2021) was an American offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator, and author. During his tenure as an athlete, he won a national football championship with the 1957 Ohio State University Buckeyes and the 1964 NFL Championship with the Cleveland Browns. Because of his strong work ethic and occasional stubborn determination friends and teammates nicknamed him "The Mule".
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@flugel said:
My guess? The QB that threw it to him
...could be. Does he have any career receptions? I was thinking perhaps a fumble recovery...
...could be. Does he have any career receptions? I was thinking perhaps a fumble recovery...
I wish that's what I meant before it disappeared. Even though the write-up was right in front of me - for some reason I still thought he played LBer. He was a little before my attention span allowed me to start following this team. I was 7 years old when he played his final season in 1971 - the only names I remembered at that point were the guys that touched the ball the most (Bill Nelsen and Leroy Kelly).
1 year later (1972), I started collecting football cards - which became an amazing help to learning the names and numbers of the players. I also started collecting the Street and Smith Football Magazine/Annual Preview so I got a whole lot better at knowing the roster and the starters.
All that being case, I was far better at knowing the 70s, 80s, 90s rosters and starting lineups than I was with the 60s teams.
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● .... edit adds .... WED. JULY 3 .... Mike McCormack, (● see the notations)
Mike McCormack, OT/ D-MG one of the game’s greatest offensive tackles, began his pro football career with the NFL’s ● 1951 New York Yanks where as a rookie he earned the starting right tackle spot. That year he earned the first of six trips to the Pro Bowl, before being ● called into military service.
The Baltimore Colts who acquired his rights before the start of the 1953 season, traded him to the Cleveland Browns in a ● massive 15-player deal - WOW ! Even though the Browns knew Mike would not be available for a full year, he was the key man in the trade. Coach Paul Brown always considered it one of his wisest personnel moves.
● In his first season in Cleveland, McCormack, a former University of Kansas star and Chicago native, was asked to fill the middle guard position that had been vacated by the retiring Bill Willis on the defensive unit. It was a tall order, considering Willis would himself be elected to the Hall of Fame. McCormack, not surprisingly, was up to the challenge.
He quickly became an important factor on an excellent Cleveland defensive team. Mike enjoyed perhaps ● his most memorable individual moment on the defensive team when, in the 1954 NFL Championship Game, he stole the ball from Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne to set up one of the early touchdowns in a 56-10 Cleveland rout.
But it was as an offensive tackle that McCormack made his lasting mark in pro football. Mike was the Browns' offensive right tackle for eight years from 1955 through 1962. During that period, the Browns’ forward wall played a major role in assuring a balanced offensive approach and McCormack, equally adept as a blocker on rushing plays and as a quarterback protector, was a stabilizing factor throughout the period
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[ NOTICE TO BROWNS FANS ]
There were NO real stand out players to wear the #72 the most notable Jerry Sherk at 70 AV from 1970 to 1981 in the NFL. BROWNS (Jerry Sherk ▪︎-->Year 1970 to 1981 numbers below.)
~ AND ~ NONE of note from 26, 25 or 20 AV for .... Dahl, Schwartz, Peters.
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty AV Awards Career 147 131 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 70.5 1 70 1970 22 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 15 0 4.0 7 <--AV No 1971 23 CLE RDT 72 14 14 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5 8 1972 24 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.5 8 1973* 25 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 5.5 9 PB 1974* 26 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.0 8 PB 1975* 27 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 1 26 0 6.0 6 PB 1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 72 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 11 AP1, PB<--AV# Highest Ye 1977 29 CLE RDT 72 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 3 1978 30 CLE RDT 72 16 16 0 3.0 5 1979 31 CLE RDT 72 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 4 1980 32 CLE DE 72 1 1 0 0.0 0 1981 33 CLE NT 72 15 0 0 0.0 1 .jpeg.d2e01dd80043b7ee20763d7f0a27a952.jpeg)
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[ NOTICE TO BROWNS FANS ]
There were NO real stand out players to wear the #72 the most notable Jerry Sherk at 70 AV from 1970 to 1981 in the NFL. BROWNS (Jerry Sherk ▪︎-->Year 1970 to 1981 numbers below.)
~ AND ~ NONE of note from 26, 25 or 20 AV for .... Dahl, Schwartz, Peters.
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty AV Awards Career 147 131 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 70.5 1 70 1970 22 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 15 0 4.0 7 <--AV No 1971 23 CLE RDT 72 14 14 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5 8 1972 24 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.5 8 1973* 25 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 5.5 9 PB 1974* 26 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.0 8 PB 1975* 27 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 1 26 0 6.0 6 PB 1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 72 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 11 AP1, PB<--AV# Highest Ye 1977 29 CLE RDT 72 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 3 1978 30 CLE RDT 72 16 16 0 3.0 5 1979 31 CLE RDT 72 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 4 1980 32 CLE DE 72 1 1 0 0.0 0 1981 33 CLE NT 72 15 0 0 0.0 1
[ NOTICE TO BROWNS FANS ]
There were NO real stand out players to wear the #72 the most notable Jerry Sherk at 70 AV from 1970 to 1981 in the NFL. BROWNS (Jerry Sherk ▪︎-->Year 1970 to 1981 numbers below.)
~ AND ~ NONE of note from 26, 25 or 20 AV for .... Dahl, Schwartz, Peters.
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty AV Awards Career 147 131 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 70.5 1 70 1970 22 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 15 0 4.0 7 <--AV No 1971 23 CLE RDT 72 14 14 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5 8 1972 24 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.5 8 1973* 25 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 5.5 9 PB 1974* 26 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.0 8 PB 1975* 27 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 1 26 0 6.0 6 PB 1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 72 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 11 AP1, PB<--AV# Highest Ye 1977 29 CLE RDT 72 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 3 1978 30 CLE RDT 72 16 16 0 3.0 5 1979 31 CLE RDT 72 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 4 1980 32 CLE DE 72 1 1 0 0.0 0 1981 33 CLE NT 72 15 0 0 0.0 1
Jerry Sherk and Walter Johnson were an awesome inside duo. Very fond memories watching those 2 fellers...
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[ NOTICE TO BROWNS FANS ]
There were NO real stand out players to wear the #72 the most notable Jerry Sherk at 70 AV from 1970 to 1981 in the NFL. BROWNS (Jerry Sherk ▪︎-->Year 1970 to 1981 numbers below.)
~ AND ~ NONE of note from 26, 25 or 20 AV for .... Dahl, Schwartz, Peters.
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty AV Awards Career 147 131 3 3 0 3 0 12 41 0 70.5 1 70 1970 22 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 15 0 4.0 7 <--AV No 1971 23 CLE RDT 72 14 14 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 4.5 8 1972 24 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.5 8 1973* 25 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 5.5 9 PB 1974* 26 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 2 0 0 10.0 8 PB 1975* 27 CLE RDT 72 14 14 0 0 1 26 0 6.0 6 PB 1976*+ 28 CLE RDT 72 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 11 AP1, PB<--AV# Highest Ye 1977 29 CLE RDT 72 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 3 1978 30 CLE RDT 72 16 16 0 3.0 5 1979 31 CLE RDT 72 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 4 1980 32 CLE DE 72 1 1 0 0.0 0 1981 33 CLE NT 72 15 0 0 0.0 1
Jerry Sherk and Walter Johnson were an awesome inside duo. Very fond memories watching those 2 fellers...
Jerry Sherk and Walter Johnson were an awesome inside duo. Very fond memories watching those 2 fellers...
Yes during that 1970 to 1981 time period Jerry Sherk kind of slid under the radar a bit -but- we true Cleveland BROWNS die-hard fans remember a die-hard player like #72 Jerry S.
The 1970s ~thru~ early 1980s period when I saw the MOST of my great ol' Muni games bar none !
That's why I wanted to mention the #72 Jerry Sherk <--▪︎ righf here. Maybe not the most famous -but- a great
11 years. Thanks Jerry !
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A True American Hero
Days till kick off
That would be Dieken's last season with the Browns, wearing the one-off jersey worn only in 1984... the season I went to my first Browns game.
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