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  • Lets just get to brass tacks here gentlemen, for we have now come to the   *Greatest Damn Football Player  to ever lace on cleats, We are now Jim Brown days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Brown was the Browns 1st round pick of the 1957 season, sixth overall, from Syracuse. In his nine seasons with the Browns, he would go to the Pro Bowl every year, lead the NFL eight times and win the MVP another three times. The Browns would go to three NFL Championships with Brown at fullback, winning the NFL Title in 1964. As proud as he was of his NFL career, he was more proud of his civil rights activism, starting during his NFL career. Brown would finish his career with 12,312 yards rushing, 5.2 yards per carry and 106 rushing touchdowns. He would add 262 receptions for 2499 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

    .... * So true from Cleveland BROWNS and most Football fans everywhere. 

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    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by mjp28

    @dutch-oven said:

    Lets just get to brass tacks here gentlemen, for we have now come to the   *Greatest Damn Football Player  to ever lace on cleats, We are now Jim Brown days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Brown was the Browns 1st round pick of the 1957 season, sixth overall, from Syracuse. In his nine seasons with the Browns, he would go to the Pro Bowl every year, lead the NFL eight times and win the MVP another three times. The Browns would go to three NFL Championships with Brown at fullback, winning the NFL Title in 1964. As proud as he was of his NFL career, he was more proud of his civil rights activism, starting during his NFL career. Brown would finish his career with 12,312 yards rushing, 5.2 yards per carry and 106 rushing touchdowns. He would add 262 receptions for 2499 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

    .... * So true from Cleveland BROWNS and most Football fans everywhere. 

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    Well when you talk about  #32 Jim Brown  its almost unanimous that he might be one of the IF not the   "first or best GOAT players ever"   in the NFL professional football league  He led the league in rushing in 8 of the 9 years he played,   I think that may be safe to say that  nobody will come close to that stat even though the defenses were set up so 11 guys were trying to stop 1 guy.  Year after year but they never could suceed even when he was a receiver.    

    And it will go on and on there,  that and the greatest player ever did pass away this year 2023 and of course was and always be an immoral  Cleveland Brown ever  so I was just looking for some pictures to remember him playing the game ...... here are a few.

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  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    We've had a nice run of Browns legendary RBs, so lets shift gears, ahall we? We are now Frank Minnifield days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Small but a feisty bump-and-run cornerback, Minnifield walked on the Louisville football team, and started his pro football career in the USFL, playing in 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He then signed with the Browns after the '84 USFL season ended, and would play in Cleveland for his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season. He and Hanford Dixon formed one of the best cornerback duos in league history, and he would go to four consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in 1986. Minnifield was also named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. 

    frank minniefield.jpeg

  • We've had a nice run of Browns legendary RBs, so lets shift gears, ahall we? We are now Frank Minnifield days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Small but a feisty bump-and-run cornerback, Minnifield walked on the Louisville football team, and started his pro football career in the USFL, playing in 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He then signed with the Browns after the '84 USFL season ended, and would play in Cleveland for his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season. He and Hanford Dixon formed one of the best cornerback duos in league history, and he would go to four consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in 1986. Minnifield was also named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. 

    frank minniefield.jpeg

    sydS syd wrote on last edited by

    @dutch-oven said:

    We've had a nice run of Browns legendary RBs, so lets shift gears, ahall we? We are now Frank Minnifield days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Small but a feisty bump-and-run cornerback, Minnifield walked on the Louisville football team, and started his pro football career in the USFL, playing in 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He then signed with the Browns after the '84 USFL season ended, and would play in Cleveland for his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season. He and Hanford Dixon formed one of the best cornerback duos in league history, and he would go to four consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in 1986. Minnifield was also named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. 

    frank minniefield.jpeg

    thanks dutch

  • We've had a nice run of Browns legendary RBs, so lets shift gears, ahall we? We are now Frank Minnifield days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Small but a feisty bump-and-run cornerback, Minnifield walked on the Louisville football team, and started his pro football career in the USFL, playing in 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He then signed with the Browns after the '84 USFL season ended, and would play in Cleveland for his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season. He and Hanford Dixon formed one of the best cornerback duos in league history, and he would go to four consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in 1986. Minnifield was also named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. 

    frank minniefield.jpeg

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by

    @dutch-oven said:

    We've had a nice run of Browns legendary RBs, so lets shift gears, ahall we? We are now Frank Minnifield days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Small but a feisty bump-and-run cornerback, Minnifield walked on the Louisville football team, and started his pro football career in the USFL, playing in 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers. He then signed with the Browns after the '84 USFL season ended, and would play in Cleveland for his entire NFL career, retiring after the 1992 season. He and Hanford Dixon formed one of the best cornerback duos in league history, and he would go to four consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in 1986. Minnifield was also named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. 

    frank minniefield.jpeg

    Well  #31  Frank Minnifield  was a pretty much a run away winner here with  73 memorable games with that awesome BROWNS defense from  1984 to 1992 the beginning of   "the Dawgs !".     I think we all could agree with that.

    And some distant  #31 jerseys  and games would be  Jamal Lewis 20, William Green 15  and  Donte Whitner 13.

    "Woof,  Woof !"

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

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  • Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    sydS syd wrote on last edited by

    @dutch-oven said:

    Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    now that's a haircut you could set your watch to

  • Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by

    @dutch-oven said:

    Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    And again Dutch got my #1 pick at #30  Bernie Parrish who from  1959 - 1965 half of 1966 played in 94 and started in 92 games,  31 INTs. 3 TDs  a very productive player even though he played LCB.  

    A few others in the  "not so Honorable Mentions list"  were Cleo Miller 30, Jamil White 18, Ken Brown 16 and who doesn't remember Thane Gash 12.   On to the 20s,  we're getting there !

  • @dutch-oven said:

    Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    And again Dutch got my #1 pick at #30  Bernie Parrish who from  1959 - 1965 half of 1966 played in 94 and started in 92 games,  31 INTs. 3 TDs  a very productive player even though he played LCB.  

    A few others in the  "not so Honorable Mentions list"  were Cleo Miller 30, Jamil White 18, Ken Brown 16 and who doesn't remember Thane Gash 12.   On to the 20s,  we're getting there !

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    @mjp28 said:

    A few others in the  "not so Honorable Mentions list"  were Cleo Miller 30, Jamil White 18, Ken Brown 16 and who doesn't remember Thane Gash 12.   On to the 20s,  we're getting there !

    I always really liked Jamil White. He was a very good 3rd down back. 

  • mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by

    ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎   Oh we had a  TORNADO WARNING   today, went right over our house.  Knocked the power out briefly  enough to bring our backup generator to come on.   Kind of exciting  ..... briefly.   ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎

    Now back to Mr #29 and company.

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    Our cornerback trend continues, as we are now Hanford Dixon days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Dixon was a 1981 first round pick (#22 overall, back when the Browns picking #22 overall wasn't a dumpster fire) out of Southern Mississippi, and would pair up with Frank Minnifield in the mid to late 1980s to form one of the best cornerback duos ever. Hanford is well known as the person behind naming the bleacher section at Cleveland Stadium the "Dawg Pound", and he went to three Pro Bowls in a row (1986-88). He still is a Cleveland presence, seen on Browns pregame shows for years now. 

    hanford dixon.jpeg

  • @dutch-oven said:

    Lets stay with the cornerback vibe fellas, as we are now Bernie Parrish days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Parrish, like Don Fleming, was a football and baseball player at the University of Florida, and was a ninth round pick of the Browns in 1958. Due to his pro baseball contract, Parrish wouldn't start playing for the Browns until the next season. He was a two time Pro-Bowler, helped the Browns win the NFL Title in 1964, and would play with the Browns until he asked for and received his release one game into the 1966 season. He'd finish his playing career in the AFL with the Houston Oilers, playing the rest of the '66 season there. During his playing career, he also was the team's union player representative. 

    bernie parrish.jpeg

    And again Dutch got my #1 pick at #30  Bernie Parrish who from  1959 - 1965 half of 1966 played in 94 and started in 92 games,  31 INTs. 3 TDs  a very productive player even though he played LCB.  

    A few others in the  "not so Honorable Mentions list"  were Cleo Miller 30, Jamil White 18, Ken Brown 16 and who doesn't remember Thane Gash 12.   On to the 20s,  we're getting there !

    FlugelF Flugel wrote on last edited by Flugel

    @mjp28 said:

    And again Dutch got my #1 pick at #30  Bernie Parrish who from  1959 - 1965 half of 1966 played in 94 and started in 92 games,  31 INTs. 3 TDs  a very productive player even though he played LCB.  

    A few others in the  "not so Honorable Mentions list"  were Cleo Miller 30, Jamil White 18, Ken Brown 16 and who doesn't remember Thane Gash 12.   On to the 20s,  we're getting there !

    I liked Cleo Miller a lot!  In 1976 and 1977, this 5'11" 207lb guy actually played FB while Greg Pruitt was our RB. In what may seem like a ho hum career for a franchise best known for it's RB tradition, I'm going to post his stats to show what he accomplished the only 2 years he played FB. Pretty good rushing and receiving stats to add to whatever Greg Pruitt was doing.  He was a VERY tough guy for a guy that size.  As Keith Jackson liked to say when he did the college games "he really packs it" - and of course that's what she said too.  However, the numbers outside of 76 and 77 pretty much show he was mostly a 2nd RB off the bench. I remember watching a game when the Browns played the Jets the commentator said that Cleo used to get behind his van and push it up a slight elevation uphill as part of his training.  I think Cheech and Chong did something similar for different reasons. Anyway, Cleo was just an average player with a big heart for the game that made himself memorable to a kid like me.

    Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV
    1974 22 KAN RB 30 14 2 40 186 0 47 4.7 13.3 2.9 14 149 10.6 0 34 1.0 10.6 54 6.2 335 0 4 3
    1975 23 2TM RB   11 0 13 23 1 10 1.8 2.1 1.2 2 20 10.0 0 10 0.2 1.8 15 2.9 43 1 2 0
        CLE RB 31 5 0 6 3 1 6 0.5 0.6 1.2 2 20 10.0 0 10 0.4 4.0 8 2.9 23 1 1 0
        KAN RB 30 6 0 7 20 0 10 2.9 3.3 1.2       0       7 2.9 20 0 1 0
    1976 24 CLE FB 30 12 12 153 613 4 21 4.0 51.1 12.8 16 145 9.1 0 38 1.3 12.1 169 4.5 758 4 8 7
    1977 25 CLE FB 30 14 14 163 756 4 38 4.6 54.0 11.6 41 291 7.1 1 28 2.9 20.8 204 5.1 1047 5 5 11
    1978 26 CLE RB 30 15 9 89 336 1 18 3.8 22.4 5.9 20 152 7.6 0 23 1.3 10.1 109 4.5 488 1 2 4
    1979 27 CLE RB 30 16 3 39 213 1 39 5.5 13.3 2.4 26 251 9.7 0 33 1.6 15.7 65 7.1 464 1 1 4
    1980 28 CLE RB 30 16 0 28 139 3 50 5.0 8.7 1.8 2 8 4.0 0 7 0.1 0.5 30 4.9 147 3 2 1
    1981 29 CLE RB 30 12 2 52 165 2 13 3.2 13.8 4.3 16 139 8.7 0 17 1.3 11.6 68 4.5 304 2 0 2
    1982 30 CLE RB
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by Dutch Oven

    Well good morning Browns fans! We are four weeks away from Browns regular season football, also known as Herman Fontenot and Ron Bolton days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season! Hold up, TWO Browns players on the same day, Dutch? "Fo sho", Dutch retorted. 

    Fontenot was an undrafted RB from LSU picked up after the Draft in 1985. He would play for the Browns for four seasons as a 3rd down back behind Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner, then finish his career in Green Bay for two more seasons. He had 143 career receptions for 1453 yards and 6 interceptions, compared to only 370 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns running the ball. 

    Bolton was a 5th round draft pick in 1972 out of Norfolk State University by the New England Patriots, where he'd play four seasons, until the cornerback finished his career with the Browns, playing in Cleveland from 1976-82. He had 35 career interceptions, including two in the infamous Red Right 88 Ice Bowl game vs Oakland, taking one to the house. 

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  • sydS syd wrote on last edited by

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  • sydS syd wrote on last edited by

    i  loved that uni

  • Our cornerback trend continues, as we are now Hanford Dixon days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Dixon was a 1981 first round pick (#22 overall, back when the Browns picking #22 overall wasn't a dumpster fire) out of Southern Mississippi, and would pair up with Frank Minnifield in the mid to late 1980s to form one of the best cornerback duos ever. Hanford is well known as the person behind naming the bleacher section at Cleveland Stadium the "Dawg Pound", and he went to three Pro Bowls in a row (1986-88). He still is a Cleveland presence, seen on Browns pregame shows for years now. 

    hanford dixon.jpeg

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by mjp28

    @dutch-oven said:

    Our cornerback trend continues, as we are now Hanford Dixon days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Dixon was a 1981 first round pick (#22 overall, back when the Browns picking #22 overall wasn't a dumpster fire) out of Southern Mississippi, and would pair up with Frank Minnifield in the mid to late 1980s to form one of the best cornerback duos ever. Hanford is well known as the person behind naming the bleacher section at Cleveland Stadium the "Dawg Pound", and he went to three Pro Bowls in a row (1986-88). He still is a Cleveland presence, seen on Browns pregame shows for years now. 

    hanford dixon.jpeg

    Oh yes what do 29 + 31 equal ?   How about  Dixon and Minnifield were selected by NFL.com as the No 2 "Best Cornerback Tandem of All-Time." . That's pretty good !

    They led a really exciting era of  Cleveland BROWNS  football   when they played together on the field from the  1980s to early 1990s.  You couldn't wait to get your tickets to the game oe better yet in the venerable Cleveland  "Dawg Pound"  zone  known across the football world and even on the cover of Sports Magazines everywhere. 

    And on TV  home or away you just couldn't wait for  ● GAMEDAY ● and maybe even a get-together with friends whether it's Thursday,  Sunday or Monday Night it was just 60 minutes of waiting to see what  Bernie Kosar  and the offense would do and then turn it over to the Cleveland defense and see what magic might happens next.

    It's the stuff that makes and sustains we Cleveland BROWNS football fans year after year and from generation after generation.   And we'd  watch the   5' 9"  #31  and our 5' 11"  #29  in the defensive backfield doing their thing was so much fun ...... we'd hope they'd never end ......  but eventually they did.   

    Hanford Dixon has kept very active in the local and regional sports picture and online.  Dixon remains a visible presence on the football front in Cleveland, as he is a football analyst for WOIO-TV 19 (CBS) in Cleveland, and the color analyst for the high school football game of the week on FS Ohio. He has a podcast with former Browns QB Bernie Kosar called "The Bernie Kosar Show with Handford Dixon" on the BIGPLAY Network.

    Dutch, syd, *Flugs  and others do *give you even more on stats and things,  /I'm just going back in time today.   And I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.   And I can't wait for Mr #28.

    * And see various revisions and updates on  8/14/2023 and other dates.      *AND OF COURSE, as always ......

    GO BROWNS  !

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  • sydS syd

    i  loved that uni

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    @syd said:

    i  loved that uni

    Me too Syd!  That's why it's the one I chose for the avatar.  

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    Well we've broken the four week mark, as we are now Thom Darden days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season starts. Darden was a Browns first round pick (#18 overall) from TTUN, and he played his entire career at safety for the Browns, retiring after the 1981 season. He went to the 1978 Pro Bowl, and finished as the all-time Browns interception leader with 45. 

    thom darden.jpeg

  • Well we've broken the four week mark, as we are now Thom Darden days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season starts. Darden was a Browns first round pick (#18 overall) from TTUN, and he played his entire career at safety for the Browns, retiring after the 1981 season. He went to the 1978 Pro Bowl, and finished as the all-time Browns interception leader with 45. 

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    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by mjp28

    @dutch-oven said:

    Well we've broken the four week mark, as we are now Thom Darden days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season starts. Darden was a Browns first round pick (#18 overall) from TTUN, and he played his entire career at safety for the Browns, retiring after the 1981 season. He went to the 1978 Pro Bowl, and finished as the all-time Browns interception leader with 45. 

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    Hey .....  Mr Thom Darden  #27  from the  unofficial  roller coaster capital of the  USA .....  none other than  Sandusky,  OH-IO.   ~  AND   ~   Mr  Thom is  exactly  one month older than  ME   at 72  born on  August  28 , 1950,  now how about that. 

    ★  He as our resident  bio & stat guru  Dutch pointed out is  has the  ~ CLEVELAND BROWNS  INT ~  record at  45   despite missing one year in 1975 with a knee injury.    He also had his  BEST YEAR  IN 1978  OF 10  INTS   when the  BROWNS   went to  16  games.   Funny how records get surpassed in those years the extra  2  or so games  do help   records  ..... good pick Dutch.

    And the  ~  BROWNS  INTERCEPTION  RECORD  LIST  ~   just might surprise you a bit who is on it to the top 10 or 20 or 24.   In fact here is the list from  45 to 17 INTS.   Take a look for yourself .....  some of our   ★TOP COUNTDOWN  PLAYERS ★   are right there  ...... somewhere  ❤️

            Def Interceptions Fumbles   Tackles  
    Rk Player From To G Pos AV Int
    ▼
    Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty
    1 Thom Darden 1972 1981 128 FS 66 45 820 2 49     6 9 32 1 0.0            
    2 Warren Lahr 1949 1959 124 LDH   44 562 5 42     1 4 23 0 0.0            
    3 Clarence Scott 1971 1983 186 LCB 85 39 407 2 49     1 11 0 0 3.0            
    4 Tommy James 1948 1955 94 RDH   34 309 1 36     0 5 44 1 0.0            
    5 Ken Konz 1953 1959 84 LS   30 392 4 54     2 6 32 0 0.0            
    6 Cliff Lewis 1946 1951 71 DB   30 266 0 20     3 2 0 0 0.0            
    7 Bernie Parrish 1959 1966 94 LCB 55 29 557 3 92     0 5 34 1 3.0            
    8 Ross Fichtner 1960 1967 102 LS 45 27 581 3 88     1 3 0 0 0.0            
    9 Mike Howell 1965 1972 102 DB 44 27 252 0 68     1 2 0 0 2.0            
    10 Hanford Dixon 1981 1989 131 RCB 83 26 225 0 37     2 4 0 0 2.0            
    11 Felix Wright 1985 1990 92 FS 28 26 469 2 68     1 6 0 0 0.0            
    12 Don Paul 1954 1958 59 RDH   22 389 1 42     2 6 106 1 0.0            
    13 Frank Minnifield 1984 1992 122 LCB 73 20 124 0 27     0 7 16 0 0.0            
    14 Jim Shofner 1958 1963 76 RCB 31 20 219 0 35     4 7 7 0 0.0            
    15 Joe Haden 2010 2016 90 DB 47 19 231 1 62 101 4 1 4 34 0 2.0   306 71 3 1  
    16 Erich Barnes 1965 1971 85 LCB 38 18 414 3 55     1 3 0 0 0.0            
    17 Tom Colella 1946 1948 41 P   18 274 1 0     0 0 0 0 0.0            
    18 Vince Costello 1957 1966 130 MLB 51 18 245 0 31     0 8 54 2 1.5            
    19 Earl Little 1999 2004 86 DB 26 18 126 0 28 37 2 3 2 14 0 1.0   232 68 7    
    20 Ron Bolton 1976 1982 90 LCB 33 17 211 1 43     0 7 45 0 0.0            
    21 Ben Davis 1967 1973 75 RCB 38 17 232 0 44     6 5 23 0 0.0            
    22 Anthony Henry 2001 2004 61 RCB 22 17 283 1 97 49 3 0 0 0 0 0.0   210 40 4    
    23 Ernie Kellermann 1966 1971 81 LS 34 17 119 1 40     1 4 0 0 0.0            
    24 Eric Turner 1991 1995 63 FS 36 17 272 2 93
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by

    We've had a good run of very good defensive backs, but now we will turn our attention to one of the most underrated Browns receivers in history, as we are now Ray Renfro days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season. Renfro was a 1952 fourth round pick of the Browns out of North Texas State University, and he started as a halfback before switching to flanker. Perhaps because he came after legends like Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie and before loved Browns receivers Gary Collins and Paul Warfield he kind of is forgotten now, but Renfro put up some crazy numbers. He might have been the guy who was the inspiration for the phrase "big chunk plays", because he only averaged two catches a game throughout his career, but he averaged almost 20 yards a catch! He played his entire career with the Browns (1952-63), playing in five NFL Championships, where he scored three touchdowns. He finished his career with 281 receptions for a staggering 5508 yard (19.6 per catch) and 50 touchdowns. 

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  • Well we've broken the four week mark, as we are now Thom Darden days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season starts. Darden was a Browns first round pick (#18 overall) from TTUN, and he played his entire career at safety for the Browns, retiring after the 1981 season. He went to the 1978 Pro Bowl, and finished as the all-time Browns interception leader with 45. 

    thom darden.jpeg

    FlugelF Flugel wrote on last edited by

    @dutch-oven said:

    Well we've broken the four week mark, as we are now Thom Darden days until the start of the 2023 Cleveland Browns season starts. Darden was a Browns first round pick (#18 overall) from TTUN, and he played his entire career at safety for the Browns, retiring after the 1981 season. He went to the 1978 Pro Bowl, and finished as the all-time Browns interception leader with 45. 

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    Very solid Safety for the Browns.  So many times when his name comes up today someone will say something like "I forgot about him - he was a great player for us."  I collected football cards back in the day and it helped me remember a lot of guys better over the years.  Sometimes when the decades blend, I can go back to them to make sure I'm in the right decade if I'm discussing somebody in here.