189 day's till The Browns kick★off ... the regular ♠︎ season.

[Flugel]

@syd said:

sorry,. But is Jim Houston day's away till kick off

Not a bad choice at all Syd!   He made his 1st of 4 Pro Bowls in 1964; which was also the same year the Browns won their last Championship.  It's nice for people to see Cleveland had another great player before Ozzie that wore #82.

[syd]

@flugel said:

Not a bad choice at all Syd!   He made his 1st of 4 Pro Bowls in 1964; which was also the same year the Browns won their last Championship.  It's nice for people to see Cleveland had another great player before Ozzie that wore #82.

also the year I was born

[Orion]

@flugel said:

It's nice for people to see Cleveland had another great player before Ozzie that wore #82.

Same number.  2 totally opposite positions.  

[Dutch Oven]

@flugel said:

Not a bad choice at all Syd!   He made his 1st of 4 Pro Bowls in 1964; which was also the same year the Browns won their last Championship.  It's nice for people to see Cleveland had another great player before Ozzie that wore #82.

As a fan of Browns history, I often wonder how much better the Browns would have been if Paul Brown hadn't felt the need to trade away future Hall of Fame Defensive Linemen, like Willie Davis and Henry Jordan (Green Bay) and Doug Atkins (Chicago). 

The Browns defense in the 1960s was serviceable, but nothing like the 1950s defense that helped them to six straight NFL Championships. 

[Flugel]

@syd said:

also the year I was born

Me too young man!

[syd]

@flugel said:

Me too young man!

i was in July ya old fart. What about you ?

[Flugel]

@dutch-oven said:

As a fan of Browns history, I often wonder how much better the Browns would have been if Paul Brown hadn't felt the need to trade away future Hall of Fame Defensive Linemen, like Willie Davis and Henry Jordan (Green Bay) and Doug Atkins (Chicago). 

The Browns defense in the 1960s was serviceable, but nothing like the 1950s defense that helped them to six straight NFL Championships. 

Not to sound like an ultimate homer but my guess is they would have won 2 or 3 more Championships. 

What a freakin run they had winning all 4 Championships in their 1st Pro Football League.  Then they showed up to the NFL and made it to 6 consecutive Championships and won 3 of them inclusive of the very 1st one. That was Otto Graham's entire 10 year career. All Championships and he won 7 of them.  About 14 years later, Joe Namath won 1 Super Bowl Championship for the NY Jets and you'd think he was the guy that had the career Otto had. 

Here's a cut and paste of Namath's NFL career stats: 

Joe Namath ; Passing attempts: 3,762. Passing completions: 1,886. Completion percentage: 50.1%. TD–INT: 173–220. Passing yards: 27,663. Passer rating: 65.5 .

Here's a paste of Graham's Pro Football stats (that include the 4 years in the 1st league that perk up the stats some) :

 

Otto Graham ; Passing attempts: 2,626. Passing completions: 1,464. Completion percentage: 55.8%. TD–INT: 174–135. Passing yards: 23,584. Passer rating: 86.6.

[Flugel]

@syd said:

i was in July ya old fart. What about you ?

?  March

[syd]

Jack Gregory days away

[Bob806]

@flugel said:

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

[syd]

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[syd]

Jarvis Landry days away

[syd]

Days away

[syd]

[mjp28]

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".

[mjp28]

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.

[mjp28]

One more  easy slam dunk  at #75  Joe Bitinio  with 85  there are  ZERO. with  XX. digits.

And  OH  what a physique !

[Orion]

@mjp28 said:

 Schafrath

...look at him runnin' with that thing!    

[mjp28]

@orion said:

...look at him runnin' with that thing!    

Yeah,  an old time  hard-azz  football player. ....  for sure !

[Orion]

@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...