1958 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (9-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1958 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (9-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1958 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Browns scored 302 points, and the defensive squad conceded 217. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,527 yards for Cleveland.
Milt Plum threw for 1,619 yards. Preston Carpenter topped the receiving corps, snagging 29 passes, while Ray Renfro added 573 receiving yards.
Don Paul and Ken Konz each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1958 Cleveland Browns lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Leroy Bolden | HB | August 24, 1932 | 5'8" | 170 | Michigan St. | Wabash, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Pete Brewster | LE | September 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Purdue | Adams City, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Jim Brown | FB | February 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 232 | Syracuse | St. Simons Island, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 30 | Lew Carpenter | HB-FB | January 12, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Preston Carpenter | RE | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Catlin | LB-C | September 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 213 | Oklahoma | Ponca City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | E | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado | Beloit, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Don Colo | RDT | January 5, 1925 | 6'3" | 252 | Brown | East Bridgewater, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Willie Davis | LDE | July 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 243 | Grambling St. | Lisbon, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Dick Deschaine | P | April 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 206 | none | Menomonie, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Bobby Freeman | LDH | October 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 202 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | LDT | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | G | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Art Hunter | C | April 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Fairport Harbor, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Henry Jordan | DT-DE | January 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Virginia | Emporia, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Ken Konz | LS | September 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 184 | LSU | Weimar, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Warren Lahr | DB | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Willie McClung | T-DT | May 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida A&M | Marion, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels | RLB | October 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 231 | Washington & Lee | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | KR | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Hot Springs, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Ed Modzelewski | FB | January 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 217 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Chuck Noll | RG | January 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Dayton | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Don Paul | RDH | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Penn St. | Westville, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Bill Quinlan | RDE | June 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 248 | Michigan St. | Lawrence, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | RH | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Jim Shofner | DB | December 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 191 | TCU | Grapevine, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Jim Smith | LG | February 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 241 | Baylor | West Columbia, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Paul Wiggin | DE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Junior Wren | RS | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 192 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
