1960 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (8-3-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1960 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 8-3-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (8-3-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1960 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
On offense, the Browns scored 362 points, best in the league. Meanwhile, the defensive squad conceded 217 points. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,257 yards.
Milt Plum threw for 2,297 yards. Bobby Mitchell topped the receiving corps, snagging 45 passes, while Gern Nagler added 616 receiving yards.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 45 turnovers, best in the league. Bobby Franklin and Jim Shofner each picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Sam Baker | K | November 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 217 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Jim Brown | FB | February 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 232 | Syracuse | St. Simons Island, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Jamie Caleb | HB-FB | October 29, 1936 | 6'1" | 210 | Grambling St. | Calhoun, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Leon Clarke | E-FL | January 10, 1933 | 6'4" | 232 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Denton | DE-T | July 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 244 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | DB | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Don Fleming | LS | June 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 188 | Florida | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Bobby Franklin | DB | October 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | LDT | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Prentice Gautt | HB-FB | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | RG | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LB-DE | November 3, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Kreitling | SE | March 13, 1936 | 6'2" | 208 | Auburn | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Dave Lloyd | LB-C | November 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 247 | Texas Tech | Sapulpa, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels | RLB | October 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 231 | Washington & Lee | Swoyersville, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | HB | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Hot Springs, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Rich Mostardo | RS | July 1, 1938 | 5'11" | 188 | Charleston (WV) | Bryn Mawr, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 87 | Fred Murphy | E | February 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Gern Nagler | TE | February 23, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Clara | Yuba City, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | LCB | April 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 194 | Florida | Long Beach, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Floyd Peters | RDT | May 21, 1936 | 6'4" | 254 | San Francisco St. | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Penn St. | Westville, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 70 | Jim Prestel | DT | June 28, 1937 | 6'5" | 275 | Idaho | Indianapolis, IN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | FL | November 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LT | March 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Gene Selawski | T-G | November 28, 1935 | 6'4" | 252 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Jim Shofner | PR | 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 |
| 68 | Larry Stephens | DE-DT | September 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Buda, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | A.D. Williams | E-FL | November 21, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | Pacific | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | John Wooten | G | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
