1970 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Blanton Collier (7-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1970 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Blanton Collier (7-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1970 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns racked up 286 points, and the defense yielded 265. Bill Nelsen threw for 2,156 yards. Bo Scott snagged 40 passes, while Milt Morin added 611 receiving yards. Fair Hooker contributed to the receiving game, too.
Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 656 yards for Cleveland, and Bo Scott additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Erich Barnes picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Blanton Collier coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Billy Andrews | RLB | June 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | Clinton, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Erich Barnes | LCB | July 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 201 | Purdue | Elkhart, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Beutler | LB | September 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 234 | Toledo | Bluffton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Ken Brown | RB | November 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 203 | none | Holdenville, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Adams St. | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | WR | August 20, 1940 | 6'5" | 215 | Maryland | Williamstown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Jim Copeland | C-G | March 5, 1945 | 6'3" | 243 | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ben Davis | DB | October 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Defiance | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | John Demarie | LG | August 28, 1945 | 6'3" | 246 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Steve Engel | RB | October 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | Englewood, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | John Garlington | LB | June 5, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | LSU | Jonesboro, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Don Gault | QB | August 30, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Hofstra | Lynbrook, NY USA | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Chip Glass | TE | June 25, 1947 | 6'4" | 235 | Florida St. | Homestead, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | October 3, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Okolona, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | RG | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin | C | January 28, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Fair Hooker | WR | May 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LLB | November 3, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | FS | July 5, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | West Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Jenkins | G-T-DE-DT | July 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Southern Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Dave Jones | WR | August 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 192 | Kansas St. | Goodland, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Homer Jones | KR | February 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Southern | Pittsburg, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Joe Jones | DE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | SS | December 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 183 | Miami (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | RB | May 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 202 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Rudy Kuechenberg | LB | February 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 215 | Indiana | Hobart, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | MLB | January 18, 1943 | 6'2" | 223 | Kentucky | Bedford, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob McKay | T-G | December 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas | Seminole, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Randy Minniear | RB | December 27, 1943 | 6'1" | 210 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | Milt Morin | TE | October 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Massachusetts | Leominster, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | PR | October 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 207 | Texas St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 14 | 1 |
| 55 | Chuck Reynolds | C-G | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Joe Righetti | DT | December 31, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Waynesburg | Fredericktown, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LT | March 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Tom Schoen | DB | January 30, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Bo Scott | FB | March 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 215 | Ohio St. | Connellsville, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Snidow | LDE | December 30, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Ricky Stevenson | DB | June 27, 1948 | 5'11" | 198 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Freddie Summers | DB | February 16, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington (MD) | Columbia, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Walt Sumner | RCB | February 2, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Ocilla, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Joe Taffoni | RT | March 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 255 | West Virginia | Brownsville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | William Yanchar | DT | March 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 251 | Purdue | Euclid, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
