1961 Cleveland Browns Draftees

Record: 8-5-1, 3rd in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Paul Brown (8-5-1)

Points For: 319 (22.8/g) 6th of 14

Points Against: 270 (19.3/g) 5th of 14

Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6

SRS: 1.65 (7th of 14), SOS: -1.85

Other Notable Asst.: Howard Brinker (Backfield Coach) and Dick Evans (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Principal Owner: Art Modell

Head Coach/General Manager: Paul Brown

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Hiram College (Hiram, Ohio)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Bobby Crespino	10	SE	8	1961	1968	0	0	2	8	107				0				0	58	741	9	Mississippi
2	Ed Nutting	27	T	2	1961	1963	0	0	1	5	18				0				0			0	Georgia Tech
4	John Brown	55	T	10	1962	1971	0	0	8	43	136				0				0			0	Syracuse
5	Mike Lucci	69	LB	12	1962	1973	0	1	9	61	154				0				0			0	Tennessee
6	Frank Parker	79	DT	7	1962	1969	0	0	1	18	78				0				0			0	Oklahoma St.
7	Preston Powell	97	FB	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	0	12				0		1	5	0			0	Grambling St.
8	Fred Cox	110	K	15	1963	1977	0	1	0	46	210	1	1	-1	0	0			0			0	Pittsburgh
8	John Frongillo	111	C	5	1962	1966	0	0	0	12	54				0				0			0	Baylor
9	Jake Gibbs	125	QB				0	0	0														Mississippi
10	Wayne Wolff	129	G	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	1	2				0				0			0	Wake Forest
10	Ken Ericson	139	E				0	0	0														Syracuse
11	Billy Gault	153	HB	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	0	4				0				0			0	TCU
12	Dick Lage	167	E	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	0	1				0				0			0	Lenoir-Rhyne
13	Jack Wilson	181	B				0	0	0														Duke
14	Phil Lohman	195	C				0	0	0														Oklahoma
15	Charley Taylor	209	B				0	0	0														Mississippi
16	Roger Shoals	223	T	9	1963	1971	0	0	5	32	104				0				0			0	Maryland
17	Calvin Bird	237	B				0	0	0														Kentucky
18	Ed Morris	251	T				0	0	0														Indiana
19	Bob Minihane	265	G				0	0	0														Boston Univ.
20	Charlie Baker	279	T				0	0	0														Tennessee