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10 greatest Cleveland Browns of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

American professional football player Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball towards the defensive line of the New York Giants, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, September 16, 1962. The Browns won 17 to 7. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)
American professional football player Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball towards the defensive line of the New York Giants, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, September 16, 1962. The Browns won 17 to 7. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) /
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HIRAM, OH – JULY, 1960: Offensive Tackle and Placekicker Lou Groza #76, of the Cleveland Browns, poses for an action portrait during training camp in July, 1960 at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. Quarterback Len Dawson #18 is the holder. (Photo by: Henry Barr Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
HIRAM, OH – JULY, 1960: Offensive Tackle and Placekicker Lou Groza #76, of the Cleveland Browns, poses for an action portrait during training camp in July, 1960 at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. Quarterback Len Dawson #18 is the holder. (Photo by: Henry Barr Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images) /

5. T/PK Lou Groza

He was a master of many trades and earned a very memorable nickname. But Lou “The Toe” Groza was very much a complete football player. “Kicking was something I did because I had the talent, said Groza (courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame). I always considered myself a tackle.”

And that’s where the 21-year pro earned the most recognition. He spent the final seven years of his career strictly as a kicker, returning to the team in 1961 after sitting out the previous season due to injury. And no matter how you break it down be it the entire franchise history (1,608 points since 1946) or just the club’s years in the National Football League (1,349 points since 1950), Groza remains the all-time scoring leader in the history of the Cleveland Browns.

He joined the club in 1946 and was with the team throughout its four-year run in the All-America Football Conference. His tenure included being a part of all eight of the franchise’s professional football titles – four in the AAFC and four in the NFL –the last coming in 1964. The powerful and consistent blocker was a nine-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1974.

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