I found this old Cleveland Browns Official Program in my Grandfather’s Basement.
From October 11, 1970, the Cover was a variety of Marvel Comics characters getting ready to play some football, Illustrated by THE Stan Lee. But that’s not what’s surprising about the issue. It’s the sizes of the Monsters of the Gridiron in 1970 compared to today. Heck, you wonder if an NFL team from 1970 could compete with a COLLEGE team from today.
Height and Weight of Players listed after position:
Just the Facts, no statistics---
1970 Browns starting 11
QB Bill Nelsen, 6'-0" 195
WR Fair Hooker, 6'-1" 193
LT Dick Schafrath, 6'-3" 258
LG John Demarie, 6'-3" 255
C Fred Hoaglin, 6'-4" 250
RG Gene Hickerson (HOF), 6'-2" 248
RT Joe Taffoni, 6'-3" 250
TE Milt Morin, 6'-4" 240
WR Gary Collins, 6'-4" 210
RB LeRoy Kelly (HOF), 6'-0" 200
RB Bo Scott, 6'-3" 210
2016 Buckeyes starting 11
QB J.T. Barrett, 6'-2" 222
WR Noah Brown, 6'-2" 218
LT Jamarco Jones, 6'-5" 310
LG Michael Jordan, 6'-7" 310
C Pat Elflein, 6'-3" 300
RG Billy Price, 6'-4" 315
RT Isaiah Prince, 6'-7" 310
TE Marcus Baugh, 6'-5" 255
WR Terry McLaurin, 6'-0" 204
RB Mike Weber, 5'-10" 212
RB Curtis Samuel, 5'-11" 197
2016 Browns starting 11
QB Cody Kessler, 6'-1" 215
WR Andrew Hawkins, 5'-7" 180
LT Joe Thomas, 6'-6" 312
LG Alvin Bailey, 6'-3" 320
C Cam Erving, 6'-5" 313
RG John Greco, 6-4" 318
RT Austin Pasztor, 6'-7" 308
TE Gary Barnidge, 6'-6" 250
WR Terrelle Pryor, 6'-4" 223
RB Isaiah Crowell, 5'-11" 225
RB Malcolm Johnson, 6'-1" 231
6'6" or taller- Italics
300 lbs or more- Bold