Cleveland Browns 1961 Topps Football Cards
(Complete Set)



Cleveland Browns 1960 Season

  • Jim Brown leads the NFL in rushing with 1,257 yards
  • Browns defense results in 31 interceptions during the 1960 season
  • Bernie Parrish and Jim Shofner each have 8 interceptions
  • Former Redskins kicker Sam Baker replaces Lou Groza who retires for the 1960 season but returns for the 1961 season
  • Quarterback Milt Plum leads the NFL with a 60.4% pass completion average. The Quarterback Passer Rating was devised in 1971 and implemented by the NFL in 1973. This rating has been retroactively applied to quarterbacks who played before 1973. Milt Plum led the NFL with a 110.4 rating in 1960
  • In 1960 the NFL creates the Playoff Bowl to determine the third place team in the NFL and is played in the Orange Bowl the week after the NFL Championship game. The Detroit Lions defeat the Cleveland Browns 17-16 in this inaugural event

1960 Season
Coach Paul Brown - 8-3-1
Finished Second
NFL Eastern Conference

Team Passing Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
COMP
ATT
COMP %
YARDS
TD
INT
QB Rating
Milt Plum
12
151
250
60.4
2297
21
5
110.4
Len Dawson
2
8
13
61.5
23
0
0
65.9

Team Rushing Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
ATT
YARDS
AVG/ATT
AVG/GAME
LONGEST
TD
FUM
Jim Brown
12
215
1257
5.8
104.8
71
9
9
Bobby Mitchell
12
111
506
4.6
42.2
60
5
4

Team Receiving Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
REC
YARDS
AVG/REC
AVG/GAME
LONGEST
TD
Bobby Mitchell
12
45
612
13.6
51.0
69
6
Gern Nagler
12
36
616
17.1
51.3
53
3
Ray Renfro
12
24
378
15.8
31.5
66
4

Punt Return Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
RET
YARDS
AVG/RET
LONG
TD
Jim Shofner
12
11
105
9.5
36
0
Bobby Mitchell
12
9
101
11.2
34
0

Kick Return Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
RET
YARDS
AVG/RET
LONG
TD
Bobby Mitchell
12
17
432
25.4
90
1
Jim Brown
12
14
300
21.4
33
0

Team Kicking Leader

PLAYER
GAMES
FGA
FGM
FG %
PAT/ATT
PAT/MADE
PAT %
POINTS
Sam Baker
12
20
12
60.0
46
44
95.7
80

Team Punting Leader

PLAYER
GAMES
PUNTS
YARDS
LONG
BLOCKED
AVG/PUNT
Sam Baker
12
55
2309
64
0
42.0

Team Interceptions Leaders

PLAYER
GAMES
INT
YARDS
TD
LONG
Bobby Franklin
12
8
131
2
37
Jim Shofner
12
8
75
0
23
Bernie Parrish
12
6
238
1
92
Don Fleming
12
5
85
0
30




Milt Plum 1961 Topps #68 football card

Milt Plum 1961 Topps
#68 football card





Ray Renfro 1961 Topps #69 football card

Ray Renfro 1961 Topps
#69 football card





Bobby Mitchell 1961 Topps #70 football card

Bobby Mitchell 1961 Topps
#70 football card





Jim Brown 1961 Topps #71 football card

Jim Brown 1961 Topps
#71 football card





Mike McCormack 1961 Topps #72 football card

Mike McCormack 1961 Topps
#72 football card





Jim Ray Smith 1961 Topps #73 football card

Jim Ray Smith 1961 Topps
#73 football card





Sam Baker 1961 Topps #74 football card

Sam Baker 1961 Topps
#74 football card





Walt Michaels 1961 Topps #75 football card

Walt Michaels 1961 Topps
#75 football card





Browns Team 1961 Topps #76 football card

Browns Team 1961 Topps
#76 football card





Jim Brown Highlights 1961 Topps #77 football card

Jim Brown Highlights 1961 Topps
#77 football card





Milt Plum Highlights 1961 Topps #132 football card

Milt Plum Highlights 1961 Topps
#132 football card




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