Milt plum nfl record books

In 16 nfl seasons, munson appeared in 107 games, 66 of them as a starting quarterback. Selected by the cleveland browns in the 2nd round 17th overall of the 1957 nfl draft 1957 rnd 2 17, cle. Here are the current record holders for each of those. Former browns qb milt plum reflects on possibility. The top 100 quarterbacks in nfl history page 2 show list info. Whats possible for baker mayfield in final three games. He led the nfl in completion percentage in three of his five seasons with the browns, commanding the nfl s highestscoring offense in 1960. His 200 career sacks has held the top spot in the nfl record books for nearly two decades. Milt plum surprised he holds record peyton manning has tied. Plum was one of the nfl s best quarterbacks in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Through eleven games this nfl season, the green bay packers are the leagues lone undefeated team. Nfl qb pick six singleseason leaders since 1950 pro. After the game, manning knew milt plum s college penn state, his pro team in 1960 the browns, and his uniform number 16, of course.

The most recent browns quarterback to do this was milt plum in the 1959 and. His teams compiled a 27345 record in the 66 games he started. Plum and oconnell split time throughout the rest of the 1957 season, in which the browns went 921 and won the eastern conference. The lions would sack bart starr 11 times, totaling 110 lost yards, setting a new nfl record. By early december, starr had gotten close enough to milt plums then nfl record 208 consecutive to get some ink. Modell exhibition schedule regular season schedule standings awards and records jim brown, nfl rushing leader, 1,408 yards milt plum, nfl leader, passing yards, 2416 milestones jim brown. Whats possible for baker mayfield in final three games nfl. Milt plum was born on january 20, 1935 in westville, new jersey, usa as milton ross plum. In 1984 with the help of dave anderson, sports columnist of the new york times, the lovable madden wrote hey, wait a minute i wrote a book.

Quarterbacks of the nfl, 1961 back row left to right. Milt plum is one of the greatest browns quarterbacks of all time. Click the images to see the codition of the actual item you will receive. Milton ross plum born january 20, 1935 is a former american football quarterback who. Milt plum wins game ball in cleveland browns 1957 win over. Latest on new york giants qb milt plum including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on. Milt plum was one of the most accurate quarterbacks to ever play for the browns. I believe he was the 1st and probably only man to score 2 return tds in the 1st quarter of. Here are the current recordholders for each of those. Thats the fifth best such streak to start a season behind clevelands milt plum 16, 1960, kansas citys alex smith 18, 2017, philadelphias nick foles 19, 20 and denvers peyton. Complete game radio broadcast with detroit announcers russ thomas and bob reynolds. In 86, kosars first full season, cleveland scored 391 points and went 124 its best record since 1969 losing the afc championship. The first official national football league nfl playoff game was the 1933 nfl championship game between the chicago bears and new york giants.

Oconnell left the nfl after the 1957 season, and over the next four years, plum was a consistent part of an offense built around the running of jim brown and bobby mitchell. Nov 10, 1995 the 1960 and 1961 cleveland browns had jim brown lead the league in rushing and milt plum lead in passing, but one year the teams top receiver was another running back, bobby mitchell. Milt plum surprised he holds record peyton manning has tied the. Joel bitonio, myles garrett, jarvis landry, denzel ward. Sep 29, 20 manning now has 16 touchdown passes and zero interceptions this year, tying milt plum s record set in 1960 for most scoring passes without an interception to start a season. He won yet another rushing title this season with 1,408 yards and eight touchdowns. Drew brees and peyton manning keep finding new and old nfl. Milt plum 16 is the quarterback in browns wins over the cardinals and redskins and a loss to the packers. Brown takes a short pass from milt plum and dodges countless tackles on his way to a 77yard touchdown, a play that is considered by many to be the best of his career. Smith currently has 15 touchdowns with no interceptions, behind only milt plum of the cleveland browns 16, 1960, nick foles of the philadelphia eagles 19.

Pittsburgh steelers, dallas cowboys among top nfl draft. Thanksgiving stunner prevented 1962 packers from perfect season. Milt plum surprised he holds record peyton manning has. Charley connerly, frank gifford, and company beat cleveland in the final regular season game, 10, thanks to pat.

These 1954 players put penn state on the map york daily record. Milton ross plum was born on january 20, 1935 in westville. Also included are all applicable records from the american football league, 196069. Brad oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Milt plum throws for two touchdowns and kicks 47yard field goal for lions.

Washington redskins at cleveland browns october 25th, 1959. Peaking before the aflnfl merger, milt plum was outstanding during. While smith terrorized offensive lines, wide receiver andre reed made defensive backs look foolish. Milt plum throws for 296 yards and four tds for cleveland while jim brown rushes for 110 yards. Peyton manning armed, ready to hit history books the denver.

He also accumulated 548 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on carries. Two of his scoring passes today went to wes welker, who has now caught a scoring strike from manning in all four games this season. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. Nov 21, 2018 detroit quarterback milt plum threw for wideout terry barr, but barr slipped on the muddy field. Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the. Year school conf class pos g cmp att pct yds ya aya td int rate. So if brady and the patriots are going to carve a spot in the nfl record book next to milt plum, they are going to have to earn it the hard way. Leading the lions sack attack was roger brown, who was credited with six unofficial sacks, as the stat was not officially tallied until 1982. The 1961 cleveland browns season was the teams 12th season with the national football league. List of national football league quarterback playoff records. For detroit lions, legendary don shula is the one who got away. Whats possible for baker mayfield in final three games cleveland.

Dec 12, 2018 the most recent browns quarterback to do this was milt plum in the 1959 and 1960 seasons, according to. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. He set a league record now broken by throwing 208straight passes without an interception. Coronavirus fantasy nfl nba mlb mma nascar golf sportsbook videos. Of course, we are used to manning breaking records by now. Drew brees has the most positiveyard selfpasses in his career with 4. The record for highest passer rating in a season is held by aaron rodgers of the green bay packers who had 122. Plum played quarterback, defensive back, punter and placekicker at penn state following his prep years playing for woodbury high. Jones sold the browns to a group headed by arthur b. The 10 best regular seasons for a quarterback in nfl history. Penn state footballs grand pedigree was born in 1954. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passer rating each year.

Oct 01, 20 the last signal caller to reach 16 touchdowns without a pick was milt plum in 1960 and he needed 10 games to reach that mark. Advertisement for fantasy purposes, he had nine games over 300 yards and four. Broncos manning has eyes on record boulder daily camera. Preston carpenter 12 yard pass from milt plum lou groza kick 7. Then bart starr fumbled near his own goal and sam williams took it 6 yards for another lions score.

Before fouts and air coryell assaulted the record books, the yardage record was held by joe namath 4,007 in 1967. By early december, starr had gotten close enough to milt plum s then nfl record 208 consecutive to get some ink. Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the roster of another professional football team, including teams in. Steve young is the only quarterback to lead the nfl in passer rating in six different seasons. Manning piles up points, and records, as broncos win the. Quarterback milt plum made the pro bowl team in two of his five seasons with the browns. Ed modzelewski 10 yard pass from milt plum lou groza kick 7. Munson completed 1,070 of 1,982 passes for 12,896 yards, 84 touchdowns, and 80 interceptions. Peaking before the afl nfl merger, milt plum was outstanding during his short tenure in cleveland. Mayfields five are tied for 24th since 1950, the year the browns.

World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Alltime passer rating 2014 football history pro football hall of. As good as that is, mayfield is a long way from the nfl record. Drew brees had a streak of 14 games in a row at 67 percent. Servicescoring alltime records national football league. Photo by plain dealer cleveland, ohio a countdown of the top 100 players in cleveland browns history. Jul 28, 2016 milt plum a young backup quarterback in 54, milt plum went on to pro bowl notoriety in the nfl. Milt plum will be watching sunday night from his north carolina home to see whether or not tom brady and the patriots quarterbacks will take down one of his old records the former browns quarterback was one of the most accurate passers in the league in 1960, when he went the first nine games of the season without throwing an interception. He is aware of the list of quarterbacks who have held the nfl touchdown pass record. While the lions defense had bart starr on the run, milt plum was taking their offense up and down the field.

A playoff game was played in 1932 between the chicago bears and portsmouth spartans to break a regular season tie, but is recorded in the team record books as a regular season game. But it was actually tommy oconnell who got the next. The national football league nfl information on rauzulus street. Dec 02, 2011 through eleven games this nfl season, the green bay packers are the leagues lone undefeated team. Equally as impressive has been aaron rodgers season at quarterback. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Get the best deals on detroit lions vintage memorabilia when you shop the largest. But plum threw 14 or fewer times in three of those games, and he averaged 14. In plum s final two years, he was mainly a backup and played little. Nba old school savage moments nba will never be like this again. Detroit lions hand green bay packers first loss of season on nov.

Things got worse for the packers when roger brown tackled starr in the end zone for a safety and milt plum kicked a long 47yard field goal. Bill anderson 28 yard pass from ralph guglielmi sam baker kick 7. For lions, legendary don shula is the one who got away don shula could have been detroits. First in a series of 10 cleveland browns wins in 10 days. Milt plum in october 1957 as a rookie with cleveland. Some browns fans might think that milt plum was next in line to become the teams starter after otto graham retired in 1955. The cleveland browns come from behind to beat the new york giants 4834 in the regular season finale on dec. Englewood unlike just about everybody else who will watch the broncos play the san francisco 49ers on sunday night, peyton manning has no presumptions. Bobby mitchell 15 yard pass from milt plum lou groza kick 0. Milt plum college stats college football at sports. The browns entered the 1960s on the heels of a disappointing 75 season in 1959. He is an actor, known for paper lion 1968, the nfl on cbs 1956 and the ed sullivan show 1948.

Shoot, he probably knew plum s telephone number, too. An overview of womens professional football teams and leagues dating back to the briefly to the 1920s. Quarterback milt plum tossed touchdown passes to gail cogdill for the first two lions scores. He also holds the nfl record for longest completed pass to himself 20 yards.

Milt rooted for the phillies and eagles, who played right across the river in philadelphia. For clevelands teams of the late 1950s and early 60s, plum s strategic placement of passes was the perfect complement to the standout running game led by jim brown. Plum played quarterback, defensive back, punter and placekicker at penn state following his prep years playing for woodbury high school. Plums pass went right to herb adderley, and the packers cornerback returned it to the lions. Matt ryan was really good in 2018, and falcons wasted it. List of national football league annual passer rating. Over a decade otto graham led the browns to a 105174 record. The win earns the browns a spot in the inaugural third place playoff bowl. The cleveland browns, champions of the nfl eastern division, defeated the new york giants, 3428, behind the play of milt plum and lou. Rodgers is making a serious run at a handful of league records completion rate, passer rating, and touchdown passes. A young backup quarterback in 54, milt plum went on to pro bowl notoriety in the nfl. Behind his home were a baseball diamond and football field.

While 1960 was ultimately not up to the browns standards of excellence they finished 831, jim brown led the league in rushing, and quarterback milt plum paced the nfl with a 60. The following records reflect all available official information on the national football league from its formation in 1920 to date. Plum played in nfl seasons for the browns, lions, rams and giants. Sep 30, 20 mannings 16 touchdown passes are a record for the first month of a season, besting the previous mark of 14, set by don meredith in 1966 and tied by kurt warner in 1999. Nfl 2001 record and fact book, workman publishing co, new york,ny.