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The 1951 College All-Star Game |
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The one-sided game was witnessed by a shirt-sleeved crowd of 92,180 in flood lighted Soldier field. The previous high score was the Philadelphia Eagles' 38-0 triumph over the collegians in 1949.
The All-Stars, seemingly disorganized and lacking anything that resembled a concerted attack, got into the Browns' territory only once in their 60 minutes of listless play.
The Collegians coached by Herman Hickman of Yale (video), were completely demoralized by the ruthless, efficient attack of the Browns, who have swept through five pro championship seasons with only six defeats. The Browns exhibited class, precision and poise as they scored in every period and gained momentum as the one-sided game progressed.
The dead-eye passing of Otto Graham and the slashing ball carrying of William "Dub" Jones at times left the All-Stars looking like a high school team. It was the passing of Graham that set up two touchdowns by Jones, and in the fourth period accounted for the final two Brown touchdowns- on a 14 yard toss to End Dante Lavelli and an eight yard screen pass to Emerson Cole.
The contest started slowly with Cleveland's only score in the first period being a safety when Notre Dame's Bob Williams flopped on a fumble by Kyle Rote, Southern Methodist, in the end zone. Williams was tackled by Cleveland's big Negro end, Len Ford.
Starting with the second period, however, the Browns began to display a versatile running and passing attack which left the All-Stars running around in circles.
Within two minutes of the second period, the Browns smashed 56 yards for a touchdown with Jones ramming across from the three yard line.
Lou Groza, the place kick specialist of the Browns, who also booted a 14-yard field goal in the second period, added the first of his four extra points to give the pros a 9-0 lead. Groza booted his field goal shortly before the first half ended, following smashes of 22 yards by big Marion Motley and 20 yards by Jones. That gave the Browns a 12-0 halftime lead, but the All-Stars trouble ahead of them.
In the third period, the Browns rumbled 62 yards to a touchdown on 10 plays with Jones bulling across from the three yard line. In the fourth period, the Browns made it 26-0 in a 57 yard swoop in which the talented Graham threw three decisive passes including a 14-yard touchdown toss to Lavelli. Shortly thereafter the Browns pounced 33 yards for the game's final score as Graham pitched a screen toss to Cole from eight yards out.
It was at this point that the desperate All-Stars made their best showing, as a 15 yard pass from Nebraska's Fran Nagle to Fordham's Allen Pfeifer carried the Collegians to the Browns' 45. That was the supreme effort of the heralded collegians, who had been regarded as no worse than a two-touchdown underdog. It was the 10th pro victory against six All-Star wins and two ties in the series.
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Cleveland’s Dub Jones avoids All-Star defender Chuck Ortmann of Michigan (49).
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