Ross Fichtner

Ross Fichtner
Career information
No. 20, 28
Date of birth	(1938-10-26) October 26, 1938
Place of birth	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Cornerback
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
College	Purdue
AFL draft	1960 / Round: 1
Drafted by	Buffalo Bills
NFL draft	1960 / Round: 3 / Pick: 33
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1960–1967	Cleveland Browns
1968	New Orleans Saints
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Ross William Fichtner (born October 26, 1938 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Purdue University where he succeeded Len Dawson as the starting QB; he twice led the Boilermakers in passing (1957 & 1958) & total offense (1957 & 1958). He played in the Blue-Gray Game following the 1959 season. He is also the father of Randy Fichtner,^[1] who was the receivers coach and is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

References

Cleveland Browns 1960 NFL draft selections

Jim Houston Larry Stephens Prentice Gautt Ross Fichtner Johnny Brewer Jim Marshall Bob Jarus Bob Khayat Taz Anderson Bob White Chris Burford Clyde Washington Bobby Franklin Rich Mostardo Dick Grecni Bill Dumbauld Tom Watkins Jim Walden Lovell Coleman Jack Hanlon Jack Campbell Bob Nelson

Draft years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions

11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson

Head Coach: Blanton Collier

Assistant Coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski

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