Bob Gain

Bob Gain
No. 74, 79
Position:	Offensive lineman, defensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	June 21, 1929; Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	November 14, 2016 (aged 87); Willoughby, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Weirton (WV) Weir
College:	Kentucky
NFL draft:	1951 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
	Ottawa Rough Riders (1951); Cleveland Browns (1952, 1954–1964);
Career highlights and awards
	3× NFL champion (1954, 1955,1964); 7× Second-team All-Pro (1955–1959, 1961, 1962); 5× Pro Bowl (1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962); Cleveland Browns Legends; Consensus All-American (1950); Second-team All-American (1949); Outland Trophy (1950); Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1950); 2× First-team All-SEC (1949, 1950); Second-team All-SEC (1948);
	College Football Hall of Fame

Robert Gain (June 21, 1929 – November 14, 2016) was an American football player who played 13 seasons for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in five Pro Bowls in the space of seven years with the Browns and was a first-team All-Pro selection once and a second-team selection seven times.^[1]

Gain played tackle, middle guard, and end and was standout defender at tackle, end, and middle guard. Cleveland led the NFL in many defensive categories in his 12 years and the Browns won 2⁄3 of their games and three championships during his career.

^ The Best of Each Season: All-Pro Football Teams: 1920-present. by Hogrogian, Turney, and Klatt. PFRA Publications. 2011.

[1] The Best of Each Season: All-Pro Football Teams: 1920-present. by Hogrogian, Turney, and Klatt. PFRA Publications. 2011.

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