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We are doing a countdown to the Cleveland Browns' first regular season game against the New York Jets, which is on September 13, 2015. For each day we are counting down, we will try to find a photo of a current or past member of the Browns in that uniform, and we'll also list the players who have donned that jersey in the past.
As of Tuesday, we are just 75 days away from the Browns' regular season opener. No. 75 is currently represented by second-year left guard Joel Bitonio. Bitonio is coming off of a great rookie season and is on his way to becoming a staple at the position for many years. A lot of players have worn the number, but no individual has worn it for an extended period of time -- could Bitonio be the longest before long? Here is the list of players who have worn it in the history of the franchise, per Pro Football Reference:
From | To | AV | |
Sid Youngelman | 1959 | 1959 | 0 |
Roger Shoals | 1963 | 1964 | 4 |
Jim McCusker | 1963 | 1963 | 2 |
William Yanchar | 1970 | 1970 | 3 |
Wes Grant | 1972 | 1972 | 2 |
Allen Aldridge | 1974 | 1974 | 3 |
Stan Lewis | 1975 | 1975 | 2 |
Bob Lingenfelter | 1977 | 1977 | 2 |
Mark Buben | 1982 | 1982 | 0 |
Bill Contz | 1983 | 1986 | 5 |
Alex Carter | 1987 | 1987 | 1 |
Chris Pike | 1989 | 1990 | 5 |
Pio Sagapolutele | 1991 | 1995 | 8 |
Lomas Brown | 1999 | 1999 | 1 |
Steve Zahursky | 2000 | 2000 | 4 |
Damian Gregory | 2002 | 2002 | 0 |
Simon Fraser | 2005 | 2007 | 6 |
Pat Murray | 2011 | 2011 | |
Artis Hicks | 2011 | 2011 | 1 |
Oniel Cousins | 2012 | 2013 | 2 |
Brian Sanford | 2013 | 2013 | 0 |
Joel Bitonio | 2014 | 2014 | 6 |