 Gain on a 1956 Browns program | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive tackle Defensive end Guard Tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1929-06-21)June 21, 1929 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | November 14, 2016(2016-11-14) (aged 87) Willoughby, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Weir(Weirton, West Virginia) | ||||||||||
| College | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1951: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Robert Gain (June 21, 1929 – November 14, 2016) was an American professionalfootball player for 13 seasons with theCleveland Browns of theNational Football League (NFL), and also played in theCanadian Football League (CFL). He played in fivePro Bowls in the space of seven years with the Browns and was a first-teamAll-Pro selection once and a second-team selection seven times.[1]
Gain playedtackle,middle guard, andend 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 won2⁄3 of their games and three championships during his career.
Gain was a standout offensive and defensive lineman at theUniversity of Kentucky, where he won theOutland Trophy in 1950 as the nation's Outstanding College Interior Football Lineman of the Year. Gain started at tackle four years (1947–1950) at theUniversity of Kentucky (SEC). At Kentucky he won All-American honors his last two years (consensus in 1950) and co-captained a Wildcats team that captured the SEC championship. In 1950, the three-year All-SEC selection was chosen the best SEC lineman by the Atlanta (GA) Touchdown and Birmingham (AL) Quarterback Clubs. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
After playing one season in Canada in 1951 with theOttawa Rough Riders of theCanadian Football League, he returned to Cleveland and played for 12 years (1952, 1954–1964). Gain played defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns (NFL). A stalwart defensive tackle on six Browns Eastern Conference and three (1954–1955, 1964) NFL championship teams, Gain started in five Pro Bowl games.
Gain interrupted his professional career in 1953 to serve inKorean War for theUnited States Air Force as a1st Lieutenant.[2] He returned to the Browns near the end of the 1954 season.[3]
He was honored by the Pittsburgh (PA) Dapper Dan Club and was named to the West Virginia and Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.
He ended his career with a one-time All-Pro and a 7-time Second-team All-Pro record in his 12 seasons, and after the 1957 season was voted the NFL Defensive linemen of the year by theLos Angeles Times.[4]
He ended his career with three NFL championships with the Browns.
TheProfessional Football Researchers Association named Gain to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2010.[5]
