The Browns created the CLEVELAND BROWNS LEGENDS to honor annually former players who have made a major impact on the organization. Players must have been on the Browns' active roster for a minimum of four seasons and could not be on a current NFL roster or have been on any NFL roster during the 2000 season. The CLEVELAND BROWNS LEGENDS were determined by fan balloting on ClevelandBrowns.com (weighted 20%) along with voting by a nine-member Legends Panel (weighted 80%). The 14 Browns enshrined in the National Football League Hall of Fame have automatically been inducted as founding members and served as advisors to the Legends panelists.

2006 Inductees

Walt Michaels (LB)
Played for Browns from 1952-61

Jim Houston (DE)
Played for Browns from 1960-72

Doug Dieken(T)
Played for Browns from 1971-84

Ernest Byner (RB)
Played for Browns from 1984-88, 1994-95

2005 Inductees

Jerry Sherk (DT)
Played for Browns from 1970-81

Jim Ray Smith (OG)
Played for Browns from 1956-62

Frank Ryan (QB)
Played for Browns from 1962-68

Frank Minnifield (DB)
Played for Browns from 1984-92

2004 Inductees

Dub Jones (RB)
Played for Browns from 1948-55

Mike Pruitt (RB)
Played for Browns from 1976-84

Tommy James (DB)
Played for Browns from 1948-55

Gary Collins (WR)
Played for Browns from 1962-71

2003 Inductees

Bob Gain (DT)
Played for Browns from 1952 and 1954-64

Hanford Dixon (CB)
Played for Browns from 1981-89

Dick Schafrath (OL)
Played for Browns from 1959-71

Joe DeLamielleure (OL)
Played for Browns from 1980-84

2002 Inductees

Max Speedie (WR)
Played for Browns from 1946-50 (AAFC) and 1950-52 (NFL)

Brian Sipe (QB)
Played for Browns from 1974-83

Clay Matthews (LB)
Played for Browns from 1978-93

2001 Inductees

Otto Graham (QB)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC) and 1950-55 (NFL)

Paul Brown (Head Coach)
Coached Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC), 1950-62 (NFL)

Marion Motley (RB)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC) and 1950-53 (NFL)

Jim Brown (RB)
Played for Browns from 1957-65 (NFL)

Lou Groza (T/K)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC), 1950-59 and 61-67 (NFL)

Dante Lavelli (WR)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC), 1950-56 (NFL)

Len Ford (DE)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC) and 1950-53 (NFL)

Bill Willis (G)
Played for Browns from 1946-53

Bobby Mitchell (RB)

Paul Warfield (WR)
Played for Browns from 1964-69 and 1976-77

Mike McCormack (T)
Played for Browns from 1954-62

Frank Gatski (C)
Played for Browns from 1946-49 (AAFC) and 1950-56 (NFL)

Leroy Kelly (RB)
Played for Browns from 1964-73

Ozzie Newsome (TE)
Played for Browns from 1978-90

Ray Renfro (WR)
Played for Browns from 1952-63

Gene Hickerson (G)
Played for Browns from 1958-60, 62-73

Greg Pruitt (RB)
Played for Browns from 1973-81

Bernie Kosar (QB)
Played for Browns from 1985-93

Michael Dean Perry (DE)
Played for Browns from 1988-94