Doug Dieken

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Doug Dieken
Date of birth:	February 12, 1949 (1949-02-12) (age 59)
Place of birth:	Streator, Illinois
Career information
Position(s):	Tackle
Jersey №:	73
College:	Illinois
NFL Draft:	1971 / Round: 6
Organizations
As player:
1971-1984	Cleveland Browns
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls:	1
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Douglas Dieken (born February 12, 1949 in Streator, Illinois) is a former American football tackle who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.

In college, Doug was a tight end on an Illinois team that hardly passed at all, and so he was not taken until the sixth round of the 1971 draft. His first game in a Browns uniform was an exhibition against the Chicago Bears that happened to be the game used as a backdrop for the movie "Brian's Song" which was released in November of 1971. After improving rapidly during his first year with the Browns, the coaches seemed to think he could take over for left tackle Dick Shafrath. He did, and became only the third left tackle in the team's history. Excellent at both run and pass blocking, Doug proved to be an outstanding player and an iron man. He not only went to the Pro Bowl, but he set team records with 194 straight starts and 203 consecutive games played. Doug also proved to be a fine citizen, adding his name and efforts to a number of worthy Cleveland area charities.

Doug currently serves as a color commentator on Browns radio broadcasts. Combining his days on the field with his broadcasting experience, he has drawn a paycheck from the Browns (as a player or broadcaster) for a total of 33 years. (Doug played offensive tackle from 1971 to 1984, and has served as a radio/tv broadcaster from 1984 to 2007, taking a break when Cleveland was without a team from 1996 to 1998).

For his service to the team as an outstanding offensive tackle, Doug was inducted into the prestigious Cleveland Browns Legends in 2006.