The game of American football is filled with strategy, legendary figures, great teams, and amazing events that have created euphoria in fandom. We celebrate the game and its people. Here are some items of interest that capture the spirit of the gridiron.
Creation of the Cleveland Browns Franchise
Football History | Creation of the Cleveland Browns Franchise
The 1922 Rose Bowl
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Greatest Pro Team
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Creation of the Cleveland Browns Franchise
The Cleveland Browns’ history is not one of the most appealing or impressive for sports fans. As a Browns fan myself, I usually end the season saying, “There’s always next year…” But in the more recent years, the Browns have looked promising. Years Wins Losses 2014 7 9 2015 3 13 2016 1 15... — dovercrimsonian.com
April 20, 1945 - Arthur "Mickey" McBride formed the Cleveland Browns organization. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Mickey acquired the franchise in the new All-America Football Conference that would begin play in the 1946 season.
McBride's first act after acquiring the team was to hire a coach and general manager, and he did both by selecting one man, Paul Brown. Coach Brown was a successful high school, college, and service coach and was the right man for the job.
The Browns dominated the AAFC, winning all four of its championships, and also won the NFL championship shortly after the leagues merged the Browns, Colts, and 49ers into the NFL.
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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there!
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Gridiron Legacy: Pro Football's Missing Origin Story
Author Gregg Ficery tells the story of the beginnings of Pro Football through the pro football career of his Great Grandfather, Bob Shiring
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Sports History Network
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Sports Jersey Dispatch
If you like remembering players of the NFL by their numbers then you may also enjoy going uniform number by number in other team sports as well. We have it for you on our other website in baseball, basketball, hockey and more on the Sports Jersey Dispatch.
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Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry
Author Joe Ziemba the master historian of football in Chicago has released another beauty. It is titled Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry.
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