The Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown, the franchise's first vice president, general manager, and head coach.
The legend is that the team was named after head coach Paul Brown.
The first name for the Cleveland Browns were the Cleveland Rams. The team formed in 1937.
The team was named after the 1945 head coach of the team Paul Brown.
The Cleveland Browns were named, by choice of the players at that time, after their then coach Jim Brown. Coach Brown at first declined having the team named after him, but then later accepted
The original Cleveland Browns actually became the Baltimore Ravens in 1995. Neither the old team (named for Coach Paul Brown) or the current expansion team, have had any other name.
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The team was named after the 1945 head coach of the team Paul Brown.
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The Cleveland Browns was started in 1944 by owner Arthur 'Mickey' McBride and head coach (and Ohio coaching legend) Paul Brown. They conducted a team naming contest in 1945. The most popular submission was "Browns" in recognition of Paul Brown, already an established and popular figure in Ohio sports. Brown at first objected to the name and the team selected from the contest entries the name "Panthers." However, after an area businessman informed the team that he owned the rights to the name Cleveland Panthers from an earlier failed football team, Brown relented his objection and agreed to the use of his name.
In 1946 when the Cleveland Brown organization became established, Paul Brown was the first coach. However, he preferred to name the team, The Panthers. However, since, Cleveland had had a semi-pro team called the Panthers years earlier, Paul Brown reluctantly had the team named after him."AnswerA fan contest was held to name the team. The fans picked 'Panthers' but that was the name of a semi-pro team in Cleveland. Another contest was held and 'Browns' was selected. Paul Brown did not like this but went with what the fans wanted, however, he would tell folks that the team was named after Joe Louis. AnswerIt was named after Clevenland Browns first Paul Brown