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Who was the Cleveland brown name after?
The legend is that the team was named for its head coach, Paul Brown.
How did the browns get their names?
The team was named after the 1945 head coach of the team Paul Brown.
How did the Cleveland brown get there name?
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
What is a brown as in cleavland browns?
The name is derived from the last name of the team's first coach Paul Brown.
What legendary coach is honored with an NFL team named for him in one city?
The Cleveland Browns are named after coach Paul Brown.
Who was the coach for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968?
Paul Brown, who also was the team's majority owner and general manager.
Why are Cleveland called the browns?
The Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown. While Paul Brown was the first Head Coach of the team, he was not the first owner as many believe. The first owner was Arthur B "Mickey" McBride. Once he was given a franchise in the AAFC he hired Brown to be Head Coach, along with General Manager and Vice President. Here's the whole story, In 1945, Arthur McBride brought the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) team to Cleveland. He ran a newspaper contest to name the team and offered the winner a $1,000 war bond. Many entries suggested the name "Browns" after Head Coach Paul Brown, but Coach Brown felt it wasn't "proper" to name the team after himself. Instead, the winning suggestion was the Panthers. However, there was a semi-pro team called the Cleveland Panthers in the '20s, and the owner still had the rights to the name. So, Coach Brown reluctantly agreed to name the team the Browns.
Who invented the Cincinnati Bengals?
Former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown was the founder of the Bengals and served as the team's owner, general manager and head coach.
Who did Paul Brown coach in Cincinnati?
The Bengals
Who was the coach when Ohio State won its first National Title?
The coach was Paul Brown.
Who was the first Cleveland Browns head Coach?
Paul Brown
Who was the Cleveland Browns football coach in 1953?
Paul Brown
