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History / NFL Records of the Cleveland Browns
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Quick StatsLeague Championships1946 (AAFC) 1947 (AAFC) 1948 (AAFC) 1949 (AAFC) 1950 (NFL) 1954 (NFL) 1955 (NFL) 1956 (NFL) 1964 (NFL) Conference Championships1950 (AFC) 1951 (AFC) 1952 (AFC) 1953 (EFC) 1954 (EFC) 1955 (EFC) 1957 (EFC) 1964 (EFC) 1965 (EFC) 1968 (EFC) 1969 (EFC) Division Championships1967 (NFL Century) 1968 (NFL Century) 1969 (NFL Century) 1971 (AFC Central) 1980 (AFC Central) 1981 (AFC Central) 1985 (AFC Central) 1986 (AFC Central) 1987 (AFC Central) 1989 (AFC Central) Years in Playoffs1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002 2003 Retired Numbers#14 Otto Graham #32 Jim Brown #45 Ernie Davis #46 Don Fleming #76 Lou Groza Hall of Fame MembersBill Willis 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953 Marion Motley 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 Otto Graham 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 Dante Lavelli 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956 Frank Gatski 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956 Lou Groza 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 Paul Brown 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962 Len Ford 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958 Don Shula 1951 and 1952 Doug Atkins 1953 and 1954 Mike McCormack 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962 Henry Jordan 1957-58 Jim Brown 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 Willie Davis 1958 and 1959 Bobby Mitchell 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 Len Dawson 1960 and 1961 Paul Warfield 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976 and 1977 Leroy Kelly 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 Tommy McDonald 1968 Forrest Gregg 1975, 1976 and 1977 Ozzie Newsome 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 Joe DeLamielleure 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Previous StadiumsCleveland Stadium (78,512) 1946-95 ** Renamed to Municipal Stadium 1946-74 |
Cleveland Browns Team History
Cleveland Browns Franchise InformationFranchise Granted: 1946 First Season: 1946 Franchise History: 1946 - 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC) 1950 - Present Cleveland Browns (NFL) The Cleveland All-America Football Conference franchise conducted a fan contest in 1945 to name the team. The most popular submission was “Browns” in recognition of the team’s first coach and general manager Paul Brown, who was already a popular figure in Ohio sports. Brown at first vetoed the choice 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 rescinded his objection and agreed to the use of his name. Cleveland Browns - Stadium
Cleveland Browns Chronological History1946 - The Browns become a charter member of the AAFC (All American Football Club), with Paul Brown as head coach and general manager. Cleveland dominated the AAFC, losing just four regular-season games while winning every championship during the league’s four-year existence. 1947 - The Cleveland Browns win the AAFC Championship by defeating the New York Yankees 14 - 9 1948 - The Cleveland Browns win the AAFC Championship by defeating the New York Yankees 14 - 3 1949 - The Cleveland Browns win the AAFC Championship by defeating the Buffalo Bills 49 - 7 1950 - The Browns joined the National Football League (NFL) and quickly established a winning record becoming the leagues best team by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 30 - 28 in the NFL Championship game. 1951 - The Browns lose NFL title to the Los Angeles Rams with a 24 - 17 loss. 1952 - The Cleveland Browns lose NFL championship game with a 17 - 7 loss to the Detroit Lions. 1953 - Cleveland is defeated by the Detroit Lions 17 - 16 in NFL Championship game 1954 - The Browns win NFL title by defeating the Detroit Lions 56 - 10. 1955 - The Browns take the NFL championship title once again by defeating the Los Angeles Rams 38 - 14. 1957 - Cleveland Browns lose NFL Championship Game 59 - 14 to the Detroit Lions. 1964 - The Cleveland Browns win the NFL title for a third time. (Cleveland has been a very successful team but still has not won the "Super Bowl" as the first game was not played until 1967). 1968 - The Browns win a division title but lose the NFL championship game 34 - 0 to the Baltimore Colts. 1969 - The Browns win another division title but this time lose the NFL Championship game to the Minnesota Vikings 27 - 7. 1971 - Although the Browns qualify for the playoff's, they're knocked out in the first round. 1972 - The Browns are again knocked out in the first round of the playoff's. 1980 - The Browns win the AFC Championship. 1985 - Marty took over the reigns in C-town, and a rookie quarterback came into his own in 1985. Bernie Kosar took over the offense after four games and led the Browns to the first of three consecutive division crowns 1986 - The Browns begin the first of a series of AFC Championship losses against the Denver Broncos. 1987 - The Browns fall yet again to the Broncos in the AFC Championship. 1989 - The Broncos smackdown the Browns once more in the AFC Championship. 1995 - The Browns move to Baltimore and become the Ravens. 1999 - A new franchise called the Browns resumes play in Cleveland. |
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