1902 1953 The New St. Louis Browns In 1902, however, the team did move to St. Louis, where it became the “Browns”, in reference to the original name of the legendary 1880s club that by 1902 was known as the Cardinals. In their first St. Louis season, the Browns finished second. Although they usually fielded terrible or mediocre teams they …
Cleveland Browns Team History
1946 1961 1995 1996 – 1999 1999 2012 Cleveland Browns Team Formation The Browns’ origins date to 1944 when taxicab magnate Arthur B. “Mickey” McBride secured the rights to a Cleveland franchise in the newly formed All-America Football Conference. The AAFC was to compete with the dominant National Football League once it began operations at the end of World War …
