(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1946 1961 1995 1996 – 1999 1999 2012 Cleveland Browns Team Formation The Browns origins date to 1944, when taxi cab 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 …