Many elite football players have graced the NFL, but not so many have left such indelible marks on America’s most followed sports league as Jim Brown. Born James Nathaniel Brown on February 17, 1936. Brown spent nine seasons in the league. He is regarded as the greatest running back and arguably the greatest NFL player. We may never see a …
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 …