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 …
NFL Team History The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL’s 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the …
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 …