I actually was around back then. I remember Otto Graham, Mac Speedie, Dante Lavelli, Dub Jones, and later of course Jim Brown, Ray Renfro, Frank Ryan, and Gary Collins. I can remember Gary Collins running his favorite post pattern when he actually ran behind the goal posts (which were on the goal line back then) to scrub off the defensive back. Those were great days to be a Browns fan.
I grew up loving Kosar, Brennan, and Slaughter, Minnifield-Dixon, Golic, and Matthews, but after learning about the team’s beginnings, always felt a huge sense of pride in their accomplishments and innovations they brought to the game.
Probably the saddest part of the last 20 years has been the erasing from memory the Browns’ historical greatness.
I had some buddies over playing pool after the bar last night. They’re all typical douchey Charger fans. Their friend, that I’ve never met, started to make fun of the Browns stuff in my garage. Like most people do, he went on saying our NFL Championships don’t matter because they’re not Super Bowls. I immediately asked “If the Super Bowl changed it’s name tomorrow would that mean all the Super Bowl titles don’t count? Every team starts at zero titles?”. He had NO response to that! Check mate, BY.
Don’t EVER let people tell you our titles mean nothing.
There was a great article from SI last week titled “The First Super Bowl (Wild Times In 1906)”. It is about the championship game against the Canton Bulldogs and the Massillon Tigers! A very entertaining read, I recommend all of you to read it.
I hope we can get there again in my lifetime.
crazyL80 - February 3, 2012
Thanks for linking this.
The New Kardiac Kids - February 3, 2012
YES!
emily522 - February 3, 2012
Why is he dissing Bernie? Kosar doesn’t deserve to have his name in an article with a traitor.
J. W. - February 3, 2012
I actually was around back then. I remember Otto Graham, Mac Speedie, Dante Lavelli, Dub Jones, and later of course Jim Brown, Ray Renfro, Frank Ryan, and Gary Collins. I can remember Gary Collins running his favorite post pattern when he actually ran behind the goal posts (which were on the goal line back then) to scrub off the defensive back. Those were great days to be a Browns fan.
Kaner - February 3, 2012
I grew up loving Kosar, Brennan, and Slaughter, Minnifield-Dixon, Golic, and Matthews, but after learning about the team’s beginnings, always felt a huge sense of pride in their accomplishments and innovations they brought to the game.
Probably the saddest part of the last 20 years has been the erasing from memory the Browns’ historical greatness.
Vududawg - February 17, 2012
Thanks for the link Brownie, I’m sharing it with everyone I know lol!
BornAKardiacKid - February 3, 2012
I had some buddies over playing pool after the bar last night. They’re all typical douchey Charger fans. Their friend, that I’ve never met, started to make fun of the Browns stuff in my garage. Like most people do, he went on saying our NFL Championships don’t matter because they’re not Super Bowls. I immediately asked “If the Super Bowl changed it’s name tomorrow would that mean all the Super Bowl titles don’t count? Every team starts at zero titles?”. He had NO response to that! Check mate, BY.
Don’t EVER let people tell you our titles mean nothing.
Brownie's Year - February 4, 2012
fun fact: Otto Graham passed away same place I was born.
browindiavs - February 4, 2012
I’ll just leave this here.
notthatnoise - February 6, 2012
Awesome
Brownie's Year - February 6, 2012
Very nice.
JustBob - February 10, 2012
There was a great article from SI last week titled “The First Super Bowl (Wild Times In 1906)”. It is about the championship game against the Canton Bulldogs and the Massillon Tigers! A very entertaining read, I recommend all of you to read it.
athensdawg - February 8, 2012
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