i lived in cleveland all my life and i know i should know this, i live in atlanta now and my friend asked me why do they call them the browns if there helments our orange. i'm young so i know this goes all the way back in the 60s
2006-09-11 10:30:16 · 8 answers · asked by Awesome Amazing Alex 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Cleveland
Just how did the Cleveland Browns get their name?
One popular myth is that the team was named after the popular boxing champion, Joe Louis, "The Brown Bomber." The truth, according to several published reports, is this:
When owner Arthur McBride brought an AAFC team to Cleveland in 1945, he held a newspaper contest to name the team and offered a $1,000 war bond to the winner. Most of the entries submitted wanted the name Browns, because the extremely popular Paul Brown was the team's head coach.
Coach Brown thought it wouldn't be proper to name the team after him, and the entry "Panthers" was selected. A few weeks later, a man approached McBride and said he owned a semi-pro team in the 20's called the Cleveland Panthers and he still owned the rights to the name.
McBride could have bought the man off but Brown vetoed the idea. The coach didn't want the new team to be associated with a losing franchise. Instead of holding a new contest, Brown reluctantly agreed to name the team Browns. But, in sticking with his original ideals, Brown suggested publicly that since Louis was "The Brown Bomber", that was how the team got its name. Not a single entry in the contest listed Louis or his nickname as a reason for choosing "Browns."
2006-09-11 15:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are named after the first owner, Paul Brown
2006-09-11 19:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul Brown was the first owner of the Cleveland franchise, and he was also a major contributor in the foundation and stabilizing of the NFL in its early years.
2006-09-11 17:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the team was named after it's owner Paul brown. Not sure why they decided on the ugly orange helmets though.
2006-09-11 17:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Drunk365 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After their original coach, Paul Brown. He was also the first coach of the Bengals.
2006-09-11 17:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
referring to the first person's comment... I think it was Paul Brown
2006-09-11 17:33:47 · answer #6 · answered by uhd0rableo8 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the Cleveland Clowns.
2006-09-11 17:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its after their first owner ---, brown im not sure what is first name is but im positive
2006-09-11 17:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋