2006-12-03 06:00:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1946 under owner Arthur 'Mickey' McBride. A fan contest was conducted to determine the name of the team, with the most popular choice being "Panthers." However, Coach Paul Brown objected to the name as there was a semi-pro team was using it already. A second contest was held, and the name "Browns" was selected. The coach was uncomfortable with the idea of having the team named after him, but stated publicly that the new team was named after boxing champion Joe Louis, who was known as the "Brown Bomber."
2006-12-03 06:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Colin L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleveland Browns Name History
2016-12-11 08:47:40 · answer #2 · answered by geiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleveland Browns Name Origin
2016-10-06 23:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by wark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cleveland Browns were simply named after the team's origional coach, Paul Brown. Paul Brown would later own the Cincinnati Bengals. Also-----the Buffalo Bills are named after a person as well---Buffalo Bill Cody.
2006-12-03 06:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1946 under owner Arthur 'Mickey' McBride. At first, a fan contest was conducted to determine the name of the team, with the most popular choice being "Browns" after its first head coach, Paul Brown. Brown was uncomfortable with the idea of having the team named after him, and "Panthers" was then selected. However, a semi-pro team was using that name and threatened to sue if the AAFC club used it as well. Thus, Paul Brown reluctantly agreed to use the "Browns" name, but stated publicly that the new team was named after boxing champion Joe Louis, who was known as the "Brown Bomber."
2006-12-03 06:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by DarkChoco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the name of the former owner of the original Cleveland Browns franchise (now the Baltimore Ravens) named Paul Brown.
2006-12-03 06:03:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-09 19:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Named after Paul Brown. I am glad he had a normal name
2006-12-04 00:58:40 · answer #9 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was that stuff that I see in the toilet when I crap...I mean, they play like it.
But on a serious note, I thought it was named after Jim Brown. But then they were already called the browns before he came to play, so I supposed that was coincidental.
2006-12-03 06:11:32 · answer #10 · answered by J M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋