What opposing quarterback lit up the Browns with 10-for-14 passing for 192 yards and a TD, with another score rushing, in an exhibition game played on this date in 1980? Answer to #24: Warren Lahr out of Western Reserve University, a former 32nd-round pick of the Steelers, played QB as the Browns beat the Buffalo […]

What rookie who would become a Browns fixture played quarterback in the second half of an exhibition game 60 years ago today? Answer to #23: Don Gault, subbing for the injured Bill Nelsen, went 1-for-16 passing with two interceptions before being pulled in the third quarter on October 3, 1970. With the Browns trailing Pittsburgh […]

Which Browns quarterback’s only NFL start came in a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers? Answer to #22: Walt Michaels propelled the Washington & Lee Generals to the 1951 Gator Bowl. Following his outstanding playing career, his head coaching jobs included two seasons with Donald Trump’s New Jersey Generals of the USFL, where his players included […]

What Browns great played college football and coached a pro team who shared the same nickname? Answer to #21: Remi Watson, with one game as replacement player in 1987, is the only man to wear jersey number 6 in a regular season game for the Browns. Since then, two members of the practice squad have […]

Which Browns jersey number has been worn in only one regular season game? Answer to #20: Tyrone Rogers, with 13.5 sacks, has the most of any Brown since 1999, excluding former first-round draft choices. The undrafted Rogers, whose career spanned 1999 to 2004, trails five former first-rounders on the “new Browns” sack list.

Since 1999, who leads the Browns in quarterbacks sacks, not including players drafted in the first round? Answer to #19: Charles White and Paul McDonald were both drafted by the Browns in 1980 with picks acquired fron the Rams, who shared the Los Angeles Coliseum with USC until moving to Anaheim Stadium for the 1980 […]

What two players did the Browns draft with picks acquired from a team who played in the same stadium as their university? Answer to #18: Willie Miller, who won the Silver Star in Vietnam, accomplished those feats as a 28-year-old rookie in 1975.

What Vietnam vet, as a Browns wide receiver, scored no touchdowns receiving, but did throw a TD pass and score on a fumble return? Answer to #17: Jim Ninowski of Michigan State and Bobby Mitchell of Illinois teamed up for an 84-yard touchdown pass, the longest in the history of the College All-Star Game. It […]

Fifty years ago today, which two future Browns set a football record? Answer to #16: Clarke’s sarcastic riff on the Kardiac Kids-era hit song was written following the Browns’ 28-23 loss to Minnesota on December 14, 1980. Tommy Kramer’s 456 passing yards and Ahmad Rashad’s Hail Mary reception on the game’s last play cost the […]

After which famous game did Plain Dealer columnist Doug Clarke write, “On the 13th day of Christmas Art Modell gave to us / Rutigliano a-chokin’ “? Answer to #15: The late Billy Reynolds survived his ego-bruising stint in Columbus to thrive at the University of Pittsburgh. Paul Brown (who also transferred out of OSU as […]