What Browns back (1,760 all-purpose yards) was a heavily recruited West Virginian who chose Ohio State but was laughed off the campus after just one week “because I was a hillbilly and I wore the flowered feedsacks that were made into shorts by my mother,” according to one interview? Answer to #14: Through 2007, the […]
Which jersey number has been worn by the most Browns? Answer to #13: Nine of the top ten Browns in receiving yards since 1999 were first-day picks. The only exception is undrafted Jamel White, who ranks ninth with 1,273.
How many of the Browns’ top ten players in receiving yards since 1999 were first-day draft picks? Answer to #12: Ralph Brown helped Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, win the state title after taking over at tailback for the graduated McCutcheon, who had scored 33 touchdowns as a senior. Brown was also […]
Who succeeded Daylon McCutcheon as a star high school tailback and as a Browns’ cornerback? Answer to #11: Joe Thomas, no relation to the Browns’ current left tackle, was the Dolphins executive who made the fateful move, which, besides greatly facilitating the team’s great run in the early ’70s, bore multiple coincidences to the first […]
What familiar name executed the infamous 1970 deal for Miami that gave the Dolphins a former Buckeye wide receiver and the Browns the third overall pick, used on a quarterback who played for an Indiana university? Answer to #10: Linebacker Galen Fiss, a longtime team captain, and Alex Agase, a key component of the strong […]
Within 13 months of the Browns drafting Jerome “The Ghost” Harrison, which two former Browns who had also worn jersey number 35 passed away? Answer to #9: In 1983, Larrye Weaver, coordinator of the high-flying “Air Coryell” offense in San Diego, was hired to run the Browns’ offense. He quit after just one season.
I’ve steered clear of all the “woe-is-me”ing regarding the supposedly brutal schedule that the Browns face this season. Why? The Browns are good enough to win the division outright. They don’t compete against a dominant division foe and thus need not rely on a wild-card berth. And the main reason for the supposedly tough schedule […]
Prior to Rob Chudzinski, who was the last Browns offensive coordinator to be hired immediately after coaching for the San Diego Chargers? Answer to #8: On this date a quarter century ago, Browns owner Art Modell missed his first game since purchasing the team in 1961, as he was convalescing from a heart attack and […]
Whose 441-game streak ended 25 years ago today? Answer to #7: Most career receptions. Ozzie Newsome’s 662 is double Gary Collins’ 331.
For which Browns career record does the leader have exactly twice the total of the runner-up? Answer to #6: Travis Prentice had all seven rushing touchdowns in 2000. Nonetheless, he was traded to the Vikings the next summer.
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