Which great Browns upset was preceded by the team’s bus getting in an accident en route to the stadium? Answer to #31: Billy Lefear’s long return helped the 0-9 Browns upset the 8-1 Bengals in 1975, but he broke his right leg getting tackled and was never able to return to game action.

Which Brown returned a kickoff 92 yards on his last NFL play? Answer to #30: Donn Clendenon, the MVP of the 1969 World Series, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1957, turning down the Browns and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Which member of the Miracle Mets turned down a contract offer from the Browns in favor of baseball? Answer to #29: Emerson Cole of Toledo starred in place of injured Marion Motley, but former Browns signee Y.A. Tittle led the Colts to a 21-17 comeback win at the Glass Bowl. Cole would be a Browns […]

On this date in 1948, which 20-year-old scored two touchdowns in an exhibition game played at his college? Answer to #28: Cleveland swapped wide receivers with New Orleans in 1974, getting Jubilee Dunbar for Fair Hooker.

Which candidates for the all-name team were traded for each other on this date in Browns history? Answer to #27: Marty’s edict was directed toward his ultra-enthusiastic special teams coach, Bill Cowher.

To whom did Browns coach Marty Schottenheimer issue the following rule: “Don’t ever run over me on the sideline, or you’re going to be in trouble”? Answer to #26: Backup QB Mike Pagel was the Browns’ player rep in 1987, succeeding Curtis Weathers, a pre-season cut. Replacement players took the field for three of the […]

Who was the Browns’ player rep during the strike-marred 1987 season? Answer to #25: Former Brown Mike Phipps led the Bears to a 28-6 halftime lead, but the Browns kept their starters in for the second half, and Brian Sipe threw for 313 yards in a 33-31 Browns win.

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 […]