Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram. The Latest. Comments comments. About Mark Heald Articles. Mark Heald is the Managing Editor of Sporcle. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and bemoaning the fact the Sonics left Seattle. July 13, Articles. October 25, Articles. Above is a look at the statue of former Browns quarterback Otto Graham that was erected in outside of FirstEnergy Stadium. They then won the Eastern Conference championship six years straight as well as the NFL championship in '50, '54 and ' During this time, the team was led by Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham.
Graham made it to 10 straight championship games, winning seven before he retired from football in In , the Browns added another future Hall of Fame player to their roster when they drafted a fullback named Jim Brown from Syracuse. Brown was regarded by some as the greatest football player to ever step on a field, amassing 12, yards in only nine seasons—a record that stood for 22 years.
He also holds a tied record of five rushing touchdowns in a single game that stands unbroken to this day. Brown's statue can be seen outside of First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, and he is also recognized in the team's Ring of Honor.
In , he helped lead the team to their only championship victory of the decade. They won the game 31— Unfortunately, the team lost a step throughout the '70s and had to go through three new head coaches, plenty of losses and a fall from grace in the eyes of the NFL before they finally hired Sam Rutigliano as head coach in The talent of these players contributed to what was arguably one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL at the time.
In , a slew of last-minute comeback wins earned the Browns the nickname the "Kardiac Kids. They defeated the Bengals by three points to finish the season as the Central Division Champions. The city of Cleveland felt that there was no chance that a California team like the Raiders could compete with them in severe weather.
The temperature that day was two degrees Fahrenheit with winds gusting as high as 21 miles per hour. Mounds of snow covered the field, making it dangerous and difficult to run on. The Browns were in a close game and needed a field goal to regain the lead late in the fourth quarter. Brian Sipe led the Browns 73 yards down the field into Raider territory.
With the conditions on the field and the intense weather, Rutigliano decided to go for the touchdown to seal the win. The play call was "Red Right Sipe threw the ball, and Davis was able to catch up just in time to intercept the pass, essentially ending the game and squashing the Browns' playoff hopes.
The Browns lost 14— Swagger, a bull mastiff, was one of the few living mascots in the NFL. He passed away at age six in early Marty Schottenheimer took over as the Browns' coach after Rutigliano and led them throughout the '80s. Dixon and Minnifield nicknamed the defense the "dawgs," barking to one another to hype themselves up during games. Dixon said, "I think all great defenses have to have something they can identify themselves with. Soon, the barking caught on with fans, and the dawg ideology and mascot were adopted almost overnight.
To this day, the Dawg Pound is set apart in First Energy Stadium with bleacher seats for rabid fans on the eastern endzone. Swagger, a bullmastiff, was one of the league's few living animal mascots until he passed away in early He is succeeded by his son, SJ, who is now serving as mascot in his stead. Along with Dixon and Minnifield, Bernie Kosar joined the Browns in by way of the league's supplemental draft. Kosar was an Ohio native who went on to play for the University of Miami.
In the fifth game of the season, an injury led to Kosar entering the game, and he earned the starting role from that day forward. The winner would go on to play in the Super Bowl. The Browns played in a close game until finally scoring a game-leading touchdown with five minutes and 43 seconds left to play. The following kickoff resulted in the Broncos mishandling the ball, forcing them to start their drive from the two-yard line and so need a yard drive to tie the game.
It appeared that the Browns' Superbowl ticket had been punched. Schottenheimer opted to use the prevent defense, a scheme that protects against deep passes and allows shorter plays in hopes of preventing a score. Elway led the Broncos on a play drive to tie the game, taking the wind out of the stadium while forcing overtime. The Broncos received the ball to start overtime, drove down the field once again and kicked a controversial game-winning field goal.
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