BR1986FB;869442 wrote:Named after Paul Brown. There was a fan contest after Paul Brown didn't feel it would be right to have the team named after him. The winning name suggestion was "Panthers" but there was already another Cleveland Panthers (in the 20's that their owner still had the naming rights to) so Paul Brown reluctantly agreed to the name.
karen lotz;869443 wrote:Ummm no.
Haha what's funny about that is she goes do you know where the browns name came from..I was like uhhh isnt it from Paul brown? She goes no that's the Bengals guy then went on about bowling green lol dumb bishhh