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Cleveland Browns Team History
The Cleveland Browns franchise was founded in 1945 as a member of the All-America Football Conference. With the establishment of the team during World War II, the Browns did not play their first regular-season game until 1946, after the war ended. In 1950, the Browns were selected as one of only three AAFC teams to merge with the National Football League.
During their first 40 years in the NFL, the Browns reached the playoffs 22 times. They won four NFL championships between 1950 and 1964, 11 NFL American/Eastern Conference championships, and three NFL Century Division titles. They also won AFC Central Division championships in 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989. In addition, 23 former Browns have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Otto Graham, Lou Groza, and Marion Motley and Bill Willis — two of the four Black players who helped break the NFL’s race barrier in 1946.
Cleveland Browns Team Info
Conference: AFC
Division: North
Year Founded: 1944
Team Colors: Brown, Orange, White
Mascot: Chomps
Team Rivals: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field
Huntington Bank Field (previously known as Cleveland Browns Stadium and FirstEnergy Stadium) is located on the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Browns played their first regular-season game at the stadium on September 12, 1999, when the Browns took on division rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers. Huntington Bank Field is built on the same site as Cleveland Municipal Stadium, the former home of the Cleveland Browns. In 2015, the Browns, with the City of Cleveland's support, completed a two-year modernization project of the stadium.
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