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Vince McKee

First and Ten

2023

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Part II The Stars and the Rivalries S. 75-176

„… each.When Miami rolled into Cleveland Municipal Stadium on Monday Night November 10, 1986, Browns fans only …” „… , the Cleveland Browns took the massive challenge head on, knowing that 80,000-plus screaming fans would …” „… , and Richardson were seen as the future of the Cleveland Browns and a reason for fans to dream of 40–50 …”

Part I Moving On S. 1-74

„… the best teams in professional football.It was easy to be a Cleveland Browns fan; everyone wanted to …” „… overall selection to 16 Chapter 1 the brand-new Cleveland Browns, although, as mentioned, many fans wanted …” „… leaving to coach at Miami.Davis arrived in Cleveland when Browns fans and players were des-perate for a …”

Preface

„… world. It is not always easy being a Cleveland Browns fan, but no one does fandom better than those …” „… First and TenFirst and TenA Fresh Look at the Cleveland BrownsVince McKeeROWMAN & LITTLEFIELDLanham …” „… the Cleveland Browns / Vince McKee. Other titles: 1st and 10 Description: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman …”

Index S. 179-190

„… , 134; to NFL, 5; sports in, xiii–xivCleveland Browns. See specific topicscoaching: athletes, 18–19 …” „… ; Baltimore move to, xiii–xiv, 9; Brown, P., to, 5; in Cleveland, 11, 17–18; of Cleveland Indians, 6; Cribbs …” „… Baltimore Ravens, 9–10, 13; Belichick and, 7; Brown, P., to, 4–5; childhood of, 3; Cleveland to, 5–6; in …”

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Mark L. Ford - A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games

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Mark L. Ford

A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games

2014

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Chapter 23. 2008: Toward a Shorter Preseason S. 237-246

„… fans.Future Hall of FamersMiami offensive tackle Jake Long, the first overall draft pick, has had the best …” „… Brown, and Baker fell on it as time ran out. After a 51-yard attempt during overtime went wide right …” „… 43 yards (Pittsburgh 19, Carolina 16). Kris Brown’s 25-yard kick was a winner for the Texans as the …”

Chapter 9. 1994: Going for Two, Going to Fox S. 83-94

„… 61,619 fans.Strange SightsNew England 24, New Orleans 6For the first time since 1946, an NFL game had …” „… that had been tried by the Browns in 1956, the NFL allowed the offensive coordinator to radio …” „… some of the 34,106 fans at Tampa Stadium. Mazio Royster scored a touchdown after the two-minute warning …”

Chapter 11. 1996: Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s Gain S. 107-118

„… , with a new Cleveland Browns team being created in 1999. The Houston Oilers got the NFL’s blessing to go …” „… , Philadelphia 9Formerly the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens played their first game on August 3, at …” „… contribute at least $28 million to-ward the construction of a new Cleveland stadium and support a new Browns …”

Chapter 26. 2011: Averting a Players’ Strike S. 267-278

„… ball into the east end-zone bleachers, where the most enthusiastic Browns fans congregated at “The Dawg …” „… . Cleveland’s Jar-rett Brown threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Rod Windsor in a 24–14 loss at Chicago. Sean …” „… running back Ben Tate at the end of a play.Philadelphia 24, Cleveland 14Another rule change required …”

Chapter 14. 1999: Return of the Browns, Debut of the Titans S. 141-152

„… 141141999Return of the Browns, Debut of the TitansThe addition of the new Cleveland Browns brought …” „… 9:54 AM142 / Chapter 14Minnesota 24, Cleveland 17Two weeks later, the new $283 million Cleveland Browns …” „… an 18–17 win over St. Louis. Cleveland’s Mike Cook tried to rally the Browns against Minnesota, but …”

Chapter 10. 1995: Arizona, Carolina, Jacksonville, Oakland, and St. Louis S. 95-106

„… red and black.”New York Giants 19, Cleveland 13Sports fans in Cleveland got to watch their NFL and …” „… Browns and Indians had home games scheduled on the same day. The Cleveland Indi-ans’ game (a 5–1 loss to …” „… Jacobs Field to Cleveland Stadium, where the Browns’ game had started at 4:00 p.m., and became part of …”

Chapter 24. 2009: Bigger, Better, and More Expensive S. 247-256

„… Cleveland Browns’ mock game with 10-minute quarters (Brown 17, White 17). Others had special scoring rules …” „… Steelers fans who had been willing to travel 450 miles to Charlotte, North Carolina. Two weeks earlier, the …” „… Washington Redskins had re-sponded to the Steelers’ fans by distributing 50,000 “Redskins Rally towels” to …”

Chapter 5. 1990: Beat the Clock S. 41-50

„… goal.Cleveland 25, Green Bay 10Mike Norseth, whose NFL career consisted of one game in 1988, for the Bengals, was …” „… pass was picked off by Ellis Dillahunt, who ran it back 95 yards for a touchdown.Chicago 13, Cleveland …” „… 0In the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, the Bears dominated so completely that the Browns didn’t …”

Chapter 20. 2005: A Summer of Farewells S. 205-214

„… for the rest of the season.Cleveland 21, Detroit 13The Browns had taken a 14–13 lead with a minute to …” „… first time, fans coming into an NFL stadium were subject to “pat-down” searches by the team’s security …” „… Hopson. At the 49, Hopson fumbled when he was hit by Cleveland’s Michael Grant. Michael Jamie-son scooped …”

Chapter 3. 1988: Back to Barnstorming S. 21-28

„… little less than 52,000 fans in a stadium that seated 72,168, which was blamed on the price of admission …” „… rivals in front of a crowd of 33,115 fans at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Motors, based in …” „… in continental Europe, and it was televised in 10 Western European nations. To help fans understand …”

Chapter 16. 2001: Men in Stripes, Men on Strike S. 165-174

„… the $216 million Heinz Field, with 57,829 fans filling the 64,500 seats for an afternoon game. At the …” „… fans arrested. The game was not rescheduled, costing the Eagles at least $5 million.14_347-Ford …” „… attracted 66,197 fans, most of whom had to skip work or play hooky from school to be there.ScrimmagingA …”

Chapter 28. 2013: Many Happy Returns S. 289-300

„… same game that his teammate, Brandon Browner, had a 106-yard fumble return (Seattle 40, Denver 10). In …” „… Browner scooped up a fumbled ball in his own end zone and ran it back 106 yards for another score, giving …” „… to a 14–14 tie at Gaines-ville, Georgia, in front of 14,250 fans in a mock game that fea-tured Coach …”

Chapter 21. 2006: NBC Returns, ABC Leaves S. 215-224

„… , with kickoff at 3:00. The game ended at 6:24, in time for fans to watch Green Bay’s other favorite …” „… rushing.Cleveland 20, Detroit 16The Lions used up their third time-out with 31 seconds to play, and quarterback Josh …” „… 9:54 AM218 / Chapter 21threw to DeVale Ellis; however, Ellis was tackled by the Browns’ Mason Unck at …”

Chapter 27. 2012: The Summer of Replacement Officials S. 279-288

„… resolved.Cleveland 35, Green Bay 10Packers coach Mike McCarthy became the first person to be penalized for …” „… likely have been reversed, McCar-thy’s throwing of the red flag negated further review. Cleveland was …” „… the 19th, although three NFC North teams (Chi-cago, Green Bay, and Minnesota) and Cleveland had …”

Chapter 25. 2010: Goodell Offers Two in Exchange for Eighteen S. 257-266

„… limits and allow the home team to encourage its fans to shout at the top of their lungs. The only …” „… possession, encouraging the 72,000 fans present to see how many decibels they could generate.Strange …” „… to Courtney Roby, who recovered the ball on the 18. On third down, Charles Brown drew a false-start …”

Chapter 7. 1992: The Amazing Minnesota Vikings S. 61-70

„… the end zone, defeating the Bills 24–3, the Chiefs 30–0, the Browns 56–3, and the Redskins 30–0. The …” „… consecutive American Bowl brought 61,722 British fans to Wembley Stadium, and Mike Cofer’s 48-yard field goal …” „… minutes of the game.ScrimmagingAt Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, a crowd of 14,798 fans watched …”

Chapter 4. 1989: Everyone Wants an NFL Team S. 29-40

„… were warned by the line judge to stop egging the fans on. After one time-out was forfeited, the …” „… usual.Cleveland 25, Detroit 24Lions assistant coach Mouse Davis had developed the “run-and-shoot offense” as a …” „… Philadelphia 17, Cleveland 13Attendance at the fourth annual American Bowl in Lon-don was 73,677. Former …”

Chapter 15. 2000: Y2K + NFL S. 153-164

„… reel.Firsts for 2000Cincinnati 24, Chicago 20The Bengals hosted the Bears at the new $453 million Paul Brown …” „… baseball’s Reds, PBS had two giant video boards, 114 luxury suites, and room for 66,540 fans. Attendance for …” „… Steelers home game, with the vast majority of fans wearing yellow and black, and loudly cheering for “Los …”

Chapter 8. 1993: Salary Cap On, Intentional Grounding Off S. 71-82

„… bounds by Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak (Cleveland 12, New England 9).Detroit 14, Buffalo 7Less …” „… seconds so that fans could see more plays per game.Seattle 30, San Francisco 0The NFL tested its latest …” „… plays later, and Todd Peterson made the winning extra point.Cleveland 21, Los Angeles Rams 10Deep in his …”

Chapter 17. 2002: And Houston Makes Thirty-Two S. 175-184

„… August 16 game at San Diego.Cleveland 24, Detroit 23The Browns and Lions played the first “Great Lakes …” „… Game in Canton. In the second quarter, Kris Brown kicked a 22-yard field goal to give the Texans their …” „… 52,000 of Memorial Sta-dium’s 69,000 seats were filled for the first game.Green Bay 27, Cleveland 20 …”

Chapter 19. 2004: Preseason’s Worst, NFL’s Best S. 195-204

„… ran out. Cleveland’s Luke McCown rallied his team from a 19–7 deficit in the last four minutes of the …” „… contest, finishing with a 34-yard end-zone pass to Richard Alston (Cleveland 21, Kansas City 19). Ola …” „… people watched the Rams and Bears (St. Louis 21, Chicago 15), and 33,226 Texans fans were at Reliant …”

Preface

„… AMvi / Contents11 1996: Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s Gain 10712 1997: The NFL’s Memphis Blues 11913 …” „… 1998: Good-bye NBC, Welcome Back CBS 12914 1999: Return of the Browns, Debut of the Titans 14115 2000 …” „… . For many pro football fans, however, the new NFL campaign begins in Can-ton, Ohio, in early …”

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Charlie Gentile - The 1928 New York Yankees

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The 1928 New York Yankees

2014

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Part III: THE REGULAR SEASON S. 59-216

„… scream for Harris’s scalp, even though the team was plagued with injuries. Browns fans weren’t showing up …” „… debut at home, and the game was attended by 55,000 freezing and faithful fans—well below the previous …” „… did attendance, along with revenue from any postponements and fans staying away because of threatening …”

Notes S. 245-292

„… . “St. Louis Fans Convinced Browns Will Build from the Bottom Up,” Sporting News, 22 December 1927, 1 …” „… History,” Sporting News, 27 October 1927, 6. The Cardinals were known as the Browns in the American …” „… Association and had no relation to the later Browns teams of the American League. Kennedy’s series, which ran …”

Part II: THE OFFSEASON AND SPRING TRAINING S. 25-58

„… Western Association. Barnard then worked his way from secretary of the Cleveland Indians in 1903, to team …” „… us. He still is quite a pitcher. There isn’t a chance to get Hudlin away from Cleveland. I am very …” „… to the report that Arthur Fletcher is to leave the Yankees to become manger of the Cleveland …”

Index S. 295-302

„… , 21–22, 33–34, 85–86, 91, 120, 151Cissell, Chalmer, 34, 86Clark, Evans, 5Clarke, Fred, xviCleveland …” „… as manager, 32; Front office reorganized, 87–88; pitching woes, 127; Cleveland, Ohio, 116Cleveland …” „… , 133–36, 182, 184–85; and September showdown, 188–97; base running, 115–16; against Browns, 92–94, 123–24 …”

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Brett L. Abrams

Terry Bradshaw

2017

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2 The Bradshaw Image S. 27-52

„… powerhouse Cleveland, theBrowns again caught Bradshaw for a safety. They intercepted three ofhis passes …” „… games behind the ClevelandBrowns, who won their final two games to earn the division title. De-spite …” „… Liverpool received cable television feeds from Cleveland forSteelers fans desperate to see their team. Even …”

3 Two Golden Rings S. 53-76

„… Steelersscored more than 30 points. Back home against the lowly ClevelandBrowns, Franco Harris returned from …” „… with the Cleveland Browns of the 1950s,Noll served as a guard who rotated in to carry the plays from …” „… the Bengals for the top spot in the title chase.Hanratty took the reins against the Cleveland Browns …”

7 Leaving It on the Field S. 139-158

„… .” Working-class fans retained their ex-citement as the second-place Cleveland Browns came to Pittsburgh.The …” „… Cleveland Browns.Then the bottom fell out. The defense sprang big leaks, and the offenseforgot how to score …” „… top, fans would havefresh memories of his Super Bowl triumphs.CHAPTER 7140A NEW DECADEPittsburgh wore …”

Index S. 299-310

„… Cleveland Browns, 34, 36, 39; early 1970sseasons, 39, 41, 47; early 1980sseasons, 141, 152, 153; in 1950s …” „… ’ reactions to criticismsof Steelers of 1980s, 171, 215; fans’reactions to Looking Deep, 174; fansvisiting …” „… ; fangroups, 41, 44, 72; fans at SuperBowls, 64, 72, 74–75, 87, 93; fansbefore 1978 playoffs, 85; fans …”

4 Two More Golden Rings S. 77-96

„… , football fans, evangelical Protes-tants, and many residents of the South appreciated the Bradshaws.Young …” „… . One Steelers fan in Ohiofound two other boys who liked the team. While his friends pretendedthey were …” „… number 12 jersey forChristmas. One little girl, a diehard Steelers fan, lived in the house withthe …”

9 Studio Analysis and Hijinks S. 181-212

„… fans.There was a “breakthrough” moment when Baltimore Ravens run-ning back Ray Rice was arrested for striking …” „… some getting used to. Meanwhile, a group of fans in Colora-do ranked Bradshaw second on the list of …” „… playersdon’t like her.” During the next few weeks, fans showered Olson withobscenities and vile suggestions …”

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Ronald T. Waldo - Characters from the Diamond

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Characters from the Diamond

2016

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5 Men in Blue Handling the Indicator from Three ’til Five Every Afternoon S. 81-100

„… the hours—3 to 5?”—Umpire TimHurst, responding to a baseball fan who one day had remarked,“Pretty …” „… 1909).3 He alsotried his hand at managing in 1898, guiding the St. Louis Browns to a39–111 record and a …” „… . The front of the cap was embroidered with alarge-sized “B” in brown silk. One afternoon during a …”

Notes S. 227-246

„… 24, 1902, 12.29. “Fodder for the Fans,”Milwaukee Journal, August 20, 1902, 8.30. “Donlin Doings: New …” „… Tellers Was Late Rube Waddell, Once a Brown,”Evening Independent (St. Petersburg, Florida), April 8, 1914 …” „… ,” Sporting News, November 19, 1914, 4.35. “Umpire Evans: Hit with Bottle by Fan and Probably Fatally …”

9 Cases of Mistaken Identity and Things Not Appearing as They Seem S. 161-180

„… finally got a chance to show his ability to White Sox fans whenhe smacked a one-out single. With Cleveland …” „… behavior and started walking across the Interna-tional Railway Bridge.3Washington’s baseball fans were …” „… best pitchers inbaseball, fans at American League Park started yelling for Hendricks tosteal second …”

1 Rebels, Sharpened Spikes, and Baseball Innovation in the Late Nineteenth Century S. 1-20

„… fans selected the sixth inning, whenthe score was 6–0, in favor of Cleveland, to make their …” „… my ballplayer? Send him ofer to the race track, hevill be a good yockey.”—St. Louis Browns owner …” „… actors who became popular with fans because oftheir arrogant attitude and the bold approach they took …”

10 Pennant Fever, Copping the Flag, and World Series Moments S. 181-200

„… pennant. Pennant fever gripped diehardbaseball fans in these cities, as they cheered for their favorite …” „… 1894, while the ClevelandSpiders (1895) and Baltimore Orioles (1896 and 1897) also won thetrophy before …” „… her fan.“Both of us let go of the cup at the same time to get the fan forDella, and down went the old …”

7 Bushers on the Farm and Minor League Mayhem S. 121-140

„… game two days later against the Cleveland Spiders, he added threemore hits.11 Each of his safeties …” „… catcher, afew baseball fans informed the manager that William had gone aheadby himself on a street car …” „… Oakland baseball fans. These devoted patrons brought drinks andside dishes to the beach while the players …”

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