Paul Eugene Brown was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Cleveland Browns, a team named after him, and later co-founded the Cincinnati Bengals. His teams won seven league championships in a professional coaching career spanning 25 seasons.
Brown convinced Massillon Washington officials to build a new, bigger football stadium. Completed in 1939, the facility is named Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
Brown on the sideline in 1952 in the driving rain.
The Bengals' stadium was named after Paul Brown from 2000 to 2022.
The grave marker of Paul Brown, Rose Hill Memorial Park, Massillon, Ohio
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, since 1922.
The first Ohio State football team of 1890
Former Buckeyes QB/HB, 1942 National Champion, and 1944 Heisman Trophy winner Les Horvath
Woody Hayes, who won 205 games, five National Championships, and 13 Big Ten Championships - all team records - in 28 seasons (1951-1978) as head coach of the Buckeyes.
Former Buckeyes running back/receiver, 1954 National Champion, and 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady