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 Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team is named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown. They play their home games at Cleveland Browns Stadium, which opened in 1999, with administrative offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio. The franchise's official club colors are brown, orange, and white. They are unique among the 32 member clubs of the NFL in that they do not have a logo on their helmets.
Senior member of the owning family, Jimmy Haslam
EVP of Football Operations/GM Andrew Berry
Head Coach Kevin Stefanski
Starting quarterback Deshaun Watson
