Football is finally here. In the spirit of the season, I thought I'd look up how the Cleveland Browns got their name. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame site, the name was picked via a fan poll in 1945. Paul Brown initially was against the idea, so the Cleveland All-American Football Conference franchise picked the Panthers - also on the fan poll. It seems that our beloved Browns were meant to be because the rights to the name "Cleveland Panthers" already belonged to a businessman who had tried and failed with his football team. And so, Paul Brown gave his permission for his name to be used.
Click here to see the origins of various other NFL team names.
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