Origin of the Cleveland Brown's name

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.

rest in peace Big Kitty

Our eldest cat passed away this morning. Jason found her lifeless in the living room. It looks like she died in her sleep.

We will miss her sweetness, ridiculously loud purr, head butting, plopping down in the middle of our card games so we will pet her, and her snoring - even her meowing at us for food or to go to bed. She was our pretty girl. I miss her already.