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  • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    A few possibles that I have thought of:

    Tony Adamle

    Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

    Erich Barnes

    Eric Turner

    Webster Slaughter

    Chip Banks

    Thom Darden

    Bernie Parish

    Dick Modzewlewski

    Bill Nelsen

    Dave Logan

    Reggie Rucker

    Brian Brennan

    Eddie Johnson

    Mike Johnson

    Any others?

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    • The GipperT The Gipper

      The question: Who is not on this list who should be on it? I will give this some thought myself.

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      Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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      @the-gipper said:

      The question: Who is not on this list who should be on it? I will give this some thought myself.

      Looks like we are missing some linebackers: Dick Ambrose, Chip Banks, Mike Johnson ...

      Eric Turner is another guy ...

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      • The GipperT The Gipper

        A few possibles that I have thought of:

        Tony Adamle

        Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

        Erich Barnes

        Eric Turner

        Webster Slaughter

        Chip Banks

        Thom Darden

        Bernie Parish

        Dick Modzewlewski

        Bill Nelsen

        Dave Logan

        Reggie Rucker

        Brian Brennan

        Eddie Johnson

        Mike Johnson

        Any others?

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        Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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        @the-gipper said:

        A few possibles that I have thought of:

        Tony Adamle

        Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

        Erich Barnes

        Eric Turner

        Webster Slaughter

        Chip Banks

        Thom Darden

        Bernie Parish

        Dick Modzewlewski

        Bill Nelsen

        Dave Logan

        Reggie Rucker

        Brian Brennan

        Eddie Johnson

        Mike Johnson

        Any others?

        Good list. If I were going to add two next year, I'd say Web Slaughter and Mike Johnson.

        I think most of the guys you named will make it...

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        • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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          The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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          When there time comes, surely JT, Dawson and Cribbs will make it.

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            Mark OM Mark O wrote on last edited by
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            Thom Darden deserves to be on it. Still the career leader in interceptions.

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            • The GipperT The Gipper

              A few possibles that I have thought of:

              Tony Adamle

              Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

              Erich Barnes

              Eric Turner

              Webster Slaughter

              Chip Banks

              Thom Darden

              Bernie Parish

              Dick Modzewlewski

              Bill Nelsen

              Dave Logan

              Reggie Rucker

              Brian Brennan

              Eddie Johnson

              Mike Johnson

              Any others?

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              ballpeenB ballpeen wrote on last edited by
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              @the-gipper said:

              A few possibles that I have thought of:

              Tony Adamle

              Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

              Erich Barnes

              Eric Turner

              Webster Slaughter

              Chip Banks

              Thom Darden

              Bernie Parish

              Dick Modzewlewski

              Bill Nelsen

              Dave Logan

              Reggie Rucker

              Brian Brennan

              Eddie Johnson

              Mike Johnson

              Any others?

              I was going to say, we are starting to run out of guys....of that list Darden is a no brainer IMO....and maybe Turner.

              We did this too fast.....maybe a Cleveland thing, the R&R HOF is running out of worthy bands. Bernie as an example should be getting in maybe now, or just a season or two ago.....not 12-13 years ago.

              Larry Benz had a 107 yard int return.....maybe we should induct him.

              How about Ken Coleman or Gib Shanley....those guys are Browns to me.

              If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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                @the-gipper said:

                A few possibles that I have thought of:

                Tony Adamle

                Abe Gibron 4 time Pro Bowler for Browns

                Erich Barnes

                Eric Turner

                Webster Slaughter

                Chip Banks

                Thom Darden

                Bernie Parish

                Dick Modzewlewski

                Bill Nelsen

                Dave Logan

                Reggie Rucker

                Brian Brennan

                Eddie Johnson

                Mike Johnson

                Any others?

                I was going to say, we are starting to run out of guys....of that list Darden is a no brainer IMO....and maybe Turner.

                We did this too fast.....maybe a Cleveland thing, the R&R HOF is running out of worthy bands. Bernie as an example should be getting in maybe now, or just a season or two ago.....not 12-13 years ago.

                Larry Benz had a 107 yard int return.....maybe we should induct him.

                How about Ken Coleman or Gib Shanley....those guys are Browns to me.

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                nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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                @ballpeen said:

                I was going to say, we are starting to run out of guys....of that list Darden is a no brainer IMO....and maybe Turner.

                We did this too fast.....maybe a Cleveland thing, the R&R HOF is running out of worthy bands. Bernie as an example should be getting in maybe now, or just a season or two ago.....not 12-13 years ago.

                Larry Benz had a 107 yard int return.....maybe we should induct him.

                How about Ken Coleman or Gib Shanley....those guys are Browns to me.

                I'll go one further and say Nev Chandler,,,He was IMO the best of the best browns play by play radio announcers.

                Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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                  @ballpeen said:

                  I was going to say, we are starting to run out of guys....of that list Darden is a no brainer IMO....and maybe Turner.

                  We did this too fast.....maybe a Cleveland thing, the R&R HOF is running out of worthy bands. Bernie as an example should be getting in maybe now, or just a season or two ago.....not 12-13 years ago.

                  Larry Benz had a 107 yard int return.....maybe we should induct him.

                  How about Ken Coleman or Gib Shanley....those guys are Browns to me.

                  I'll go one further and say Nev Chandler,,,He was IMO the best of the best browns play by play radio announcers.

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                  ballpeenB ballpeen wrote on last edited by
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                  @nickers said:

                  I'll go one further and say Nev Chandler,,,He was IMO the best of the best browns play by play radio announcers.

                  Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                  None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

                  If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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                    Erie DawgE Erie Dawg wrote on last edited by
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                    Ill throw one out to think about.

                    What do you think of Matt Bahr?

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                      B Browns4life-1 wrote on last edited by
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                      Otto Graham or Jim Brown?

                      http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/02/02/greatest-cleveland-browns-player-of-all-time/

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                        B Browns4life-1 wrote on last edited by Browns4life-1
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                        I was reading an interesting article on RantSports today that debated weather or not Jim Brown or Otto Graham was the best Browns player ever.

                        *Here is the link below*

                        http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/02/02/greatest-cleveland-browns-player-of-all-time/

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                          @nickers said:

                          I'll go one further and say Nev Chandler,,,He was IMO the best of the best browns play by play radio announcers.

                          Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                          None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

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                          The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                          @ballpeen said:

                          Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                          None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

                          The reason we are running out of candidates is because the Browns simply haven't had a sufficient supply of outstanding players in the last 25 years or so.

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                            @ballpeen said:

                            Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                            None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

                            The reason we are running out of candidates is because the Browns simply haven't had a sufficient supply of outstanding players in the last 25 years or so.

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                            @the-gipper said:

                            The reason we are running out of candidates is because the Browns simply haven't had a sufficient supply of outstanding players in the last 25 years or so.

                            True on the lack of fresh supply, but I don't think we are "running out" of legends just yet.

                            I think we can all agree on Thomas, Cribbs and Dawson from the new era, and I think Alex Mack, DQ Jackson and Joe Haden are headed in that direction.

                            and then as mentioned:

                            Tony Adamle

                            Abe Gibron

                            Erich Barnes

                            Eric Turner

                            Webster Slaughter

                            Chip Banks

                            Thom Darden

                            Bernie Parish

                            Dick Modzewlewski

                            Bill Nelson

                            Dick Ambrose

                            Dave Logan

                            Reggie Rucker

                            Brian Brennan

                            Eddie Johnson

                            Mike Johnson

                            Matt Bahr

                            There's 25 guys. If 20 of them make it, that's 10 years of two guys per year. Eventually every team's is going to slow down because you don't normally add two legends per year, but we were lucky to have so many in the early years.

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                              ballpeenB ballpeen wrote on last edited by
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                              I don't know. Maybe we just do it to create some excitement. The Cowboys have 20 and the Packers have 21 in their's. At the rate we are going we'll have the stadium filled with names.

                              We haven't won a championship in what, 48 years? We couldn't have had that many good plays in that time frame.

                              JMO

                              If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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                                RichiswhereR Richiswhere wrote on last edited by
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                                These are Browns Legends not Ring of Honor

                                As good as Chip Banks was there is noway he should be considered a Browns Legend

                                I'll throw in Big Daddy Carl Hairston into the list

                                "You see the Rams are still thinking that they are playing Tony Dorsett" -Jim Brown 1978
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                                  The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                                  Just curious: Who makes the decision about who goes into the Browns Legends, and is there any criteria other than "once played for the Browns"? Is there a requisite number of years they must have played here? Is there a certain percentage of their careers they must have played here? Several Hall of Famers had cups of coffee with the Browns...but I don't think any of them are in (Guys like Len Dawson/Henry Jordan/Willie Davis/Doug Atkins/Tommy McDonald etc.)

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                                    @nickers said:

                                    I'll go one further and say Nev Chandler,,,He was IMO the best of the best browns play by play radio announcers.

                                    Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                                    None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

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                                    nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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                                    @ballpeen said:

                                    Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                                    None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

                                    I heard Gib Shanley and IMO...he was boring and he stunk.

                                    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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                                      Just curious: Who makes the decision about who goes into the Browns Legends, and is there any criteria other than "once played for the Browns"? Is there a requisite number of years they must have played here? Is there a certain percentage of their careers they must have played here? Several Hall of Famers had cups of coffee with the Browns...but I don't think any of them are in (Guys like Len Dawson/Henry Jordan/Willie Davis/Doug Atkins/Tommy McDonald etc.)

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                                      Z Zombo wrote on last edited by
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                                      @the-gipper said:

                                      Just curious: Who makes the decision about who goes into the Browns Legends, and is there any criteria other than "once played for the Browns"? Is there a requisite number of years they must have played here? Is there a certain percentage of their careers they must have played here? Several Hall of Famers had cups of coffee with the Browns...but I don't think any of them are in (Guys like Len Dawson/Henry Jordan/Willie Davis/Doug Atkins/Tommy McDonald etc.)

                                      Apparently there is a "Selection Panel".

                                      http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2012/09/23/sports/nh6017676.txt

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                                        @ballpeen said:

                                        Maybe because you didn't hear or remember the others, but Nev as well for sure.

                                        None the less, we are running out of candidates for this ring. The more we add, the less honorable it gets. Since our return Joe Thomas and Phil Dawson are in,,,,,,Cribbs probably, but at the rate we are going Darren Chevrinni might make it.

                                        I heard Gib Shanley and IMO...he was boring and he stunk.

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                                        ballpeenB ballpeen wrote on last edited by
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                                        @nickers said:

                                        I heard Gib Shanley and IMO...he was boring and he stunk.

                                        Cool man.....I think many would disagree, just like some would say Joe Tate was a poor basketball play by play commentator.

                                        If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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                                          @nickers said:

                                          I heard Gib Shanley and IMO...he was boring and he stunk.

                                          Cool man.....I think many would disagree, just like some would say Joe Tate was a poor basketball play by play commentator.

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                                          @ballpeen said:

                                          Cool man.....I think many would disagree, just like some would say Joe Tate was a poor basketball play by play commentator.

                                          I grew up on Gib Shanley and Jim Mueller doing the games on radio for the Browns. I loved Gib...hell I wanted to BE Gib Shanley.

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