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  • L Larry0791

    Would like to know how many "old" folks out there like me who go back to the glory days of Grahan, Groza and the group that made us fans feel like they were family. I'm 67 and can, believe it or not, remember the 1950 season. My father played HS football with Bill Lund, one of the original Browns in 1946 and mom was close with Dante Lavellis sister. So, all I heard about (and loved) as a kid was the Browns. We didn't have a pot in those days but Sunday was reserved for the old Philco radio and the Browns.....anyone else out there?

    DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #5

    @larry0791 said:

    Would like to know how many "old" folks out there like me who go back to the glory days of Grahan, Groza and the group that made us fans feel like they were family. I'm 67 and can, believe it or not, remember the 1950 season. My father played HS football with Bill Lund, one of the original Browns in 1946 and mom was close with Dante Lavellis sister. So, all I heard about (and loved) as a kid was the Browns. We didn't have a pot in those days but Sunday was reserved for the old Philco radio and the Browns.....anyone else out there?

    My earliest memory was listening to the Browns/Colts NFL championship game on the radio while my dad was drinking long neck Strohs in his wife beater.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    @larry0791 said:

    Would like to know how many "old" folks out there like me who go back to the glory days of Grahan, Groza and the group that made us fans feel like they were family. I'm 67 and can, believe it or not, remember the 1950 season. My father played HS football with Bill Lund, one of the original Browns in 1946 and mom was close with Dante Lavellis sister. So, all I heard about (and loved) as a kid was the Browns. We didn't have a pot in those days but Sunday was reserved for the old Philco radio and the Browns.....anyone else out there?

    My earliest memory was listening to the Browns/Colts NFL championship game on the radio while my dad was drinking long neck Strohs in his wife beater.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
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    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    My earliest memory was listening to the Browns/Colts NFL championship game on the radio while my dad was drinking long neck Strohs in his wife beater.

    OMG...not to get off topic but man do I miss Stroh's beer..it was real beer. It wasnt like the instant /formaldahyde crap they sell now..Me and My old man used to drink it all the time..it was real fire brewed beer...and if you drank it...your ass paid for it the next morning..LOL

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • nickersN nickers

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    My earliest memory was listening to the Browns/Colts NFL championship game on the radio while my dad was drinking long neck Strohs in his wife beater.

    OMG...not to get off topic but man do I miss Stroh's beer..it was real beer. It wasnt like the instant /formaldahyde crap they sell now..Me and My old man used to drink it all the time..it was real fire brewed beer...and if you drank it...your ass paid for it the next morning..LOL

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #7

    @nickers said:

    OMG...not to get off topic but man do I miss Stroh's beer..it was real beer. It wasnt like the instant /formaldahyde crap they sell now..Me and My old man used to drink it all the time..it was real fire brewed beer...and if you drank it...your ass paid for it the next morning..LOL

    Stroh's was piss. Or the next best thing.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @nickers said:

    OMG...not to get off topic but man do I miss Stroh's beer..it was real beer. It wasnt like the instant /formaldahyde crap they sell now..Me and My old man used to drink it all the time..it was real fire brewed beer...and if you drank it...your ass paid for it the next morning..LOL

    Stroh's was piss. Or the next best thing.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
    #8

    @the-gipper said:

    Stroh's was piss. Or the next best thing.

    Thats your opinion...it sure as hell beats piss water like bud light and coors light...wich tastes absolutely awful.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • Z Zombo wrote on
    #9

    Strohs was a tasty beer. Just ask Alex.

    Zombo

  • nickersN nickers

    @the-gipper said:

    Stroh's was piss. Or the next best thing.

    Thats your opinion...it sure as hell beats piss water like bud light and coors light...wich tastes absolutely awful.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
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    @nickers said:

    Thats your opinion...it sure as hell beats piss water like bud light and coors light...wich tastes absolutely awful.

    Bud is piss, as is Bud Light, and Coors lite....and Stroh's.

    Now, Black Label....that was better.

    nickersN 1 Reply
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @nickers said:

    Thats your opinion...it sure as hell beats piss water like bud light and coors light...wich tastes absolutely awful.

    Bud is piss, as is Bud Light, and Coors lite....and Stroh's.

    Now, Black Label....that was better.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
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    @the-gipper said:

    Bud is piss, as is Bud Light, and Coors lite....and Stroh's.

    Now, Black Label....that was better.

    Black Label was so-so...

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • nickersN nickers

    @the-gipper said:

    Bud is piss, as is Bud Light, and Coors lite....and Stroh's.

    Now, Black Label....that was better.

    Black Label was so-so...

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #13

    @nickers said:

    Black Label was so-so...

    I am sure it was. Every American national brand beer really was/is.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @nickers said:

    Black Label was so-so...

    I am sure it was. Every American national brand beer really was/is.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
    #14

    @the-gipper said:

    I am sure it was. Every American national brand beer really was/is.

    Im more of a Canadian beer drinker these days I.E. LaBatts and Molson Canadian...American beer sucks.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • S Stewy wrote on
    #15

    So sad that a 57yr. old Pittsburgh fan in his lifetime has experienced 12 championships Pittsburgh pro sports teams brought to their city, while a 57yr. old Cleveland fan has witnessed 0 ..unless at the age of 8 he remembers 1964.

    A 57yr. old not knowing what it feels like to experience a championship, wow.

    Cleveland has to be the worst 3 sport city in the U.S.

  • S Stewy

    So sad that a 57yr. old Pittsburgh fan in his lifetime has experienced 12 championships Pittsburgh pro sports teams brought to their city, while a 57yr. old Cleveland fan has witnessed 0 ..unless at the age of 8 he remembers 1964.

    A 57yr. old not knowing what it feels like to experience a championship, wow.

    Cleveland has to be the worst 3 sport city in the U.S.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #16

    @stewy said:

    So sad that a 57yr. old Pittsburgh fan in his lifetime has experienced 12 championships Pittsburgh pro sports teams brought to their city, while a 57yr. old Cleveland fan has witnessed 0 ..unless at the age of 8 he remembers 1964.

    A 57yr. old not knowing what it feels like to experience a championship, wow.

    Cleveland has to be the worst 3 sport city in the U.S.

    Yes. You are a lucky dumbass. That is all there is to it.

    And actually, that probably makes us one of the 3 BEST sports cities.....in terms of the dedication of the fans. A city with -0- titles is every bit as avid...or more so than a city with 12.

    Plus we certainly do not have the FRAKs that you have.

    Also, I was 12 and do remember 1964.

    (I assume you included the Pipers ABA title?)

  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #17

    I remember my first season. The browns picked a stud running back with the 3rd overall pick, and then took a huge gamble on a 28-year old minor-league pitcher turned QB.

  • C cuwoohio wrote on
    #18

    I do remember the 64 championship game, but did not really pay much attention to it. My parents, and a few friends got together to listen to it. 66 was the 1st year I really got into the Browns.

    For the 2nd topic, I remember most of my friends fathers drank Strohs, but after I tasted it as a kid, I never tried it again. Sam Adams Lager is my beverage of choice.

  • gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #19

    Oh yeah, I'm British, so to me pretty much any American beer is pisswater 😁

  • gftChrisG gftChris

    Oh yeah, I'm British, so to me pretty much any American beer is pisswater 😁

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #20

    @gftchris said:

    Oh yeah, I'm British, so to me pretty much any American beer is pisswater 😁

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    gftChrisG nickersN 2 Replies
  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @gftchris said:

    Oh yeah, I'm British, so to me pretty much any American beer is pisswater 😁

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #21

    @the-gipper said:

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    That's the annoying part, we have such great beer, but you can't find it anywhere else. Irish beers are essentially the same as British beers, just that Guinness is world famous.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @gftchris said:

    Oh yeah, I'm British, so to me pretty much any American beer is pisswater 😁

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
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    @the-gipper said:

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    Im a fan of Stella Artois...they call it "wife beater" in the UK LOL...none the less...good beer.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
    gftChrisG The GipperT 2 Replies
  • nickersN nickers

    @the-gipper said:

    OK, but, I don't know of any British beers that anyone would choose either. Irish beers, German beers, yes.

    Hell, I can't even think of a British beer.

    Im a fan of Stella Artois...they call it "wife beater" in the UK LOL...none the less...good beer.

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
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    @nickers said:

    Im a fan of Stella Artois...they call it "wife beater" in the UK LOL...none the less...good beer.

    Ha, not one I'd go for! Yes, 'wife beater' - because you have a few pints of it then go home and smack your wife about a bit presumably. 'Pint of wifey please mate.' Btw, it's Belgian.

  • gftChrisG gftChris

    @nickers said:

    Im a fan of Stella Artois...they call it "wife beater" in the UK LOL...none the less...good beer.

    Ha, not one I'd go for! Yes, 'wife beater' - because you have a few pints of it then go home and smack your wife about a bit presumably. 'Pint of wifey please mate.' Btw, it's Belgian.

    nickersN nickers wrote on
    #24

    @gftchris said:

    Ha, not one I'd go for! Yes, 'wife beater' - because you have a few pints of it then go home and smack your wife about a bit presumably. 'Pint of wifey please mate.' Btw, it's Belgian.

    I was not privy of where it was from..I just knew it was big in the UK...I have friends in and around Warrington and Manchester that told Me about it before it was distributed in the U.S..

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