@roach said:There was a naming contest and the "Browns" won, named after Paul Brown. He didn't like it, but agreed after the next choice "Panthers" was already taken by another area sports team (per Wikipedia). Despite the august position by King Ghoolie and the options presented by Kathy. I got to agree with Roach on this one. The team was named after Paul Brown. I did my doctoral thesis on the the naming of the Cleveland Browns. After forty years of research and 43 years of college. My thesis concludes Roach is correct in toto. Unfortunately, I wasted forty years doing what Roach did in one internet search.