re: Worst team name in NA sports

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Cleveland Browns is up there. Wtf does that name even mean?

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It was named after the owner, whose last name was Brown... I shite you not.

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not owner but coach/GM... Paul Brown

and if you pay attention... the Cincinnati Bengals play in Paul Brown Stadium

Franchise Nicknames - Pro Football Hall of Fame website

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CLEVELAND BROWNS – The Cleveland All-America Football Conference franchise conducted a fan contest in 1945 to name the team. The most popular submission was “Browns” in recognition of the team’s first coach and general manager Paul Brown, who was already a popular figure in Ohio sports. Brown at first vetoed the choice and the team selected from the contest entries the name “Panthers.” However, after an area businessman informed the team that he owned the rights to the name Cleveland Panthers, from an earlier failed football team, Brown rescinded his objection and agreed to the use of his name.

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