Browns Town 1964: Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship
by Terry Pluto

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Summary of Browns Town 1964: Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship

They were a team of men in the truest sense of the words, men who didnÃ?Â?t expect to be coddled, men who didnÃ?Â?t believe the world should genuflect at the mere mention of their names.

They had the greatest running back in the history of football, and a coach who wore a hearing aid. Their quarterback had a Ph.D. in math. They had a defensive end who was a preacher, and a halfback who became a millionaire. Together, they won it all.

These were the 1964 Cleveland Browns.

Back before Free Agency, before shoe contracts and end zone dances, football was a tough game played by men who loved it. They had real jobs in the off season, as insurance salesmen or �­manufacturers�� representatives, and they lived in the community where they played. They were grateful to the fans for their support and believed that nothing they accomplished was important unless the team won.

In this nostalgic look back, sportswriter Terry Pluto tells the remarkable story of the upstart AFC Cleveland BrownsÃ?Â? surprise championship victory over the hugely favored Baltimore Colts and the colorful players who made that season so memorable. He takes us through the entire 1964 season from training camp at Hiram College to the championship game in Municipal Stadium. Along the way he recreates an era and a team for which pride was not just a slogan.

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