Originally Posted by
mkeller234
Unfortunately, I am not old enough to remember a very competent Cleveland Browns team. I started following them in the mid 90s. The packers were my backup team when the Browns left. It seems like a lot of NE Ohio went that way.
It's all the suffering that let's you know I am a real fan.... right? It has to be worth something!
Very tough team in Cleveland back then. Dirt field, plain uniforms, minimal face masks. No one wanted to play in Cleveland. Leroy Kelly was a bit overshadowed by Gayle Sayers to the west. Both were alike. Fast, tough, savvy, fluid, but no problem running over a tackler if necessary. The era when the teams and players matched up well with "The Voice" of the NFL.
There's a reason Rockne's is in Cleveland. Belongs there.