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The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns currently belong to the Northern Division of the AFC in the NFL. The Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC merged into the older league. The Browns won 4 AAFC titles and 4 NFL Championships. The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1946 under owner Arthur 'Mickey' McBride. The Browns were extremely successful in the early part of their existence, dominating the new All-America Football Conference, winning all four of its championships including with a landmark 1948 season in which they went unbeaten and untied. After the 1949 season the AAFC merged with the rival NFL and the Browns continued their dominant position among pro football teams, appearing in the next six NFL championship games, and capturing three championships during the 1950s. The Browns' era of success came to a crashing halt in 1974 as the team dropped to 4-10. It was the first losing season in franchise history and head coach Nick Skorich saw his tenure with the team end as a result of the collapse. Assistant coach Forrest Gregg took over in 1975, but the bad fortunes of the team remained until 1980. The 1980 season is still fondly remembered by Browns fans because after splitting the first six games by going 3-3, the Browns won four straight games with fourth-quarter comebacks. The Browns won two more games in that fashion by the end of the season, and the Browns captured the division with an 11-5 mark. However, a heartbreaking end of this dramatic season came in the closing seconds when a pass was intercepted. 1984 became a year of rebuilding for the Browns. Brian Sipe defected to the upstart USFL after the 1983 season, and Paul McDonald was named the starting quarterback. Coach Sam Rutigliano lost his job after a 1-7 start as Marty Schottenheimer took over and the Browns coasted to a 5-11 record. In 1985, the Browns selected University of Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar in the Supplemental Draft. Under Schottenheimer and with Kosar at quarterback, the Browns enjoyed noteworthy success, reaching the playoffs each of the next five seasons, advancing to the AFC championship game three of those years. In 1995 the Browns returned with high hopes and expectations after a few losing seasons, featuring solid ownership, solid general management in the form of former San Francisco 49ers president Carmen Policy, and head coach Chris Palmer. On January 6, 2005, it was announced that Phil Savage signed on as general manager. The Browns began 2005 on the wrong foot, losing 27-13 at home to their in-state rival, the Cincinnati Bengals. The Browns ended their 2005 campaign at 6-10. On March 11, 2006, the Browns signed free-agent wide receiver Joe Jurevicius from the Seattle Seahawks, offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley from the New Orleans Saints and offensive lineman Kevin Shaffer from the Atlanta Falcons. On March 15, 2006, the Browns signed free agent LB Willie McGinest from the New England Patriots, hoping that his league-leading sacks would provide core defense for the franchise.

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1944 - The Browns were a charter member of the All-American Football Conference.
1950 - One year after they won the defunct AAFC's last title, the Browns won the NFL title by beating Los Angeles.
1958 - Jim Brown followed a Rookie of the Year season by becoming Cleveland's first 1,000-yard rusher, gaining 1,527 yards.
1961 - Art Modell purchased the Browns for the record sum of $4 million.
1963 - Paul Brown was released as coach and General Manager with six years remaining on his contract.
1964 - The Browns won the Eastern Conference title game 52-20 over the New York Giants and beat Baltimore 27-0 for the NFL championship.
1970 - The Browns moved to the American Football Conference as part of the NFL AFL merger.  Buy Browns Tickets from us to get free delivery.
1980 - The Browns lost the AFC Championship game to Oakland in the final minutes, missing their best chance to get to the Super Bowl.
1986 - Cleveland Browns Stadium had another heartbreaking outcome in the AFC Championship game, losing to Denver in overtime.
1995 - Weeks after a 5-11 season ended, Modell announced he was moving the team to Baltimore.
1996 - The NFL agreed to assign Cleveland an expansion franchise in 1999 that would inherit the history of the Browns.
1999 - Cleveland Browns Schedule returned to the NFL by losing 43-0 to the Steelers in the first regular season game at their new stadium.