Cleveland Browns

What do you know about the Cleveland Browns?
Play this Alan's FUN NFL Sports Quiz.
"Check Your Answers" at the bottom of the page.

1) The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference.
Who owned the team?

1. Art Rooney
2. Paul Brown
3. Arthur B "Mickey" McBride

2) What year did the Browns, after the AAFC demise, did they join the NFL?

1. 1947
2. 1950
3. 1954

3) Their first season in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-28.

• True or False?

4) In 1957, who did the Browns draft as fullback out of Syracuse University, who easily became the NFL's leading rusher.

1. Jim Brown
2. Ernie Davis
3. Carmelo Anthony

5) Art Modell purchased the team from David Jones (who had bought the team from McBride in 1953) in 1961.

• True or False?

6) After a 7 - 6 - 1 record in 1962, Art Modell fired Brown and replaced him with longtime assistant Marty Schottenheimer.

• True or False?

7) Who was the first Cleveland Brown to be named into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

1. Jim Brown
2. Lou Groza
3. Otto Graham

8) Chuck Noll was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1953, where he played until his retirement in 1959 at the age of 27.
What NFL team did he become the head coach of?

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. San Diego Chargers
3. Baltimore Colts

9) What Cleveland Brown running back had a career Rushing Yards 12,312 Average 5.2 Touchdowns 126?

1. Ernie Davis
2. Marion Motley
3. Jim Brown

10) Lou Groza was an NFL placekicker who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns. He also was an offensive tackle.
What was his nickname?

1. The Man
2. The Toe
3. The Foot

Cleveland Browns [Answers]

1) C. 2) B. 3) True 4) A. 5) True 6) False.  Blanton Collier replaced Paul Brown. 7) C. 8) A. 9) C. 10) B.