Brown for the Count: A Compendium of Cleveland Browns Lists

By Dave Algase

Fans of the Cleveland Browns have learned to accommodate an exceptional range of emotional possibilities. Hundreds of reasons reside in this readable reference spanning the Browns' storied postwar origins through their unprecedented rebirth and into the present.Brown for the Count honors this heritage honestly, with dozens of digestible lists featuring players, moments, oddities and statistics, rewarding readers from green to grizzled:What NFL rules changes were inspired by Browns?Who else wears the same team colors? Which goal-line stands were most outstanding?What trades were the best and worst of each era?How would team records improve if their entire history were included?Which Browns players were also college teammates? Returned after stints with other teams? Excelled in other sports? Became head coaches? Scored on both offense and defense?From this motley mosaic of anecdotes, trivia, and appreciations -- including a major section of the all-time best Browns at each position -- emerges an absorbing sense of kinship connecting vastly different generations of Cleveland pro football. Every Browns fan is loyal to certain memories held close to the heart: favorite players, great games, and shared experience with a family of fellow fans. To better know and identify with this complex and evolving history is to be Brown for the Count.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996124802
• ISBN13: 9780996124805
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Interspiral Press
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher