Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-18
SEGH AT LARGE
Detructors FORGET
Browns Record
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

MARSHAL TITO GETS the plush red carpet recep-
ton, Madame Nhu is treated with unsarned courteses
but Paul Brown, who has uttered un-Amercan
thought is being made to look like latterday Quising
Browns only crime to be fired as coach of the
Cleveland Browns, whose outstanding record the
years indicates he couldn't have saboaged the team as
much as his detractors suggest
Significantly, Art Model, the man who unseated
Brown from his long tenure CeveandS unquestoned
football czar is one of the few who at least has been dis
cret in his comments about the coach he defrocked
Others Jimmy Brown most recently, all guilty Of
senseessy bad-mouthng the auocratc coach whose
tibutionS to the stack up favoraby with those of
anyone else
JIMMY BROWN UNDOUBTEDLY is Of the great
est running backs the game has known However,
tactful diplomat, he belongs on the taxi squad.
What purpose did it Brown to steamroller his
former coach in New York the other day? 1t would have
been nicer for Brown merely to have said he enjoyed
playing under his new coach that he felt a greater
freedom than under Brown who insisted on doing things
only one way-Paul Browns way.
Fulback Brown is not the first to condemn his old
coach. otto Graham of the original ringeaderS
and his attack uncaled for them J. Browns is
currently Graham padded permitting the
quarterback to call the plays
The records-both Ceveland's and Otto's personal
logfa to show where Browns interference" hurt the
team. Under Paul and with Otto acting roboquarter
back the Browns enjoyed their greatest hours.
THE PAUL BROWN philosophy was best expressed by
tne OLD saying IN pro 1ootoa winning isn't everything,
it's the only thing"
Brown not only believed in this creed but practiced
it better than most the show the field of
human relations Brown would be confused with the
head of the PTA.
He cold, cunning autocratic and never forgiving
Few of his players got close to him. Few wanted
The feeling probably mutual Football is game of
great emotions and Brown is either incapable Of
unwilling to become emotional" Owner Model said while
preparing the way before lowering the boom Brown
find it hard to believe despite trckle of evidence
which tends to support the ugly rap against Brown that
he the ogre his antagonists pretend he If So
his baplayers above their personal dsikes and
despite him.
the goodnick, who prepared them for the winning
struggle.
THE ]. BROWNS AND the Grahams and others who
downrate Brown also forgetting important item
They weren't precisely nobodes when they first went to
work for him. but he than anyone responsible
for recognizing their greatness and exploiting it to what
he thought in the best interests of all concerned.
It might be true that Brown didn't adjust" they
claim, and maybe the game had passed him by"
others charge but the fellow still must be given credit for
what he accomplished
Chuck Dresser until he went to manage the Tigers
another generally diSiked by his minons 1t didn't
matter with Dresser who defended himself nicely "They
forget isn't Pccoo making the decisions that have
to be made, I'm doing it,"
And you can kiss off the silly argument that with
the squads he had anybody could have won" Getting
football players is just important as coaching them
Browns record in both fields needs no apology.
am not p Brown man, necessarily, but with
his brilliant record can be all that bad