When All the World Was Browns Town: Cleveland's Browns and the Championship Season of '64
The tough, blue-collar city of Cleveland loved its football team, the Browns (named after  beloved coach Paul Brown). During their heyday in the late 1940s and 1950s, the Browns muscled their  way into several championships and the hearts and minds of the fans. Even after change came in the 1960s  with a new owner, Art Modell, and the forced retirement of Coach Brown, the team continued to flourish.When All The World Was Browns Townremembers those years, capped by the championship  season in 1964, and juxtaposes this relatively innocent time with the present. Now the Browns are in  Baltimore, moved by owner Modell, and renamed the Ravens. The money in big-time professional sports  ultimately had its way with a town that was fanatical about football and its storied team.