Browns Scrapbook: A Fond Look Back at Five Decades of Football, from a Legendary Cleveland Sportswriter
An insider’s tale of training camps, terrifying plane rides, hopeful Hall of Fame nominations, emergency stitches, an emotional locker room when JFK was shot, kind words about former Steelers owner Arthur Rooney and more . . . A perfectly packaged read for Browns fans who think they know all the ins and outs of the franchise . . . A front-row seat to a team history that stretches back more than half a century. (Meredith ValkoCleveland Magazine20071101)These readable short essays, each complete in itself, are fun for people who remember the old team and people who wonder what all the fuss is about . . . Readers can also learn what it was like to travel with the Browns. (Laura KennellyMorning Journal20071223)Fans of football (or any other sport, for that matter) as it used to be will particularly enjoy the piece on page 157, titled “The Year Sports Lost Its Innocence”. It’s enough to make a grown person cry! (CoolCleveland.com20071107)Heaton’s work is an easy read, as he colorfully describes the building of the franchise which Paul Brown wanted to become “the New York Yankees of pro football” . . . It gives great insight into the team that captured the hearts of Northeast Ohio sports fans. (Michael LeonardCuyahoga Falls News Press20071216)