the cleveland browns named for?
The Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown. While Paul Brown was the first Head Coach of the team, he was not the first owner as many believe. The first owner was Arthur B Mickey McBride. Once he was given a franchise in the AAFC he hired Brown to be Head Coach, along with General Manager and Vice President.
But according to the media relations office of the Browns, the team is named after the Brown Bomber, boxer Joe Louis. About the only thing that seems certain is that there was a contest to name Arthur McBride's professional football team in 1946.