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The team was formed on 1946 by owner [[Arthur McBride]], who held a newspaper contest to pick out the name for the team. The winning name for the team, the "Browns", was based on the name of popular [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Paul Brown]], who had attained much success in Ohio winning five state championships coaching at Massillon High School in Canton during the 1930s, and leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to their first national championship in 1942.
The team was formed on 1946 by owner [[Arthur McBride]], who held a newspaper contest to pick out the name for the team. The winning name for the team, the "Browns", was based on the name of popular [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Paul Brown]], who had attained much success in Ohio winning five state championships coaching at Massillon High School in Canton during the 1930s, and leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to their first national championship in 1942.
Upon it's founding, the team dominated the now defunct All-American Football Conference, winning the league's championship all four years of it's existence (1946-1949)
Upon its founding, the team dominated the now defunct All-American Football Conference, winning the league's championship all four years of its existence (1946-1949)
The Browns moved to the NFL for the 1950 season, and won the NFL Title in its first year in the league, and would go on to win it three more times (1954, 1955, 1964)
The Browns moved to the NFL for the 1950 season, and won the NFL Title in its first year in the league, and would go on to win it three more times (1954, 1955, 1964)
==Home Fields==
==Home Fields==
===Current===
===Current===
*First Energy Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio (1999-present - formerly known as Cleveland Browns Stadium)
*First Energy Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio (1999–present - formerly known as Cleveland Browns Stadium)
*Cleveland Browns Headquarters - Berea, Ohio (1991-present - team HQ, practice facility, training camp site)
*Cleveland Browns Headquarters - Berea, Ohio (1991–present - team HQ, practice facility, training camp site)
===Former===
===Former===
*Municipal Stadium (1946-1995)
*Municipal Stadium (1946-1995)