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<h1>Cleveland Browns</h1>Author: <a title="Clarkbf" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/clarkbf/282651.htm">Clarkbf</a> The <a href="http://cleveland-brown-tickets.com/" target="_blank" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> is based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Cleveland Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC folded. Cleveland has won a total of eight league championships; they won all four AAFC titles (including a 15-0 undefeated season in 1948), and after joining the NFL won four additional championships prior to the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The Browns were one of three teams which joined ten former AFL teams to form the American Football Conference. Despite having the 5th highest winning percentage of NFL franchises, the club has not played in a league championship game since the merger; however, they have competed for the AFC Championship three times. Having lost all three games, along with two NFL Championship Games of the Super Bowl era prior to the merger (in 1968 and 1969), Cleveland is one of the five NFL teams that has yet to qualify for the Super Bowl. Cleveland has not hosted a Super Bowl, making it the only NFL city to have neither hosted nor sent a team to the Super Bowl. The Cleveland Browns was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, under businessman Arthur B "Mickey" McBride. The team was named in recognition of Paul Brown, an established and popular figure in Ohio sports. The team keeps a record of eight league championships (4 AAFC Championships and 4 NFL Championships), 11 conference championship (3 NFL American and 7 NFL Eastern), 13 division championships (4 AAFC Western, 3 NFL Century, 6 AFC Central) and 28 playoff appearances.About the Author: ClarkBF is a sports enthusiast. He is a football follower particularly the NFL. If you find this article interesting you may visit his webpage to know more about the <a href="http://new-england-patriot-tickets.com/">New England Patriots</a> or you may read other <a href="http://buffalo-bill-tickets.com/">NFL articles</a> written by him.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/football-articles/cleveland-browns-1445031.html" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>

The Cleveland Browns is based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Cleveland Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC folded.

Cleveland has won a total of eight league championships; they won all four AAFC titles (including a 15-0 undefeated season in 1948), and after joining the NFL won four additional championships prior to the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The Browns were one of three teams which joined ten former AFL teams to form the American Football Conference. Despite having the 5th highest winning percentage of NFL franchises, the club has not played in a league championship game since the merger; however, they have competed for the AFC Championship three times. Having lost all three games, along with two NFL Championship Games of the Super Bowl era prior to the merger (in 1968 and 1969), Cleveland is one of the five NFL teams that has yet to qualify for the Super Bowl. Cleveland has not hosted a Super Bowl, making it the only NFL city to have neither hosted nor sent a team to the Super Bowl.

The Cleveland Browns was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, under businessman Arthur B "Mickey" McBride. The team was named in recognition of Paul Brown, an established and popular figure in Ohio sports.

The team keeps a record of eight league championships (4 AAFC Championships and 4 NFL Championships), 11 conference championship (3 NFL American and 7 NFL Eastern), 13 division championships (4 AAFC Western, 3 NFL Century, 6 AFC Central) and 28 playoff appearances.

ClarkBF is a sports enthusiast. He is a football follower particularly the NFL. If you find this article interesting you may visit his webpage to know more about the New England Patriots or you may read other NFL articles written by him.

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