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History of Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals were founded by paul Brown May 24, 1967 . Finally, in 1967, the Bengals were founded when a group headed by Brown received franchise approval by the American Football League (AFL). The Bengals began play in the 1968 season. Brown was the Bengals' head coach from their inception to 1975. Brown chose the name Bengals to memorialize the teams of the same name that had represented Cincinnati in the past." Paul Brown was also the co-founder of a well-known team the(one of Cincinnati's main rivals).

How It Started

Brown began his coaching career at Severn School in 1931 before becoming the head football coach at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon Ohio, where he grew up. His high school teams lost only 10 games in 11 seasons. He was then hired at Ohio State University and coached the school to its first national football championship in 1942. After World War II, he became head coach of the Browns, who won all four AAFC championships before joining the NFL in 1950. Brown coached the Browns to three NFL championships — in 1950, 1954 and 1955 — but was fired in January 1963 amid a power struggle with team owner Art Modell.

 

Cincinnati Bengals coach Paul Brown is pictured at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.