Paul Brown

Football Coach

Birthday September 7, 1908

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Norwalk, OH

DEATH DATE Aug 5, 1991 (82)

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About

Hall of Fame football coach who led the Cleveland Browns to dominance in the 1940s and 1950s. The Bengals named their home stadium in honor of him.

Before Fame

He began his coaching career at Severn School in 1931, before becoming the head football coach of Massillon Washington High School, where he grew up.

Trivia

He coached Ohio State University to their first national football championship in 1942. 

Family Life

His father, Lester Brown, worked as a dispatcher for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad.

Associated With

He wanted to be the Ben Hogan of football.