Just Too Good: The Undefeated 1948 Cleveland Browns

by Gary Webster

Overview

According to the National Football League, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only undefeated, untied Super Bowl champions. But pro football's first undefeated championship team was crowned in 1948, when the Cleveland Browns won their third straight All-America Football Conference title with a record of 15 victories, no losses and no ties. They were led by Hall of Fame head coach Paul Brown, whose methods revolutionized the game and influenced every coach who followed. On the field, the '48 Browns' roster featured six future Hall of Famers, including Marion Motley and Bill Willis, who broke pro football's color barrier with the first snap of the 1946 season.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476622378
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gary Webster has spent many years in commercial radio in northeastern Ohio and is the author of five books for McFarland.
Gary Webster has spent many years in commercial radio in northeastern Ohio and is the author of five books for McFarland.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. Building a Dynasty
2. Christmas in July
3. Game 1: Browns 19, Dons 14
4. Game 2: Browns 42, Bills 13
5. Game 3: Browns 28, Rockets 7
6. Game 4: Browns 21, Rockets 10
7. Game 5: Browns 14, Colts 10
8. Game 6: Browns 30, Dodgers 17
9. Game 7: Browns 31, Bills 14
10. Game 8: Browns 35, Yankees 7
11. Halftime
12. Game 9: Browns 28, Colts 7
13. Game 10: Browns 14, 49ers 7
14. Game 11: Browns 34, Yankees 21
15. Game 12: Browns 31, Dons 14
16. Game 13: Browns 31, 49ers 28
17. Game 14: Browns 31, Dodgers 21
18. Who’s Next?
19. Championship: Browns 49, Bills 7
20. Searching for a Sensible Solution
Appendix: 1948 Cleveland Browns Statistics
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index