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:	9780786498215
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	11/12/2015
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
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.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 4

1 Building a Dynasty 11

2 Christmas in July 24

3 Game 1: Browns 19, Dons 14 46

4 Game 2: Browns 42, Bills 13 56

5 Game 3: Browns 28, Rockets 7 64

6 Game 4: Browns 21, Rockets 10 69

7 Game 5: Browns 14, Colts 10 76

8 Game 6: Browns 30, Dodgers 17 82

9 Game 7: Browns 31, Bills 14 86

10 Game 8: Browns 35, Yankees 7 95

11 Halftime 106

12 Game 9: Browns 28, Colts 7 112

13 Game 10: Browns 14, 49ers 7 123

14 Game 11: Browns 34, Yankees 21 134

15 Game 12: Browns 31, Dons 14 144

16 Game 13: Browns 31, 49ers 28 150

17 Game 14: Browns 31, Dodgers 21 156

18 Who's Next? 166

19 Championship: Browns 49, Bills 7 171

20 Searching for a Sensible Solution 192

Appendix: 1948 Cleveland Browns Statistics 215

Chapter Notes 217

Bibliography 223

Index 225