The Father of Professional Football: Paul Brown ! And The Trophy is Called "The Lombardi" ?
Ok, if were not going to change the name of the Super Bowl trophy why isn't the Coach of the year Trophy called the Paul Brown Award !!? http://www.nfl.com/videos/a-football-life/0ap3000000573462/A-Football-Life-The-Father-of-Professional-Football No one person has ever made an impact on a sport like this: - 1st coach to use a playbook - 1st coach to use video tape - 1st coach to put coordinators up in the booth (in order to see the whole field and call plays) - He Invented the 40 Yd Dash ;) that's right : Invented it! “We timed Jerry Rice in the 40 nine times,” said former Dallas Cowboysg general manager Gil Brandt. Brandt popularized the 40, but he wasn’t the first to use it. In the 1950s, Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown is believed to have timed his players in the 40 in training camp as a means of evaluating potential starters. Why Brown picked 40 yards is a secret he took to the grave" - Paul Brown Invented The Draw play! - After QB Otto Graham's ...

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