• Franchise Granted:
  June 4, 1944 as Charter Member of AAFC
• First Season:
  1946
• Merged into NFL:
  1950
• Franchise Suspended:
  1996
• NFL Championships:
  1950, 1954, 1955, 1964
• AAFC Championships:
  1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• AAFC Western Divisional Championships:
  1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
• NFL Eastern Conference Championships:
  1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969
• NFL Century Division Championships:
  1967, 1968, 1969
• AFC Central Division Championships:
  1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
• All-Time Record:
  437-289-13
• AAFC Record:
  52-4-3
• NFL Record:
  385-285-10
• Retired Uniform Numbers:
  #14 Otto Graham, #32 Jim Brown, #45 Ernie Davis, #46 Don Fleming, #76 Lou Groza

ODDS AND ENDS

• First NFL Draft Choice:
  Ken Carpenter, HB, Oregon State, 1950.
  Jim Pyne Detroit Lions C 1995 Expansion draft
• First Regular-Season Game in the AAFC:
  A 44-0 victory over the Miami Seahawks, 9/6/46.
• First Regular-Season Game in the NFL:
  A 35-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/16/50.
• First Touchdown/AAFC:
  A 19-yard touchdown pass from Cliff Lewis to Mac Speedie vs. the Miami Seahawks, 9/6/46.
• First Touchdown/NFL:
  A 59-yard touchdown pass from Otto Graham to Dub Jones vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/16/50.
• First Winning Season/AAFC:
  1946 (12-2).
• First Winning Season/NFL:
  1950 (10-2).
• First Playoff Appearance/AAFC:
  A 14-9 victory over the New York Yankees in the AAFC Championship game, 12/22/46.
• First Playoff Appearance/NFL:
  An 8-3 victory over the New York Giants in the NFL Eastern Conference playoff game.
• First to Rush 100 Yards in a Game:
  Marion Motley, 143 yards vs. the Los Angeles Dons, 10/20/46.
• First 1,000-Yard Rusher:
  Jim Brown, 1,527 (1958).
• First To Pass 400 Yards in a Game:
  Otto Graham, 401 yards vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, 10/4/52.
• Most Career Rushing Yards:
  Jim Brown, 12,312 yards (1957-65).
• Most Career Passing Yards:
  Brian Sipe, 23,713 yards (1974-83).
• Most Career Receptions:
  Ozzie Newsome, 662 receptions (1978-90).
• All-Time Leading Scorer:
  Lou Groza, 1,608 points, (1946-49 AAFC, 1950-59, 61-67 NFL).
• First Brown Elected to the Hall of Fame:
  QB Otto Graham, 1965.
• It's A Fact:
  Twenty former Browns coaches or players have become NFL head coaches.