What’s with the pink Cadillac?
Fans of the Cleveland Browns are often grudgingly reminded of the drought since their team’s last season as National Football League champions in 1964. Even young fans have mostly heard of the exploits of legendary running back Jim Brown from that team and era. And many know that quarterback Frank Ryan threw three touchdown passes to wide receiver Gary Collins in that 1964 championship game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, as the Browns shut out the Baltimore Colts 27-0 for the crown.
But few know what a pink Cadillac and a largely shuttered and demolished ballpark have to do with that team and its legacy. So, 55 years hence, it is time to sort out this oddity of that title season. That is, the strange story of
