Set to jazz no less! Very clear. Each one is about half-hour long.*
1950 Giants at Browns Playoff Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZcdBpDTw4
1951 Giants at Browns Game 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFD-4rzJbfE
1952 Giants at Browns Game 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEEg26WixxI
And one from the 1940s:
1947 Browns at Yankees AAFC Championship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrmM0Htcok
*For "younger" Giants fans out there, you'll notice on several drives that teams persistently stayed with a running attack even when it wasn't really going anywhere. That's certainly my childhood recollection (although these films are a little too old for me.)
Yup, unlike videotape which was either taped over for reuse or wasn’t preserved like film is
But such a treasure to watch.
Divisional Record:
1950
10-2
First Place
1951
11-1
First Place
1952
8-4
First Place
1953
11-1
First Place
1954
9-3
First Place
1955
9-2-1
First Place
1956
5-7
Fourth Place
1957
9-2-1
First Place
1958
9-3
First Place (Tie)
1959
7-5
Second Place (Tie)
The Giants-Browns rivalry did a lot to advance pro football's popularity with the broader public in the 1950s. The first half of the decade was Otto Graham vs the Umbrella and the second half of the decade was Jim Brown vs Sam Huff. The Cleveland-New York rivalry was the first to take on the interest of a national audience (television helped, of course) whereas older rivalries like the Bears-Packers and Giants-Redskins remained regional.
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had no rival, imv..My all-time favorite
The Giants-Browns rivalry did a lot to advance pro football's popularity with the broader public in the 1950s. The first half of the decade was Otto Graham vs the Umbrella and the second half of the decade was Jim Brown vs Sam Huff. The Cleveland-New York rivalry was the first to take on the interest of a national audience (television helped, of course) whereas older rivalries like the Bears-Packers and Giants-Redskins remained regional.
And in those days and into the ‘60s, the Thanksgiving game was always Lions/Packers
by Gary Webster.
I love '40's and '50's Pro Football videos and books.
Thanks for posting these clips, they hit the spot for me, as did this very enjoyable book.
The title is in no way hyperbole - they were that good, and Paul Brown was a genius. Highly recommended.
by Gary Webster.
I love '40's and '50's Pro Football videos and books.
Thanks for posting these clips, they hit the spot for me, as did this very enjoyable book.
The title is in no way hyperbole - they were that good, and Paul Brown was a genius. Highly recommended.