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Several Amazing 1950s Videos: Giants vs Browns

M.S. : 2/20/2021 1:20 pm

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.)
Those films are all great!  
truebluelarry : 2/20/2021 3:44 pm : link
One thing I really enjoy about them - aside from the swinin' jazz soundtracks - is seeing the Cleveland Browns T-Formation going against the Giants and Yankees Single Wing and A-Formation offenses. A distinct clash of styles during an era of change. On the flip side, we also get to watch Steve Owen's A-Formation with Emlen Tunnell & Tom Landry on defense. It's a blessing that these films have survided the decades and are still available for viewing.
RE: Those films are all great!  
Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2021 3:54 pm : link
In comment 15157827 truebluelarry said:
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One thing I really enjoy about them - aside from the swinin' jazz soundtracks - is seeing the Cleveland Browns T-Formation going against the Giants and Yankees Single Wing and A-Formation offenses. A distinct clash of styles during an era of change. On the flip side, we also get to watch Steve Owen's A-Formation with Emlen Tunnell & Tom Landry on defense. It's a blessing that these films have survided the decades and are still available for viewing.


Yup, unlike videotape which was either taped over for reuse or wasn’t preserved like film is
Boy  
dlauster : 2/20/2021 6:42 pm : link
We were soft on the edge in 1950!

But such a treasure to watch.
Did the Browns have a good decade in the 1950s?  
M.S. : 2/20/2021 8:08 pm : link

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)

Our rivalry with the Browns at that time up to 1963,  
Big Blue '56 : 2/20/2021 8:14 pm : link
had no rival, imv..My all-time favorite
When the current product  
MtDizzle : 2/20/2021 9:17 pm : link
has been trash this is a breath of fresh air.
I Didn't Realize  
OntheRoad : 2/20/2021 11:03 pm : link
the shotgun was used in the 1950s.
RE: Our rivalry with the Browns at that time up to 1963,  
truebluelarry : 2/21/2021 6:05 am : link
In comment 15157931 Big Blue '56 said:
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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.
RE: RE: Our rivalry with the Browns at that time up to 1963,  
Big Blue '56 : 2/21/2021 7:49 am : link
In comment 15158016 truebluelarry said:
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In comment 15157931 Big Blue '56 said:


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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
Book recommendation:  
Waldo Jeffers : 2/21/2021 2:51 pm : link
Just Too Good - The 1948 Undefeated Cleveland Browns

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.

Book recommendation:  
Waldo Jeffers : 2/21/2021 2:52 pm : link
Just Too Good - The 1948 Undefeated Cleveland Browns

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.

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