Cookie Gilchrist is said to have been recruited by Jim Brown to sign with the Browns right out of high school. After learning he wasn’t a lock to make the team, Gilchrist went to play in the Canadian Rugby Football …
Posted: May 24th, 2012
TDIF: The Birth of the Bengals
Forty-five years ago today on the banks of the mighty Ohio River, a band of orange and black, football playing tiger cats was born under the watchful eye of a fedora toting Organization Man. His name was Paul Brown and …
Posted: October 10th, 2011
Films Encore: Remembering Al Davis
The NFL lost a true visionary this weekend when Al Davis died. All this week, Films Encore will spotlight the many accomplishments of the Raiders owner, who as Commissioner of the American Football League, took on the mighty NFL and …