The Cleveland Fraternaty

I am traveling back and forth to Cleveland from Marietta as I am going to have Bariatric Surgery with Dr Shauer at t5he Cleveland Clinic on September 14th. I will be there for 3 days and then I will be in Cleveland for a week at the La Quinta on Rockside Road to stay close in case of any side effects from the surgery. My good friend Anthony Griggs called me and made arrangements to have people visit me. Big Dawg alrewady had this surgery and looks great. He has told me he will come see me and discuss my future dietary problems. He had a problem last week but still chose to call me for over fourty five minuets to discuss my problems. Tom Brown told me last week to make sure to contact me while I was in. Anthony Dick, Bob Markowitz, Greg Pruitt, Dan Fike, Jim Houston and several others have told me to give them a call while I am there. My point just like my book states, "Ifr You Wore the UNiform: You're a Brown!" and even though I haven never wore the uniform I have been accepted into the Browns Fraternaty. These guys are just like you and me. Their only difference is they played football professionally. The rersearch I have done in the last five years and the friends I have made with these players is something I can tel my grandkids about and remember nothing but good.

Long Lost Soul

I have to apologise for not posting. This didn't mean my support for the Browns has been any less enthusiastic. I became lazy and was spending all my time getting my book ready and the Blog suffered for it. Shannon and I were talking and she didn't realise that the Cleveland Browns didn't have a Cheer leading Staff. I was telling her about Paul Brown didn't want the distraction and it followed to date. I am not so sure that it is a written rule with the Browns.

I have had some health issues that are being taken care of and it leads me to Cleveland next week. I am going to spend some time at training camp to see if Braylon really is preforming wonderfully. I will write more often I promise.

Here is a picture of Tom Brown, a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1942. Tom now lives in Cleveland and is a fan. He and his wife Shirley have dinner together when I have time while in Cleveland. Our last dinner at Outback had Tom telling me about catching passes from Hall of Famer Bill Dudley. I will tell more about that on my next visit.. Go Browns!!!!

Upcoming Celebrity Golf Tournament

The annual River Rats Browns Backers Celebrity Golf Tournament is coming up soon! Be sure to mark your calendars for JUNE 13TH, 2009. So far there are 29 confirmed celebrities including: Rudy Kuechenberg from Florida, Thom Darden from Iowa, Joe Jones from Texas, Lance Mehl and many others! Come to Marrietta, Ohio for this growing event. More details to follow soon.

Do you have a memorable Browns encounter?

Do you have a memorable Browns player encounter or story? If so, post it here in the comments to share with other Cleveland Browns fans. Did you or do you currently play for the Cleveland Browns? Drop us a line or post a comment if you would like to be included in our forthcoming book.

River Rats Browns Backers Celebrity Weekend

Sorry to regular readers about not posting in the last month. I took a personal break after the tournament to catch my breath. The tournament went off with very few quarks. The celebrities and golfers all had a great time and vowed to be back next year. With the help we had and the sponsors we had, we made just under $5000 to divide between the 7th and 8th grade Marietta Football Teams and the Boys and Girls Club of Washington County. After our last meeting the Club decided to use the Boys and Girls Club as a regular Charity to donate money to each year. I would like to say thank you to every individual that helped in any way to help us raise the money this year. Next year the tournament has already been set up for June 13th and hope that anyone that reads this will consider coming to Marietta to help the River Rats Browns Backers to become the best Club we can be. Oh yes, by the way, through the efforts of the River Rats, the Browns Backers Worldwide was chosen to be the Club of the month for July 2008. You can read the article at clevelandbrowns.com.

Bentley

Can anybody tell me the reality behind the Bentley move?

River Rats Browns Backers Celebrity Golf Tournament

This year the River Rats Browns Backers Celebrity Golf Tournament will be on June 14th. Today all of the celebrities have confirmed their participation for that day. Joe "Turkey" Jones will travel here from Texas as he did last year, hopefully with a better return trip than he did last year. Others Browns making the trip to Marietta are Greg Pruitt, Anthony Griggs, Juston Flint, Don Cockroft, John Buddenburg, Bo Scott, Jiim Houston, Ross Fichtner, Jamie Caleb, and Stacy Hairston. Browns personnel making the trip down I77 are World Wide Browns Backers Coordinator, Bridget Huzicka; and Anthony Dick, Cleveland Browns Assistant Alumni Relations Director. Bridget will be hitting the links as a Celebrity this year and has informed me that she tool a couple of lessons to improve her game. We will be also get to meet and play golf with Jeb Schubert. His name is not a football hallmark but his grandfather was Pro Football Hall of Famer Lou "The Toe" Groza. This by no means finishes the line-up. Lance Mehl of the New York Jets, Carl Lee of the Minnesota Vikings, Scott Barrows of Marietta and the Detroit Lions, Tom Brown of the 1942 Pittsbubrgh Steelers, Derrick Ransom with Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Gary Jeter of the New York Giants. Also attending this years tournament is Brad Sellers of basketball fame ( I got to hear some great Michael Jordan stories), Larry Faulkner who was a professional boxer that was undefeated until injuries kept him from fighting, and Marietta College Baseball Coach Brian Brewer. There could be others attending and have been invited but have not confirmed. If you have any questions or comments about this tournament please feel free to leave a message here of send me an email at taylorl21@yahoo.com.