Browns history: Dub Jones

Dub Jones played 8 seasons for Paul Brown and the dynasty Browns, from 1948 until 1955. He was a key role player and play maker on those dominant Browns teams, a sort of 1950's version of our Josh Cribbs, he did it all.

In 1951 in a game against the Bears, Jones scored 6 touchdowns, a record that only two players, Ernie Nevers and Gale Sayers, since have managed to tie. Another note of interest, Jones' son Bart went was a QB in the NFL during the 1970s and was once league MVP.

BOXSCORE OF DUB JONES RECORD SETTING GAME
Chicago Bears (6-3-0) 21
Cleveland Browns (8-1-0) 42

Scoring
2nd CLE Dub Jones 2 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) 0 7
CLE Dub Jones 34 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) 0 14
3rd CLE Dub Jones 12 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) 0 21
CHI George Gulyanics 3 yard rush (George Blanda kick) 7 21
CLE Dub Jones 27 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) 7 28
4th CLE Dub Jones 43 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) 7 35
CLE Dub Jones 43 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) 7 42
CHI Ed Sprinkle 55 yard fumble return (George Blanda kick) 14 42
CHI Chuck Hunsinger 19 yard pass from Bob Williams (Wilford White kick) 21 42

2010 NFL Draft

The 2010 NFL draft is little more than 3 weeks away. To follow the draft, I recommend visiting this excellent ESPN site. The Browns have several extra draft picks and we all know that the NFL draft will make or break a team's future. We need only site past draft disasters such as Fair Hooker, Steve Holden, Mack Mitchell, Mike Phipps and Tim Couch for proof of that fact. The question here is will Mike Holmgren's first Browns draft rank up there with ex Cleveland Brown and Paul Brown protege Chuck Noll's incredible 1974 selections that set the table for a long run of Steeler's Super Bown dominance by taking 4 future professional football Hall of Famers in Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth and Mike Webster, or will we be picking the next Willis Adams?

To date, it's clear that Holmgren is dedicating himself very diligently to the draft and he has a good track record. The rumor mill would indicate that unless Holmgren is able to move up in the first round in order to grab QB Sam Bradford, that he will select a DB in round one, such as Florida's Joe Haden (Eric Berry, who is pictured on this blog and is in my opinion the most dominant db in this draft will likely be long gone by the 7 pick that the Browns possess). If the Browns are not able to move up and get a top rated QB, it's likely that Holmgren will look to grab a QB in round 2 or 3 that he can develop, such as Tim Tebow who has the potential to be a great quarterback, albeit many believe his career will be nothing more than an abortion.

Why we love the Browns

In the 1990's, after Art Modell cut Bernie Kosar, I found myself questioning why I was a Browns fan when the owner of the team was a man whose values were the complete opposite of my own.

The fact today remains that when we honor the Cleveland Browns, we honor the legacy of it's founder, Hall of Famer and Ohioan Paul Brown. No matter how horrible a scar Art Modell left on the Browns, no matter the fact that we have doubts about the current leadership, nothing can stain the legacy of Paul Brown.