When the Cleveland Browns left for Baltimore after the NFL season, there were more pressing matters on the mind of the organization before a name was constructed. But in the early morning hours of March 29, , the Colts famously left town on Mayflower trucks for Indianapolis. The franchise, owned by Robert Irsay, kept the name. Neither was keeping the name "Browns. We have no right to take that. Bryne, who was with the Browns organization starting in , followed the team from Cleveland to Baltimore.
He announced his retirement from the organization in April. The Sun's finalists poll began on March 28 and lasted approximately 24 hours. Each name was subjected to a random telephone poll. The Baltimore Sun announced a record-breaking 33, callers telephoned their votes to Sundial, a then-popular feature of the newspaper where readers would interact and express their opinions.
The tally: Ravens 22,, Americans 5,, and Marauders 5, At noon, on Wednesday, June 5, the team announced its colors: black, purple and metallic gold.
But the process took almost two months. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience.
The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge v80 and later , Firefox and Safari. After a copyright dispute, the team adopted the bird logo in and it's still being used today. When the franchise relocated from Cleveland, the name "Browns" was left behind so that city could resurrect that name with a new franchise. The Ravens had initially contacted Indianapolis about taking back the name "Colts" for when the team was in Baltimore, but the request was declined.
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