When the Bengals play at Denver this season on Dec. 28, it will mark the 40th anniversary of the last of 284 games Bengals founder Paul Brown ever coached.
1975. The same year of WIN Buttons. The evacuation of Saigon. The rescue of the U.S. Mayaguez. The greatest World Series ever played, defined by Red Sox heroics in Game Six but won by the Reds in Game Seven.
A long time ago. And 23 years after his death.
Yet this may be a year where Brown’s legacy undergoes The Great Awakening after a deep sleep in the Video Age.