The 1964 Cleveland Browns may be the most-referenced professional sports team from that decade.
Whenever the city of Cleveland and its professional sports teams come up, the 1964 Browns are always referenced as the city’s last championship winning team.
Led by Jim Brown, the Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the 1964 NFL Championship Game. The win marked the Browns first championship since 1955, and fans probably thought the team had returned to a championship level for years to come. About that.
It is 2016 and the city of Cleveland had endured countless heartbreak from the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians since the last title in 1964.