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Otto Graham No Longer Alone AtThe Top

 https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/hall-of-fame/otto-graham Otto Graham – Quarterback Should quarterbacks be judged solely on whether their teams win or lose, and not by their individual statistics? There are some who believe they should, and if that's the case, then there's no doubt that the greatest quarterback in pro football history is Otto Graham. Graham, who played his entire career (1946-55) with the Browns, was a perfect "10" in that he led them to the league championship game in all 10 of his seasons, notching seven victories. He quarterbacked the Browns to all four titles handed out in the All-America Football Conference from 1946-49, then guided them to six championship games in as many seasons in the NFL from 1950-55, with three more wins. What a way for a franchise to start. And Graham's individual stats were just as impressive. He had a major part in the team's success. In Graham's – and the Browns – inaugural season on 1946, he th
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Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The  Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit  was a loose association of  American football  clubs that operated from 1890 to approximately 1940. Originally amateur,  professionalism  was introduced to the circuit in 1892; cost pressures pushed the circuit to  semi-professional  status from about 1920 through the rest of its existence. Existing in some form for 48 years, it was one of the longest-lived paying football loops to operate outside the auspices of the  National Football League . The football clubs of the 1880s and 1890s were amateur teams. They were under the membership of an  athletic club , which provided both sports and the ability to  wager money  on the sports. However, the prestige and increased membership that could come from a successful team, led these clubs to begin secretly hiring tale
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