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Otto Graham,14, Cleveland Browns quarterback, spins around and evades his tackler and scores Browns' first touchdown in the 1st quarter of exhibition on September 10, 1954, against the Detroit Lions. (AP PHOTO) |
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Cleveland Browns' quarterback Otto Graham goes over from the one yard line for his final score. Graham's two touchdowns and two passes for touchdowns led the Cleveland Browns to a National Football League Championship at Los Angeles Dec. 26, 1955. Cleveland beat the Los Angeles Rams 38-14. Intense blocking by Brown linemen, including tackle John Sandusky (78) opened a hole for Graham. (AP Photo) |
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Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown, right, and quarterback Otto Graham, center, are shown in the dressing room in Cleveland in this Dec. 27, 1954 photo, after the Browns upended the Detroit Lions 56-10 in the NFL title game. Man at left is Graham's father.(AP Photo) |
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Otto Graham (60) star passing quarterback of the Cleveland Browns and his coach Paul Brown, hold the Robert French Memorial Trophy after Graham was selected as Most Valuable Player in the NFL opener. Graham passed for three touchdowns and scored a fourth in the Sept.16, 1950 opener which Cleveland won 35 to 10. (AP photo) |
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham picks up 12 yards for a first down in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League chamapionship game Dec. 24, 1950. (AP Photo) |
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Otto Graham, Steve Van Buren, and Paddy Driscoll are shown in this undated photo at an unknown location. Graham, Northwestern, was quarterback for the Cleveland Browns from 1946-1956. Van Buren, Louisiana State, was a back with the Philadelphia Eagles, 1944-51. Driscoll, Northwestern, was player and coach with the Chicago Cardinals, 1919-1931, and has been coach with the Chicago Bears since 1941. All three were named to the NFL Hall of Fame on Jan. 19, 1965. (AP Photo) |
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Otto Graham is surrounded by reminders of his Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns at his home in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, Oct. 14, 2002. While the 80-year-old former Browns quarterback doesn't recall much about the 1950 NFL championship team, many details of his life stand out with amazing clarity. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) |
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Otto Graham, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, sits in the cozy den of his home surrounded by reminders of his Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, Oct. 14, 2002. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) |
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