CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bobby Ray Franklin, former Browns defensive back during the 1960s and a member of the 1964 NFL championship ...

The Browns had reached the title game seven times between 1950, when they joined the NFL, and 1964. Fans expected the team to compete for the NFL championship ... bought that tribute in '64.

His Browns won the NFL championship in 1964, three years before the first Super Bowl. The team, with which he spent his entire nine-year NFL career, tweeted a tribute this morning: "His commitment ...