Mike Brown (Entrepreneur)
Mike Brown (born August 10, 1935 in Massillon , Ohio ) is an American entrepreneur and owner of the NFL team Cincinnati Bengals .
Life
Brown was born in Massillon, Ohio in 1935. He attended Dartmouth College in 1957 and Harvard Law School two years later . He played American football as a quarterback at both schools .
His father Paul Brown founded the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. Mike Brown worked for the team as a press officer at the beginning . In 1991 his father died and Mike Brown became the owner of the team. That year he also hired Dave Shula as the new head coach . At the time, he was the second youngest head coach in the history of the NFL.
Individual evidence
- ^ Craig Fehrman: Mike Brown's Forgotten Playing Days. How the Bengals owner's time on the gridiron explains his much-maligned career on the guidelines. Cincinnati Magazine, September 2017, accessed January 11, 2018 (American English): "He was born in 1935, in the small, steel-making town of Massillon, Ohio"
- ^ The Day - July 25, 1978
- ↑ Players are stunned by Wyche's exit, The New York Times, December 26, 1991, B21.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and owner of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL team |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Massillon , Ohio , United States |