document_title: Cleveland Browns

question_text: how many browns are in the hall of fame

question_tokens: how many browns are in the hall of fame

text: Cleveland Browns

text: History

text: The history of the Cleveland Browns American football team began in 1944 when taxi-cab magnate Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride secured a Cleveland franchise in the newly formed All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Paul Brown was the team's namesake and first coach. The Browns began play in 1946 in the AAFC. The Browns won each of the league's four championship games before the league dissolved in 1949. The team then moved to the more established National Football League (NFL), where it continued to dominate. Between 1950 and 1955, Cleveland reached the NFL championship game every year, winning three times.

text: McBride and his partners sold the team to a group of Cleveland businessmen in 1953 for a then-unheard-of $600,000. Eight years later, the team was sold again, this time to a group led by New York advertising executive Art Modell. Modell fired Brown before the 1963 season, but the team continued to win behind running back Jim Brown. The Browns won the championship in 1964 and reached the title game the following season, losing to the Green Bay Packers.

text: When the AFL and NFL merged before the 1970 season, Cleveland became part of the new American Football Conference (AFC). While the Browns made it back to the playoffs in 1971 and 1972, they fell into mediocrity through the mid-1970s. A revival of sorts took place in 1979 and 1980, when quarterback Brian Sipe engineered a series of last-minute wins and the Browns came to be called the "Kardiac Kids". Under Sipe, however, the Browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs. Quarterback Bernie Kosar, who the Browns drafted in 1985, led the team to three AFC Championship games in the late 1980s but lost each time to the Denver Broncos. In 1995, Modell announced he was relocating the Browns to Baltimore, sowing a mix of outrage and bitterness among Cleveland's dedicated fan base. Negotiations and legal battles led to an agreement where Modell was allowed to move the team, but Cleveland kept the Browns' name, colors and history.

text: After three years of suspension while Cleveland Stadium was demolished and Cleveland Browns Stadium built in its place, the Browns started play again in 1999 under new owner Al Lerner. The Browns struggled throughout the 2000s and 2010s, posting a record of 88–216 (.289) since their 1999 return. The Browns have only posted two winning seasons and one playoff appearance (2002) since returning to the NFL. The team's struggles have been magnified since 2012, when the Lerner family sold the team to businessman Jimmy Haslam. In six seasons under the Haslam ownership, the Browns went through four head coaches and four general managers, none of whom had found success. In 2016 and 2017 under head coach Hue Jackson, the Browns went 1–31 (.031), the worst two-year stretch in NFL history, and received the number one overall draft pick each of those years.

text: Logos and uniforms

text: Logos

text: The Browns are the only National Football League team without a helmet logo. The logoless helmet serves as the Browns' official logo. The organization has used several promotional logos throughout the years; players' numbers were painted on the helmets from the 1957 to 1960; and an unused "CB" logo[15] was created in 1965,[16] But for much of their history, the Browns' helmets have been an unadorned burnt orange color with a top stripe of dark brown (officially called "seal brown") divided by a white stripe.

text: The team has had various promotional logos throughout the years, such as the "Brownie Elf" mascot or a Brown "B" in a white football. While Art Modell did away with the Brownie Elf in the mid-1960s, believing it to be too childish, its use has been revived under the current ownership. The popularity of the Dawg Pound section at First Energy Stadium has led to a brown and orange dog being used for various Browns functions. But overall, the orange, logo-less helmet continues as the primary trademark of the Cleveland Browns.

text: On February 24, 2015, the team unveiled its new logos and word marks, the only differences being minor color changes to the helmet with the helmet logo remaining largely as is.[3][9][17]

text: Uniforms

text: The original designs of the jerseys, pants, and socks remained mostly the same, but the helmets went through many significant revisions throughout the years. The Browns uniforms saw their first massive change prior to the 2015 season.

text: Jerseys: 1. Brown: Brown (officially "seal brown") with orange colored numbers and writing, and an orange-white-orange stripe sequence on the sleeves. 2. White (Away): white with orange numbers and writing, with a brown-orange-brown stripe sequence. 3. Orange: Orange with white numerals and writing, and a brown-white-brown stripe sequence.

text: Pants: 1. Brown - Brown pants with an orange-white-orange stripe sequence down 2/3rds the length of the pants. the other third is the word "BROWNS," written in orange. 2. White - white pants with a brown-orange-brown stripes. "BROWNS" Is written in Brown. 3. Orange - Orange pants with a brown-white-brown stripe sequence. "BROWNS" is written in brown.

text: Socks: 1. Solid Brown. 2. Solid white. 3. solid Orange.

text: Helmet: Solid white (1946–1949); solid white for day games and solid orange for night games (1950–1951); orange with a single white stripe (1952–1956); orange with a single white stripe and brown numerals on the sides (1957–1959); orange with a brown-white-brown stripe sequence and brown numerals on the sides (1960); orange with a brown-white-brown stripe sequence (1961–1995 and 1999–present).

text: Over the years, the Browns have had on-again / off-again periods of wearing white for their home games, particularly in the 1970s and 80s, as well as in the early 2000s after the team returned to the league. Until recently, when more NFL teams have started to wear white at home at least once a season, the Browns were the only non-subtropical team north of the Mason-Dixon line to wear white at home on a regular basis.

text: Numerals (called "TV numbers") first appeared on the jersey sleeves in 1961. Over the years, there have been minor revisions to the sleeve stripes, the first occurring in 1968 (brown jerseys worn in early season) and 1969 (white and brown jerseys) when stripes began to be silk screened onto the sleeves and separated from each other to prevent color bleeding. However, the basic five-stripe sequence has remained intact (with the exception of the 1984 season). A recent revision was the addition of the initials "AL" to honor team owner Al Lerner who died in 2002; this was removed in 2013 upon Jimmy Haslam assuming ownership of the team.

text: Orange pants with a brown-white-brown stripe sequence were worn from 1975 to 1983 and become symbolic of the "Kardiac Kids" era. The orange pants were worn again occasionally in 2003 and 2004.

text: Other than the helmet, the uniform was completely redesigned for the 1984 season. New striping patterns appeared on the white jerseys, brown jerseys and pants. Solid brown socks were worn with brown jerseys and solid orange socks were worn with white jerseys. Brown numerals on the white jerseys were outlined in orange. White numerals on the brown jerseys were double outlined in brown and orange. (Orange numerals double outlined in brown and white appeared briefly on the brown jerseys in one pre-season game.[18]) However, this particular uniform set was not popular with the fans, and in 1985 the uniform was returned to a look similar to the original design. It remained that way until 1995.

text: In 1999, the expansion Browns adopted the traditional design with two exceptions: first, the TV numbers, previously on the sleeves, were moved to the shoulders; and second, the orange-brown-orange pants stripes were significantly widened.

text: Experimentation with the uniform design began in 2002. An alternate orange jersey was introduced that season as the NFL encouraged teams to adopt a third jersey, and a major design change was made when solid brown socks appeared for the first time since 1984 and were used with white, brown and orange jerseys. Other than 1984, striped socks (matching the jersey stripes) had been a signature design element in the team's traditional uniform. The white striped socks appeared occasionally with the white jerseys in 2003–2005 and 2007.

text: Experimentation continued in 2003 and 2004 when the traditional orange-brown-orange stripes on the white pants were replaced by two variations of a brown-orange-brown sequence, one in which the stripes were joined (worn with white jerseys) and the other in which they were separated by white (worn with brown jerseys). The joined sequence was used exclusively with both jerseys in 2005. In 2006, the traditional orange-brown-orange sequence returned.

text: Additionally in 2006, the team reverted to an older uniform style, featuring gray face masks; the original stripe pattern on the brown jersey sleeves (The white jersey has had that sleeve stripe pattern on a consistent basis since the 1985 season.) and the older, darker shade of brown.

text: The Browns wore brown pants for the first time in team history on August 18, 2008, preseason game against the New York Giants. The pants contain no stripes or markings. The team had the brown pants created as an option for their away uniform when they integrated the gray facemask in 2006.[19] They were not worn again until the Browns "family" scrimmage on August 9, 2009 with white-striped socks.[20] The Browns have continued to wear the brown pants throughout the 2009 season.[21] Browns quarterback Brady Quinn supported the team's move to wearing the brown pants full-time, claiming that the striped pattern on the white pants "prohibit[ed] mobility".[22] However, the fans generally did not like the brown pants, and after being used for only one season, the team returned to their white shirt-on-white pants in 2010. Coach Eric Mangini told The Plain Dealer the Browns won't use the brown pants anymore. "It wasn't very well-received," Mangini said. "I hope we can get to the point where we can wear fruit on our heads and people wouldn't notice."[23] At the time, the brown pants weren't officially dropped by the team, but simply not used.

text: The Browns chose to wear white at home for the 2011 season, and wound up wearing white for all 16 games as when they were on the road, the home team would wear their darker colored uniform.[24]

text: The Browns brought back the brown pants in their home game against the Buffalo Bills on October 3, 2013 on Thursday Night Football, pairing them with the brown jerseys. It marked the first time the team wore an all-brown combination in team history.[25]

text: On April 14, 2015, the Cleveland Browns unveiled their new uniform combinations, consisting of the team's colors of orange, brown and white.[26][27]

text: Rivalries

text: The Cleveland Browns have rivalries with all three of its AFC North opponents. In addition, the team has had historical rivalries with the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, and Detroit Lions.

text: The team's biggest rival in the AAFC was the San Francisco 49ers, though this has cooled and in some cases turned into a friendly relationship, as the Browns now play in AFC and the 49ers play in the NFC. Additionally, many 49ers personnel helped the Browns relaunch in 1999 as well as former team President Mike Holmgren having started his NFL career in San Francisco. Also, 49ers owners John York & Denise DeBartolo York reside in Youngstown, Ohio 60 miles southeast of Cleveland. Former long-time veteran placekicker and fan favorite, Phil Dawson, signed with the 49ers in 2014, along with backup quarterback Colt McCoy.

text: Divisional rivalries

text: Pittsburgh Steelers

text: Often called the "Turnpike Rivalry",[28] the Browns' main rival has long been the Pittsburgh Steelers. Though the Browns dominated this rivalry early in the series (winning the first eight matchups), the Steelers currently have the all-time edge 74–58, making it the oldest rivalry in the AFC. Former Browns owner Art Modell scheduled home games against the Steelers on Saturday night from 1964 to 1970 to help fuel the rivalry. The rivalry has been fueled by the proximity of the two teams, number of championships both teams have won, players and personnel having played and/or coached for both sides, and personal bitterness. Though the rivalry has cooled in Pittsburgh due to the Modell move (as well as the Browns having a 6–33 record against the Steelers since returning to the league in 1999, including one playoff loss), the Steelers are still top rival for Cleveland.

text: Cincinnati Bengals

text: Originally conceived due to the personal animosity between Paul Brown and Art Modell, the "Battle of Ohio" between the Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals has been fueled by the sociocultural differences between Cincinnati and Cleveland, a shared history between the two teams, and even similar team colors, since Brown used the exact shade of orange for the Bengals that he used for the Browns. (Though this has changed since then, as the Bengals now use a brighter shade of orange.) Modell, in fact, moved the Browns to the AFC after the AFL–NFL merger in order to have a rivalry with the Bengals. The rivalry has also produced two of the eight highest-scoring games in NFL history. Cincinnati has the all-time edge 50–39, having won the majority of games against the Browns since they returned to the NFL in 1999 (25 wins for Cincinnati and 12 wins for Cleveland).

text: Baltimore Ravens

text: Created as a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, the rivalry between the Browns and Ravens was more directed at Art Modell than the team itself, and is simply considered a divisional game in Baltimore. Unlike the other two rivalries, this one is more lopsided: the Ravens lead 29–9. Additionally, this matchup is more bitter for Cleveland than the others due to the fact that the draft picks for 1995 to 1998 resulted in the rosters that won the Super Bowl for the Ravens in 2000. Had the Browns stayed in Cleveland, these teams (drafted by general manager Ozzie Newsome) might have given the Browns the title after a 35-year drought.[29] This bitterness was compounded when the Ravens won their second Super Bowl in 2012.

text: Other rivalries

text: Detroit Lions

text: The Lions rivalry began in the 1950s, when the Browns and Lions played each other in four NFL championships. The Lions won three of those championships, while the Browns won one. This was arguably one of the NFL's best rivalries in the 1950s. Since the NFL-AFL merger of 1970, the teams have met much less frequently with the Browns' move to the AFC. From 2002 to 2014, the two teams played an annual preseason game known as the "Great Lakes Classic".[30]

text: Buffalo Bills

text: The Bills rivalry had its roots back to the days of the AAFC, when there was a team from Buffalo with the same name in that league. The Browns and AAFC Bills played six games, including a league championship game, before the Browns were selected to merge into the NFL and the Bills left out. After the current incarnation of the Bills joined the NFL, the Browns and Bills have played each other from time to time. Though the Browns and Bills are in different AFC divisions, a mellow rivalry has since developed between the teams due to the similarities between Buffalo and Cleveland and shared misfortune between the teams. There have been some competitive moments between the Bills and Browns as well, such as a playoff game in 1990 and two games with playoff-implications in 2007 and 2014.[31]

text: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts

text: The Colts rivalry was hot in the 1960s. The Browns upset the Colts in the 1964 NFL championship (the last championship to date for the Browns) and the Colts avenged themselves by beating the Browns in the 1968 NFL Championship. The Browns also beat the Indianapolis Colts in a 1987 divisional playoff game.

text: Denver Broncos

text: The Browns had a brief rivalry with the Broncos that arose from three AFC championship games from 1986 to 1989. In the 1986 AFC Championship, quarterback John Elway led The Drive to secure a tie in the waning moments at Cleveland Municipal Stadium; the Broncos went on to win in 23–20 in overtime. One year later, the two teams met again in the 1987 AFC Championship game at Mile High Stadium. Denver took a 21–3 lead, but Browns' quarterback Bernie Kosar threw four touchdown passes to tie the game at 31–31 halfway through the 4th quarter. After a long drive, John Elway threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to running back Sammy Winder to give Denver a 38–31 lead. Cleveland advanced to Denver's 8-yard line with 1:12 left, but Broncos' safety Jeremiah Castille stripped Browns' running back Earnest Byner of the football at the 2-yard line—a play that has been called The Fumble by Browns' fans. The Broncos recovered it, gave Cleveland an intentional safety, and went on to win 38–33. The two teams met yet again in the 1989 AFC Championship at Mile High Stadium, which the Broncos easily won by a score of 37–21.

text: Fan base

text: A 2006 study conducted by Bizjournal determined that Browns fans are the most loyal fans in the NFL. The study, while not scientific, was largely based on fan loyalty during winning and losing seasons, attendance at games, and challenges confronting fans (such as inclement weather or long-term poor performance of their team).[32] The study noted that Browns fans filled 99.8% of the seats at Cleveland Browns Stadium during the last seven seasons, despite a combined record of 36-76 over that span.[33]

text: Dawg Pound

text: Perhaps the most visible Browns fans are those that can be found in the Dawg Pound. Originally the name for the bleacher section located in the open (east) end of old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, the current incarnation is likewise located in the east end of FirstEnergy Stadium and still features hundreds of orange and brown clad fans sporting various canine-related paraphernalia. The fans adopted that name in 1984 after members of the Browns defense used it to describe the team's defense.[34]

text: Retired cornerback Hanford Dixon, who played his entire career for the Browns (1981–1989), is credited with naming the Cleveland Browns defense 'The Dawgs' in the mid-1980s. Dixon and teammates Frank Minnifield and Eddie Johnson would bark at each other and to the fans in the bleachers at the Cleveland Stadium to fire them up. It was from Dixon's naming that the Dawg Pound subsequently took its title.[35] The fans adopted that name in the years after.[34] Due to this nickname, since the team's revival the Browns have used a bulldog as an alternate logo.[36]

text: Browns Backers

text: The most prominent organization of Browns fans is the Browns Backers Worldwide (BBW). The organization has approximately 305,000 members[37] and Browns Backers clubs can be found in every major city in the United States, and in a number of military bases throughout the world, with the largest club being in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, the organization has a sizable foreign presence in places as far away as Egypt, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and McMurdo Station in Antarctica.[38] According to The Official Fan Club of the Cleveland Browns, the two largest international fan clubs are in Alon Shvut, West Bank and Niagara, Canada, with Alon Shvut having 129 members and Niagara having 310.[39]

text: Following former Browns owner Randy Lerner's acquisition of English football club Aston Villa, official Villa outlets started selling Cleveland Browns goods such as jerseys and NFL footballs. This has raised interest in England and strengthened the link between the two sporting clubs. Aston Villa supporters have set up an organization known as the Aston (Villa) Browns Backers of Birmingham.[citation needed]

text: Famous fans

text: The Cleveland Browns were the favorite team of Elvis Presley.[40][41] This was because his friend Gene Hickerson - with whom he had played football in their common youth in Memphis - was contracted by the Browns in 1957 and played there during his entire career until 1973.[42] Also defender Bobby Franklin, who had played from 1960 to 1966 for the Browns, was a friend of Presley. WWE Hall of Fame wrestler and commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler - though he has spent most of his life in Memphis - spent part of his childhood in the Cleveland area and is a fan of the Browns.[43] Fellow WWE wrestlers The Miz and Dolph Ziggler (both Cleveland natives) are also fans.[44] Another fan of the team is baseball legend Hank Aaron.[45] Other famous Browns fans include Arsenio Hall, Drew Carey, Patricia Heaton (her father, Chuck Heaton, was a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer, which covered the Browns and wrote two books about the team), Terri Garr, Martin Mull, Condoleezza Rice, Valerie Bertinelli (her husband is from the Northeast Ohio area), Machine Gun Kelly, Paul Adelstein, Iron Chef Michael Symon, ESPN sportscaster Jay Crawford and Brad Paisley.[46][47]

text: Players of note

text: Current roster

text:
Cleveland Browns roster

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Quarterbacks

 6 Baker Mayfield
 9 Drew Stanton
 5 Tyrod Taylor
 3 Brogan Roback

Running backs

31 Nick Chubb
27 Matthew Dayes
35 Dontrell Hilliard
34 Carlos Hyde
29 Duke Johnson
40 Danny Vitale FB
42 Marquez Williams FB

Wide receivers

89 Evan Berry
16 C. J. Board
11 Antonio Callaway
19 Corey Coleman
12 Josh Gordon
81 Rashard Higgins
13 Jeff Janis
80 Jarvis Landry
15 Ricardo Louis
18 Damion Ratley
10 Da'Mari Scott
84 Derrick Willies

Tight ends

86 Julian Allen
49 Devon Cajuste
87 Seth DeValve
88 Darren Fells
85 David Njoku

Offensive linemen

75 Joel Bitonio G
72 Shon Coleman T
63 Austin Corbett T
61 Christian DiLauro G
66 Spencer Drango G
54 Anthony Fabiano T
67 Avery Gennesy T
79 Geoff Gray G
69 Desmond Harrison T
74 Chris Hubbard T
78 Roderick Johnson T
60 Fred Lauina G
62 Austin Reiter C
68 Victor Salako T
71 Donald Stephenson T
64 JC Tretter C
70 Kevin Zeitler G

Defensive linemen

99 Caleb Brantley DT
93 Trevon Coley DT
96 Daniel Ekuale DT
97 Jeremy Faulk DT
57 Marcell Frazier DE
95 Myles Garrett DE
91 Lenny Jones DE
98 Jamie Meder DT
94 Carl Nassib DE
90 Emmanuel Ogbah DE
65 Larry Ogunjobi DT
44 Nate Orchard DE
50 Chris Smith DE
92 Chad Thomas DE
77 Trenton Thompson DT

Linebackers

55 Genard Avery MLB
56 B. J. Bello MLB
52 James Burgess OLB
59 Tank Carder MLB
51 Jamie Collins OLB
49 DeMarquis Gates LB
48 Jermaine Grace MLB
58 Christian Kirksey OLB
53 Joe Schobert MLB

Defensive backs

20 Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB
43 Elijah Campbell S
38 T. J. Carrie CB
42 Justin Currie SS
28 E. J. Gaines CB
35 Micah Hannemann S
41 Michael Jordan CB
26 Derrick Kindred SS
30 Montrel Meander CB
39 Terrance Mitchell CB
22 Jabrill Peppers SS
23 Damarious Randall FS
37 Denzel Rice CB
36 Derron Smith FS
33 Simeon Thomas CB
21 Denzel Ward CB
24 Howard Wilson CB

Special teams

 4 Britton Colquitt P
 2 Zane Gonzalez K
47 Charley Hughlett LS
 8 Justin Vogel P

Reserve lists

25 Tigie Sankoh DB (Exempt.)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 28, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
87 Active, 1 Inactive, 3 Unsigned
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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK

NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

text: Players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

text: The Cleveland Browns have the fourth largest number of players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with a total of 16 enshrined players elected based on their performance with the Browns, and eight more players or coaches elected who spent at least one year with the Browns franchise.[48] No Browns players were inducted in the inaugural induction class of 1963. Otto Graham was the first Browns player to be enshrined as a member of the class of 1965, and the most recent Browns player to be included in the Pro Football Hall of Fame is Gene Hickerson, who was a member of the class of 2007. All of the Browns' Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees thus far have been from the pre-1996 incarnation; no members of the Hall of Fame played for the Browns after 1999.

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Cleveland Browns in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Inducted
No.
Player name
Tenure
Position(s)

1965
60, 14
Otto Graham
1946–1955
QB

1967
—
Paul Brown
1946–1962
Head coach

1968
76, 36
Marion Motley
1946–1953
FB

1971
32
Jim Brown
1957–1965
FB

1974
46, 76
Lou Groza
1946–1959
1961–1967
OT
K

1975
56, 86
Dante Lavelli
1946–1956
WR

1976
53, 80
Len Ford
1950–1957
DE

1977
30, 45, 60
Bill Willis
1946–1953
T, OG

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Forrest Gregg *
1975–1977
Head coach

1981
77
Willie Davis *
1958–1959
DE

1982
83
Doug Atkins *
1953–1954
DE

1983
49
Bobby Mitchell
1958–1961
WR, RB, HB

42
Paul Warfield
1964–1969
1976–1977
WR

1984
74
Mike McCormack
1954–1962
OT

1985
22, 52
Frank Gatski
1946–1956
C

1987
18
Len Dawson *
1960–1961
QB

1993
65
Chuck Noll *
1953–1959
RG
LB

1994
44
Leroy Kelly
1964–1973
RB

1995
72
Henry Jordan *
1957–1958
DT

1997
96, 44
Don Shula *
1951–1952
DB

1998
29
Tommy McDonald *
1968
WR

1999
82
Ozzie Newsome
1978–1990
TE

2003
64
Joe DeLamielleure
1980–1984
OG

2007
66
Gene Hickerson
1958–1960
1962–1973
OG

* Performance with Browns incidental to induction

text: Cleveland Browns legends

text: The Cleveland Browns legends program honors former Browns who made noteworthy contributions to the history of the franchise. In addition to all the Hall of Famers listed above, the Legends list includes:[49]

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Cleveland Browns legends

Inducted
No.
Player name
Position(s)
Tenure

2001
19
Bernie Kosar
QB
1985–1993

92
Michael Dean Perry
DE
1989–1994

34
Greg Pruitt
RB
1973–1981

26
Ray Renfro
WR
1952–1963

2002
57
Clay Matthews
LB
1978–1993

17
Brian Sipe
QB
1974–1983

58/88
Mac Speedie
WR
1946–1952

2003
29
Hanford Dixon
DB
1981–1989

74/79
Bob Gain
DT
1952–1964

77/80
Dick Schafrath
OT
1959–1971

2004
86
Gary Collins
WR
1962–1971

42/82
Tommy James
DB/P
1948–1955

40/86
Dub Jones
WR
1948–1955

43
Mike Pruitt
RB
1976–1984

2005
31
Frank Minnifield
DB
1984–1992

13
Frank Ryan
QB
1962–1968

72
Jerry Sherk
DL
1970–1981

64/84
Jim Ray Smith
OT
1956–1962

2006
20/21/44
Earnest Byner
RB
1984–1988
1994–1995

73
Doug Dieken
OT
1971–1984

82
Jim Houston
LB
1960–1972

34
Walt Michaels
LB
1952–1961

2007
12
Don Cockroft
K
1968–1980

59/84
Horace Gillom
P
1947–1956

80
Bill Glass
DE
1962–1968

34
Kevin Mack
RB
1985–1993

2008
71
Walter Johnson
DT
1965–1976

24/80
Warren Lahr
DB
1949–1959

21
Eric Metcalf
RB
1989–1994

84/86
Paul Wiggin
DE
1957–1967

2010
63
Cody Risien
OT
1979–1989

60
John Wooten
OG
1959–1967

2011
50
Vince Costello
LB
1957–1966

54
Tom DeLeone
C
1974–1984

2012
22
Clarence Scott
DB
1971–1983

48
Ernie Green
RB
1962–1968

2013
35
Galen Fiss
LB
1956–1966

34/64
Abe Gibron
G
1950–1956

2014
68
Robert Jackson
OG
1975–1985

89
Milt Morin
TE
1966–1975

2015
70
Don Colo
DT
1953–1958

79
Bob Golic
NT
1982–1988

2016
52
Dick Ambrose
LB
1975–1983

27
Thom Darden
FS
1972–1981

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text: Retired uniform numbers

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Cleveland Browns retired numbers

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Otto Graham
QB, 1946-55
Jim Brown
RB, 1957-65
Ernie Davis
HB, 1962
Don Fleming
S, 1960-62
Lou Groza
OL/K, 1946-59, '61-67

text: From 1993 to 2013, number 19 was unofficially retired for Bernie Kosar aside from Frisman Jackson briefly wearing it in 2004, later changing it due to fan outcry over the number being used. In 2014, Miles Austin asked for and received permission from Kosar to wear 19, after which 19 returned to regular circulation for the Browns.

text: Ring of Honor

text: Beginning in 2010, the Browns established a Ring of Honor, honoring the greats from the past by having their names displayed around the upper deck of FirstEnergy Stadium. The inaugural class in the Browns Ring of Honor was unveiled during the home opener on September 19, 2010, and featured the 16 Hall of Famers listed above who went into the Hall of Fame as Browns.[50]

text: Statues

text: The team has honored two of its alumni with statues - late owner Alfred Lerner (in front of the team's headquarters/practice facility), and Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown (in front of First Energy Stadium).

text: Starting quarterbacks

text: First-round draft picks

text: Coaches of note

text: Head coaches

text: Current staff

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Cleveland Browns staff

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Front Office

Owners – Jimmy and Dee Haslam
Chief Strategy Officer – Paul DePodesta
General Manager – John Dorsey
Assistant General Manager – Eliot Wolf
Vice President, Player Personnel – Andrew Berry
Vice President, Player Personnel – Alonzo Highsmith
Vice President, Player Personnel – Ken Kovash
Director of Football Administration – Chris Cooper
Director of Research & Strategy – Kevin Meers
Director of Player Personnel – Chisom Opara
Director of Scouting – Mike Cetta
Assistant Director of Scouting – Glenn Cook
Director of College Scouting – Bobby Vega
Director of Pro Scouting – Dan Saganey
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting – Jim Noel
Special Advisor – Jim Brown

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Hue Jackson
Associate Head Coach/Running Backs – Freddie Kitchens

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Todd Haley
Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese
Wide Receivers – Adam Henry
Tight Ends – Greg Seamon
Offensive Line – Bob Wylie
Assistant Offensive Line – Mark Hutson
Senior Assistant/Special Projects – Al Saunders
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant Wide Receivers – Bob Saunders
Coaching Assistant – Brian Braswell

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Gregg Williams
Defensive Line – Clyde Simmons
Assistant Defensive Line – Ken Delgado
Linebackers – Blake Williams
Defensive Backs – DeWayne Walker
Assistant Defensive Backs – Jerod Kruse
Defensive Quality Control – Eric Sanders

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones
Special Teams Assistant – Sam Shade
Special Teams Intern – Josh Cribbs

Strength and Conditioning

Head of Strength and Conditioning – Larry Jackson
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Evan Marcus
Strength and Conditioning Assistant - Josh Christovich
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Monty Gibson
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text: Media

text: WKNR (850 AM), WKRK-FM (92.3 FM), and WNCX (98.5 FM) serve as co-flagship stations for the Browns Radio Network. Games are covered on-site by play-by-play announcer Jim Donovan (sports director/news anchor for WKYC channel 3), color commentator Doug Dieken (a former Browns Pro Bowl left tackle), and sideline reporter Nathan Zegura. WKRK-FM personality Ken Carman, along with WKNR personalities Tony Rizzo, Matt Wilhelm, and Je'Rod Cherry host the network pregame show (heard in Cleveland on WKNR exclusively), while WKRK hosts Jeff Phelps and Dustin Fox host the network postgame show (heard in Cleveland on WKRK-FM exclusively).[51]

text: The team also produces Cleveland Browns Daily, a year-round daily radio show hosted by Zegura and Wilhelm which airs weekday afternoons on WKNR.[52] A weekly version of the show airs Saturday mornings on WKRK-FM. WKNR and WKRK also simulcast a Wednesday night preview show with Carman and Cherry, and Hue Jackson's Thursday night coach's show.[51][53]

text: WEWS-TV serves as the broadcast TV home of the Browns, airing year-round team programming as well as non-network preseason games.[54] Jay Crawford is the play-by-play announcer, while former Browns quarterback Tim Couch serves as color commentator, and WEWS-TV sports anchor Derek Forrest serves as pregame/halftime host and sideline reporter.[55]

text: SportsTime Ohio (STO) is the cable outlet for the team, airing various Browns related programming during the season, STO had previously served as the team's cable outlet from its founding in 2006 until 2014.[56]

text: The Browns in-house production team won a pair of Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards in 2005. One was for a primetime special honoring the 1964 NFL Championship team (The 1964 Championship Show) and one was for a commercial spot (The Paperboy)[57]

text: References in popular culture

text: The Browns have (either directly or indirectly) been featured in various movies and TV shows over the years. Notable examples include:

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Cleveland native Arsenio Hall's television program, The Arsenio Hall Show, is known for the audience's shouting "Woof, woof, woof!" while pumping their fists—a chant that was used by fans of the Cleveland Browns football team. He would refer to a section of the live audience as his "Dawg Pound."[58]
On The Drew Carey Show, Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar appears (uncredited) in the episode "Drewstock" (aired January 29, 1997). In the episode "Drew Goes To The Browns Game", (aired September 29, 1999), Drew attends the Browns' first regular season game since re-joining the NFL. (In real life, Drew Carey actually did appear on-field at the first regular season game when the team returned in 1999.)
Cleveland Brown is the name of a character originally featured on the Fox TV show Family Guy, and the central character of the spin-off series The Cleveland Show.
On the TV show How I Met Your Mother, in the seventh-season premiere, the main characters go to a Cleveland Browns-themed wedding.
The Browns have been featured on some level in episodes of Hot In Cleveland and even in promotional videos using at least one of the main characters. In the episode "How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?" (January 4, 2012), the characters reminisce about how they met in the 1980s while waiting in the restroom line at a Cleveland Browns game.[59] In the episode "God and Football" (January 18, 2012), Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli) develops a relationship with the Browns place kicker (played by Dan Cortese). In the episode "The Gateway Friend" (May 2, 2012) Browns wide receiver/return specialist Josh Cribbs appears as himself portraying a karaoke contestant. After Super Bowl XLVI, Betty White appears in a video as Elka wearing a Browns jacket congratulating the New York Giants and hoping that the Browns win it one season.[60] After the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, the four main characters appear in a video welcoming Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel to the Browns.[61]
The 1966 film The Fortune Cookie with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau features the Browns and the city of Cleveland throughout the movie and was made with the cooperation of the Browns.[62]
The 2008 film The Express explains how Ernie Davis is traded to the Browns by the Washington Redskins.[63] Early in the film, Jim Brown is taking photos in his Browns uniform after being drafted by them. Later in the film, it shows Davis struggling with leukemia after being drafted and the Browns hold a special pre-game ceremony for him.
In the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine, the Browns win the 1986 AFC Championship Game (the game famous for former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway's 98-yard drive). It is explained that the reason why the Browns win this game is due to the butterfly effect.
In the 2014 film Draft Day, fictional Browns general manager Sonny Weaver, Jr. (Kevin Costner) attempts to land the number one pick in the NFL draft.

text: Cleveland portal


document_title: List of fire gods

question_text: who was the god of fire greek mythology

question_tokens: who was the god of fire greek mythology

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text: List of fire gods

text: African mythology[edit]

text: Egyptian mythology[edit]

text:
Ra, fire god of the sun, light, warmth, and growth
Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of the sun and fire
Wadjet, the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her enemies

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text: Yoruba mythology[edit]

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Ogun, fire god and patron of blacksmiths, iron, warfare, metal tools
Oya, goddess of fire, wind, transforms into buffalo, fertility
Shango, fire god of thunder and fire, considered the storm-god

text: Asian mythology[edit]

text: Chinese mythology[edit]

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Kitchen God, goddess and god of fire who reports any household's actions to heaven
Zhurong, god of fire and the south

text: Hindu mythology[edit]

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Agneya, daughter of Agni and guardian of the south-east
Agni, god of fire, messengers, and purification
Ilā, goddess of speech and nourishment invoked during the agni-hotra ceremony[1][2][3]
Makara Jyothi, a star revered on a festival
Mātariśvan, god of fire associated with Agni

text: Korean mythology[edit]

text: Jowangsin, goddess of the hearth fires

text: Japanese mythology[edit]

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Amaterasu, goddess of the sun
Kagu-tsuchi, blacksmith god of fire whose birth burned his mother Izanami to death
Kōjin, god of fire, hearth, and the kitchen

text: Mongolian mythology[edit]

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Arshi Tengri, god of fire associated with shamanic rituals
Odqan, red god of fire who rides on a brown goat
Yal-un Eke, mother goddess of fire who is Odqan's counterpart

text: Nivkhi mythology[edit]

text: Turgmam, goddess of fire

text: Philippine mythology[edit]

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Gugurang, Bicolano god of fire and volcanoes who lives inside Mayon Volcano which erupts whenever he's enraged
Lalahon, Visayan goddess/diwata of fire, volcanoes and harvest

text: Turkic mythology[edit]

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Alaz, god of fire
Od Iyesi, familiar spirits who protect fires
Ut, Siberian goddess of the hearth
Vut-Ami, Chuvash goddess of fire

text: European mythology[edit]

text: Basque mythology[edit]

text: Eate, god of fire and storms

text: Caucasian mythology[edit]

text:
Alpan, Lezghin (Dagestanian) goddess of fire
Uorsar, Adyghe goddess of the hearth
Wine Gwasche, Circassian goddess who protects the hearth

text: Celtic mythology[edit]

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Belenus, bright god of the sun and health who rides his chariot in the sky
Brigit, Irish goddess of fire, poetry, arts, and crafts
Grannus, god of fire, health, water springs, and the sun
Nantosuelta, goddess of fire, nature, fertility, rivers and the earth

text: Etruscan mythology[edit]

text: Sethlans, fire god of smithing and crafts

text: Georgian mythology[edit]

text: Kamar, fire goddess who was killed by Amirani

text: Greek mythology[edit]

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Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, crafting, fire, and volcanoes.
Hestia, goddess of the hearth and its fires.

text: Khanty mythology[edit]

text: Ney-Anki, goddess of fire

text: Lithuanian mythology[edit]

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Dimstipatis, protector of the house, housewives, and the hearth against fire outbreaks
Gabija, protective goddess of the hearth and the household
Jagaubis, household spirit of fire and the furnace
Moterų Gabija, goddess of bakeries and bread
Pelenų Gabija, goddess of fireplaces
Praurimė, goddess of the sacred fire served by her priestesses, the vaidilutės
Trotytojas Kibirkščių, deity of sparks and fires

text: Norse mythology[edit]

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Glöð, fire jotunn goddess who is the wife of Logi and who rules with him
Logi, fire jotunn god who personifies fire

text: Roman mythology[edit]

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Caca, goddess who was Vulcan's daughter and who might have been worshipped before Vesta
Cacus, god who was the fire-breathing giant son of Vulcan, and who might have been worshipped in ancient times
Fornax, goddess of the furnace
Stata Mater, goddess who stops fires
Vesta, goddess of the hearth and its fire
Vulcan, god of crafting and fire

text: Sicilian mythology[edit]

text: Adranus, god formerly worshipped in Adranus, near Mount Etna

text: Slavic mythology[edit]

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Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky
Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia
Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun
Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes
Svarog, the bright god of fire, smithing, and the sun, and is sometimes considered as the creator
Svarožič, the god of the earthly fire

text: Middle Eastern mythology[edit]

text: Canaanite mythology[edit]

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Ishat, Phoenician fire and drought goddess slain by Anat[4]
Moloch, Ammonite god who is worshipped with sacrifices of human children
Shapash, goddess of the sun

text: Hittite mythology[edit]

text: Arinitti, sun goddess of the city of Arinna, and the goddess of hearth fires, temple flames, and chthonic fires in later times.[5]

text: Mesopotamian mythology[edit]

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Gerra, god of fire in Akkadian and Babylonian records
Gibil, skilled god of fire and smithing in Sumerian records
Ishum, god of fire who was the brother of the sun god Shamash, and an attendant of Erra
Nusku, god of heavenly and earthly fire and light, and patron of the arts

text: Native American mythology[edit]

text: Aztec mythology[edit]

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Chantico, goddess of the hearth fires and volcanoes
Coatlicue, mother serpent goddess of snakes and childbirth
Mixcoatl, hunting god who introduced fire to humanity
Tonatiuh, god of the sun and ruler of heaven
Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire, day, heat, volcanoes, food in famine, the year, turquoise, the Aztec emperors, and the afterlife

text: Brazilian mythology[edit]

text: Iansã, goddess of fire and wind

text: Huichol mythology[edit]

text: Tatewari, fire god of shamans

text: Mayan mythology[edit]

text:
Huracán, fire god of storms and wind who created and destroyed humanity
Jacawitz, fire god who was a companion of the sun god Tohil

text: Navajo mythology[edit]

text: Black God, frail stellar fire god who introduced the fire drill to humanity

text: Quechua mythology[edit]

text: Manqu Qhapaq, fire and sun god who founded the Inca civilization and introduced technology to humanity

text: Oceanian mythology[edit]

text: Fijian mythology[edit]

text: Gedi, fire and fertility god who taught humanity to use fire

text: Hawaiian mythology[edit]

text: Pele, goddess of fire, wind, and volcanoes

text: Māori mythology[edit]

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Auahitūroa, god of fire and comets and husband of Mahuika
Mahuea, goddess of fire
Mahuika, goddess of fire who was tricked into revealing to her grandson Maui the knowledge of fire
Ngā Mānawa, five fire gods who are sons of Auahitūroa and Mahuika

text: Samoan mythology[edit]

text: Ti'iti'i, god of fire that brought fire to people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god, Mafui'e.


document_title: The Goonies

question_text: who played the older brother in the goonies

text: The Goonies

text: Plot[edit]

text: Facing foreclosure of their homes in the Goon Docks area of Astoria, Oregon to an expanding country club, a group of children who call themselves "the Goonies", gather for a final weekend together. The Goonies include optimist Mikey Walsh, his older brother, Brandon, the inventive Data, the talkative Mouth, and the overweight klutz Chunk. While rummaging through the Walshes' attic, they come across a 1632 doubloon and an old treasure map purporting to lead to the famous pirate "One-Eyed" Willy's hoard located nearby. Evading Brandon for one last adventure together, the kids find themselves at a derelict restaurant near the coast, which coincides with the doubloon and the map. They encounter the Fratellis, a family of criminals hiding out at the restaurant. Evading detection by returning outside, the kids run into Brandon and two girls: the popular cheerleader Andy, who has a mutual crush on Brandon, and Stef, Andy's nerdy, tough-talking best friend.

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text: Mikey convinces Brandon to return to the restaurant to explore after the Fratellis leave, discovering that the criminals are running a counterfeiting operation. As the Fratellis return, the group finds a tunnel beneath the restaurant and hides in there, sending Chunk to notify the authorities. They explore the tunnel and find the remains of a previous explorer, who also searched for the treasure, and Mikey is sure they are on the right trail. Evading various booby traps, set up by Willy, they find themselves under an old wishing well. The kids have a chance to be pulled out of the tunnel by Andy's obnoxious boyfriend Troy, whose family owns the country club, but Mikey convinces the group to continue on their journey. Meanwhile, Chunk, who has escaped the restaurant, tries to flag down several passing cars, but is intercepted and kidnapped by Jake and Francis Fratelli. When the Fratellis threaten to shred his hands with an electric blender, a terrified Chunk reveals not only where his friends are, but also the existence of the treasure. The Fratellis tie Chunk to a chair and lock him in the basement next to Sloth, their deformed younger brother kept chained to the wall. While the Fratellis pursue both the Goonies and the treasure, Chunk befriends Sloth, and Sloth is able to break their bonds; they form a third party headed into the tunnel.

text: Mikey and the others discover the Fratellis on their trail, and hasten through the remaining traps. They ultimately find an enclosed grotto and Willy's pirate ship, the Inferno, which has been sealed in the cave for centuries. They explore the ship, finding a hoard of treasure in front of the skeletal remains of Willy and his crew. Mikey gives a sober speech to Willy, naming him as the first "Goonie", then he and the others fill their pockets with riches; Mikey insists that the coins directly in front of Willy remain untouched, as Willy's tribute. As they leave, however, the Fratellis have already caught up with them. They make them drop the treasure before threatening to kill them by forcing them to walk the plank, when suddenly Sloth and Chunk arrive. Sloth, angered by how the other Fratellis have treated him in the past, easily subdues them and helps the rest of the Goonies to escape the boat. Though Mikey insists they go back for the treasure, Brandon worries more for their lives, and the group escapes through a hole in the grotto, eventually arriving on a nearby beach shore. Police quickly come to their help and reunite them with their families.

text: Meanwhile, the Fratellis free themselves and begin to loot the boat. When they take the coins that Mikey had left earlier, they trigger another booby trap that causes the grotto to start to cave in. The Fratellis are forced to abandon the loot and flee to the beach, where police quickly take them into custody. As the Goonies are taken care of by their families, including Chunk offering to bring Sloth into his family, the owners of the country club show up and demand that Mr. Walsh sign away their homes and the Goon Docks. As he is about to do so, their housekeeper, Rosalita, finds Mikey's marble bag in his wet clothes, filled with gems that the Fratellis had neglected to confiscate. Mr. Walsh triumphantly tears up the paperwork, as the gems are more than enough to negate the foreclosure. As the Goonies celebrate, the attention of all on the beach is caught by the sight of the unmanned Inferno, now clear of the grotto, and the Goonies wave her goodbye as she sets off once more upon the sea.

text: Cast[edit]

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Sean Astin as Michael "Mikey" Walsh
Corey Feldman as Clark "Mouth" Devereaux
Jeff Cohen as Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen
Jonathan Ke Huy Quan as Richard "Data" Wang
Josh Brolin as Brandon "Brand" Walsh
Kerri Green as Andrea "Andy" Carmichael
Martha Plimpton as Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
Anne Ramsey as Agatha "Mama" Fratelli
Joe Pantoliano as Francis Fratelli
Robert Davi as Jake Fratelli
John Matuszak as Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli
Mary Ellen Trainor as Irene Walsh
Keith Walker as Irving Walsh
Lupe Ontiveros as Rosalita
Steve Antin as Troy Perkins
Curtis F. Hanson as Mr. Perkins
Paul Tuerpe as the Sheriff

text: Director Richard Donner makes a cameo appearance as a deputy.[3]

text: Production[edit]

text: Principal photography on The Goonies began on October 22, 1984 and lasted five months. There was an additional six weeks of audio dubbing recording.[4] The shooting script was lengthy, at more than 120 pages, and several sequences were eventually cut from the final theatrical version. During the film's dénouement, mention is made of an octopus which refers to a scene that was excised from the final cut.

text: In The Making of The Goonies, director Richard Donner notes the difficulties and pleasures of working with so many child actors. Donner praises them for their energy and excitement, but says that they were unruly when brought together. The documentary frequently shows him coaching the young actors and reveals some techniques he used to get realistic performances. One of these tricks involved One-Eyed Willy's ship, which was actually a full-sized mock-up of a pirate ship created under the direction of production designer J. Michael Riva. Donner restricted the child actors from seeing the ship until they filmed the scene wherein it is revealed to their characters. The characters' first glimpse of the ship was thus also the actors' first view of it, bringing about a more realistic performance. However, that particular scene in the movie is actually the second shot, as the cast was so overwhelmed at first sight that the scene had to be re-shot. It was later noted that the entire set was scrapped after shooting because they could not find anyone who wanted it.[5]

text: In his book There and Back Again, Sean Astin claims that Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg were "like codirectors" on the film as he compares and contrasts their styles when directing scenes.[6]

text: Some of the on-location filming was done in Astoria, Oregon. The interior and exterior of the old Clatsop County Jail features as the holding place of Jake Fratelli at the start of the film. (The building was later converted into the Oregon Film Museum, which opened on the 25th anniversary of The Goonies with memorabilia from this and other local films.)[7] The museum where Mikey's father works is, in reality, the Captain George Flavel House Museum. The Walsh family home is a real home on the eastern end of the town.[7] The scenes along the coast were filmed in Oregon, but they were a considerable distance from Astoria. The Goonies bicycle to Ecola State Park (in reality, over 26 miles south of Astoria) and then find the starting location of the map using Haystack Rock as a guide. Underground scenes were filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, including the cavernous set where the Goonies find One-Eyed Willy's ship, which was in Stage 16, one of the largest sound stages in America.[8] The final scene was shot at Goat Rock State Beach in Sonoma County, California. [9][10][11]

text: The film marked Wes Takahashi's first major motion picture as an animation supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic.[12]

text: Music and soundtrack[edit]

text: The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features music by Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, The Bangles, and others. The cast members (except Kerri Green) appeared alongside professional wrestlers "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Captain" Lou Albano in the 12 minute "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" music video. Steven Spielberg makes a cameo appearance. Lauper also has a cameo in the film, performing the song on TV, although the song was not completed until after filming.

text: Dave Grusin's score was unavailable for 25 years. The main theme, "Fratelli Chase", has been used in numerous trailers, such as Innerspace and Guarding Tess, and was re-recorded by Grusin and the London Symphony Orchestra for the album Cinemagic. The score makes liberal use of the Max Steiner-composed theme from Adventures of Don Juan.[13]

text: Soundtrack label Varèse Sarabande released the score in March 2010 in a limited edition of 5000 copies.

text: Release[edit]

text: Warner Bros. released the film in cinemas in the United States on June 7, 1985. The Goonies grossed US$9 million in its opening weekend in the US, second on the charts behind Rambo: First Blood Part II.[14] It grossed more than US$61 million that year, placing it among the top ten highest-grossing films of 1985 in the US.[15]

text: The Goonies was first released on VHS and Betamax video in the United States in March 1986 and the LaserDisc and CED versions also debuted that year. Warner Home Video released a theatrical widescreen laserdisc on January 29, 1992. Warner Home Video released The Goonies in widescreen on Region 1 DVD on August 21, 2001.[16] Warner Home Video released The Goonies on Blu-ray Disc in October 2008 in Europe and November 2010 in North America. The video is in 1080p high definition VC-1 and accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 70% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 46 reviews; the average rating is 6.1/10. The critical consensus: "An energetic, sometimes noisy mix of Spielbergian sentiment and funhouse tricks that will appeal to kids and nostalgic adults alike."[17] At Metacritic it has a rating score of 60, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18] Several reviewers noted that the film appeared to be enjoyable for children and teens, but not so much for adults.[19]

text: Awards[edit]

text: Ramsey won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.[20] At the 7th Youth in Film Awards (now known as Young Artist Awards), Astin's portrayal of Mikey won the award for Best Starring Performance By a Young Actor in a Motion Picture. Cohen, Feldman, and Plimpton were also nominated for awards for their performances in The Goonies. The film itself was nominated for best adventure motion picture.[21]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: The city of Astoria has hosted special anniversary events for the film, with around 10,000 to 15,000 visitors coming to the city to celebrate the film during these events.[22] The home used for the Walsh family had become a tourist attraction, receiving between 1,200 and 1,500 visitors a day during the summer of the 30th anniversary, and in August 2015 the residents and owners of the home, their neighbors, and the city of Astoria have taken steps to limit public access to the home due to this.[23]

text: Video games[edit]

text: Datasoft produced a Goonies video game for Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit family and Apple II in 1985, which was later ported to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC by U.S. Gold.[24][25] This game features eight screens in which a player had to use two members of the Goonies group to solve puzzles and reach an exit to advance to the next stage. The screens were largely inspired by actual sets and puzzles seen in the film. A reference to the aforementioned "octopus scene" is included, as the seventh level.

text: In 1986, Japanese game developer Konami created two versions of The Goonies for the MSX (The Goonies) in Japan and Europe, and Family Computer (The Goonies) in Japan. The Goonies II was also released on the Famicom (and its international counterpart, the Nintendo Entertainment System). The Goonies II was released in North America, Europe and Australia, although the original was one of the NES games released as part of the Nintendo VS. System arcade machine in the 1980s. The Goonies II has little to do with the film. In it, the Fratellis have kidnapped all the Goonies (except Mikey, whom the player guides) and have hidden them in cage across a terrain of caverns, mazes and abandoned buildings. As Mikey, the player must rescue them all and ultimately free a mermaid named Annie.

text: In February 2007, Chrysler's Jeep division sponsored The Goonies: Return to Astoria, a Flash-based game, developed by Fuel Industries. The player's goal is to collect map pieces and doubloons, and then race the Fratellis to One-Eyed Willy's treasure.[26][27]

text: A Goonies level pack for Lego Dimensions was released on May 9, 2017. The pack includes a Sloth minifigure and constructable Pirate Ship and Skeleton Organ, and unlocks a bonus level that adapts the plot of the film.[28]

text: Proposed sequels and adaptations[edit]

text:
We tried really hard, and Steven (Spielberg) said, 'Let's do it.' We had a lot of young writers submit work, but it just didn't seem to call for it.

—Richard Donner[29]

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text: The possibility of a film sequel has been confirmed and denied many times in recent years by the original cast and crew. Donner said that he had a story he liked and Spielberg behind him, but in 2004 several of the actors from the original revealed that Warner Bros., the film's owner, had shown no interest in a sequel.[30] Sean Astin told MTV in October 2007 that Goonies 2 "is an absolute certainty ... The writing's on the wall when they're releasing the DVD in such numbers."[31] Donner has expressed doubt that the sequel will ever happen, as many of the actors had not shown interest in returning for a sequel.[32] Corey Feldman stated in his November 25, 2008 blog post, "NO! There is no Goonies 2! I'm sorry but it's just not gonna happen .... Course now that I've said that, they'll do it."[33] However, on the July 2010 release of The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of The Goonies DVD,[34] Richard Donner states a sequel to The Goonies is a "definite thing" and will involve as much of the old cast as possible. "It will happen," says Donner. "We've been trying for a number of years."[35] On April 5, 2014, Richard Donner revealed a sequel is in the works, and he hopes to bring back the entire cast.[36]

text: Rumors of adaptations and sequels in other media took off in 2007, including a comic book miniseries,[37] an animated television series, and a musical adaptation of the film. Corey Feldman said he was asked to reprise the role of Mouth in a cartoon series that would feature the original Goonies characters as adults and focus on the adventures of a new set of kids.[38] Apparently this project was briefly in the works for Cartoon Network before being shelved.[39] Entertainment Weekly reported in March 2007 on a potential musical adaptation of the film. "Steven and I have discussed it, and it's something that I'm fairly passionate about right now," Donner says.[40] Variety reported in October 2008 that Donner had met with Broadway entertainment attorney John Breglio, and is "confident things are moving in the right direction."[29] As of May 2011, the musical was still in the beginning stages, but Donner was hopeful that an "irreverent" script would be completed by October.[41]


document_title: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

question_text: who sings you're a mean one mr grinch song

question_tokens: who sings you 're a mean one mr grinch song

text: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

text: History[edit]

text: The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. The song's lyrics describe the Grinch as being foul, bad-mannered and sinister, using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors and similes, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch".

text: Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but who himself could not sing. Until Ravenscroft was publicly credited, Tennessee Ernie Ford was also speculated to be the voice behind the song.[2]

text: Mainstream and pop acts have covered the song, usually for holiday-themed albums.

text: In 1992, an emerging alternative band from New Jersey named Whirling Dervishes covered the song for their Wish it Would Snow EP. Their cover version took on a cult status in the region and went on to outlast the band's existence eventually becoming one of their only breakthrough hits. The song is still requested regionally during the holidays.[3]

text: American singer and drag queen RuPaul covered the song for his 1997 Christmas album Ho Ho Ho, which incorporated elements from funk.[4] Billboard's Melinda Newman negatively responded to RuPaul's version, writing that "he should have left [it] alone".[5]

text: Jim Carrey sang this song in the 2000 live action film adaptation, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as the Grinch himself.

text: In 2011, Electric Six performed a cover of the song as part of The AV Club's "Undercover Holiday" series.[6] They went on to perform the song at live shows on their 2011 tour.[7] The band will record the song for inclusion on their upcoming Christmas album A Very Electric SiXmas.[8]

text: In 2013 another New Jersey band, Misfits covered the song for Christmas-themed seven-inch promotion.[9]

text: In 2017, Lindsey Stirling released her version with Sabrina Carpenter singing on her holiday album Warmer in the Winter.[10]