Cleveland Browns

After the New England Patriots victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl, Patriots' defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel signed on as the 11th head coach for the Browns and first African American coach in the team's history. Robinson. Savage was previously an administrative member for the Baltimore Ravens and the Browns before 1995. Several older actresses starred as Mrs. On January 6, 2005, it was announced that Phil Savage signed on as general manager. The movie was adapted as a play in 1998, which was a hit both in London's West End and on Broadway and has toured the United States. As Super Bowl XXXIX approached, there was much speculation over who would become the new head coach. Braddock: "Don't you think that idea is a little half-baked?"
Benjamin Braddock: "Oh no, Dad, it's completely baked.".

Offensive Coordinator Terry Robiskie was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Mr. Despite a 2002 AFC Wild Card qualification, the team saw a dismal record during the next two seasons leading to Butch Davis' resignation in December 2004. McGuire: "Plastics."
. Palmer was suceeded by former University of Miami coach Butch Davis. McGuire: "Are you listening?"
Ben Braddock: "Yes, I am."
Mr. To date though, the franchise has not lived up to its lofty early expectations, with Palmer being dismissed after the 2000 season and Policy leaving the team in 2003. Just one word."
Ben Braddock: "Yes, sir."
Mr.

The team returned with high hopes and expectations, featuring solid ownership, solid general management in the form of former San Francisco 49ers president Carmen Policy, and head coach Chris Palmer. McGuire: "I want to say one word to you. In death he would turn over the team to his son, Randy. Mr. Lerner would usher in the team's rebirth in 1999, but would die in October 2002 - four years to the day he was awarded the new Browns franchise. Presumably, Mrs. Robinson, now elderly, would be forced to move in with Benjamin and Elaine, who by now have an adult daughter. In early 1998 the National Football League began its search for an owner for the reborn Browns, finding one later in the year in Al Lerner, a former limited partner of the original Browns and a friend of Art Modell. In the opening of The Player, a writer (Buck Henry) can be heard talking to Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) discussing making a sequel to The Graduate with the same actors reprising their roles.

Modell would in turn be granted a new franchise for Baltimore, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Browns' history, records, awards and archives would remain in Cleveland, to be given to the new franchise when awarded. Robert Redford tested for the part of Benjamin, but he and director Mike Nichols decided they needed someone else who was more uncomfortable with his sexuality. In early 1996, the National Football League announced that the team would be 'deactivated' for three years, and that a new stadium would be built for a new Cleveland Browns team that would begin play in 1999. Robinson's first name; she is never referred to as anything else during the course of the film. Virtually all of the team's sponsors immediately pulled their support, leaving Cleveland Stadium devoid of advertising during the team's final weeks. Modell was forced to resign from the membership (and in many cases, leadership positions) of local civic and charitable organizations, and would literally be forced to leave the city - never to return. We never learn Mrs. The announcement was met with unprecedented resistance from Browns fans, with over 100 lawsuits filed by fans, the city of Cleveland, and a host of others. One of the tenants is Richard Dreyfuss, still an unknown in 1967.

After seeing new stadiums built for other major teams, after years of complaining that a new stadium would be necessary to sustain the viability of the franchise, and despite years of sellouts and profitability, in November 1995, Modell announced he would relocate the Browns to Baltimore, Maryland for 1996. Roper" on the popular 1970s sitcom Three's Company. Cleveland City Council offered Modell an indoor stadium that would seat 68,000. Modell was upset that the new stadium would be too small, so he decided to put his own money into renovation of the old Cleveland Stadium. In the hotel where the disinherited Braddock ends up living, the owner of the hotel is Norman Fell, who would later gain fame as "Mr. Team owner Art Modell complained that he wanted a new stadium in the late 1980s. An interview with Hoffman revealed that he was uneasy about his window-pounding antics, as the owner of the church had been watching the filming disapprovingly. The AFC Championship games against the Broncos produced some famous moments, including The Drive(1987) and The Fumble(1988). The film is consistently in the Internet Movie Database's top 250 films, ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Laughs, #7 on their list of 100 Years, 100 Movies, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

In 1986, 1987 and 1989 the Browns would come one step short of a Super Bowl appearance, in each case falling to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. This scene has been parodied numerous times, in Wayne's World, Family Guy and The Simpsons. The 1980 team, known affectionately as the Kardiac Kids lost a heartbreaking AFC Semifinal to the Oakland Raiders. The escaping couple sits smiling at the back of the bus, the other passengers stare at them in mute disbelief, and the movie closes with a shot through the back window of Ben and Elaine's smiles fading to an enigmatic neutral expression, and Simon and Garfunkel's soundtrack. Though the team won division championships in 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989, the team would fail to maintain their past success in winning league championships. After a violent struggle with a large cross, Ben and Elaine escape on a public bus. While the realignment would greatly benefit the Steelers, the placement of the Browns into the AFC's Central Division would not be as good. His screams of "Elaine! Elaine!" do not garner much response at first, but when Elaine gives the return cry "Ben!" all hell breaks loose.

The 1970 AFL-NFL merger would see the Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts (the original, AAFC Colts were disbanded in 1950, with a new franchise being awarded for 1953) in the new American Football Conference aligned with the 10 teams of the American Football League. He arrives just as the bride and groom are exchanging vows, and stands looking down at the couple from an upper window. Despite the change in leagues and what many football fans saw as a graduation to "the big league," the Browns simply resumed their dominant position among pro football teams, appearing in the next six NFL championship games, and capturing three championships during the 1950s. He is forced to stop for directions, his car runs out of gas, and he is ultimately forced to run the final few blocks. After the 1949 season the AAFC merged with the rival National Football League, with the Browns joining the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts as members of the older circuit. In the famous conclusion of the film, Benjamin undertakes a desperate drive to somehow head off Elaine's wedding. In either event, the Browns were extremely successful in the early part of their existence, dominating the new All-America Football Conference, winning all four of its championships including with a landmark 1948 season in which they went unbeaten and untied - 24 years before the 'first' perfect team, the 1972 Miami Dolphins. She proceeds to become engaged to another man—one her parents find acceptable.

Brown was uncomfortable with the idea of having the team named after him, stating publicly that the team was named after boxing champion Joe Louis who was known as the "Brown Bomber ". His affair is discovered and he is barred from seeing Elaine any further. The team was to be named the Cleveland Panthers, but a semi-pro team was using that name and threatened to sue if the AAFC club used it as well. McBride then named the team after its first head coach, Paul Brown. From here, Benjamin's life falls apart. The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1946 under owner Arthur McBride. Robinson) was trying to avoid. See the Franchise History entry below for full details of the move. What follows is a relationship with the young Robinson, exactly what Benjamin (and Mrs.

Some, however, consider the 1996 Baltimore Ravens and the relocated 1995 Browns as one continuous entity, often using the term The Modell Franchise to denote it (after its long-time owner, Art Modell). After she storms out of the establishment, overcome with guilt, he pursues her and apologizes. For that reason, official records and Pro Football Hall of Fame players are attributed to the Browns and not to the Ravens. He takes Elaine to a strip club where she is openly offended. In an agreement between the city of Cleveland and the National Football League, the name, colors and history of the Browns were to remain in Cleveland, while the relocated club would technically be a new league franchise, the Baltimore Ravens. Therefore, he tries to ensure his date with her will be a disaster so she would not want to pursue a relationship with him. In some accounts there may be confusion regarding the team's history due to unusual and unprecedented actions taken following the relocation of the original team to Baltimore, Maryland following the 1995 season. However, because of his parents' plans, he is more or less forced to date her.

The Cleveland Browns are a National Football League team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Knowing getting involved with the daughter of his lover could be disastrous, he tries to avoid getting involved with her. Eric Turner. His parents also encourage Benjamin to date the Robinson's daughter, Elaine. Vinny Testaverde. His affair may serve as an escape from his lack of direction or ambition. Webster Slaughter. Benjamin clearly is not interested in any more schooling and actually seems lost without any real direction.

Brian Sipe. Meanwhile Benjamin is hounded by his father to select a graduate school to attend. Andre Rison. Their affair appears to last most of the summer. Michael Dean Perry. Benjamin is clearly uncomfortable with sexuality, but he is drawn into the affair with the older, but still attractive, Mrs. Robinson. Frank Minnifield. A few days later he calls her and their affair begins.

Eric Metcalf. Initially flustered, he flees. Clay Matthews. Once inside, she exposes herself to him and offers to have an affair with him. Kevin Mack. Arriving at her home, she asks him to come inside. Bernie Kosar. Robinson, asks him to drive her home.

Kelly Holcomb. One family friend, Mrs. Leroy Hoard. Benjamin is visibly uncomfortable at the party attended by mostly his parent's friends. Robert Griffith. The movie starts at a party at his parent's house celebrating his graduation. Bob Golic. The film explores the life of Benjamin Braddock shortly after earning his bachelor's degree.

Hanford Dixon. In the late 1990s the project was revived as a play and appeared in London and Broadway, as well as touring companies, starring such names as Kathleen Turner. Tim Couch. One such scene involves the one-word career advice given to Benjamin by family friends—"Plastics", "Aggregates," etc.—offered as a self-explanatory key to a certain life of corporate success. Ernest Byner. Some scenes and themes in the film have become deeply embedded in the popular consciousness, even decades after its release, and have been widely parodied. 76 Lou Groza. The film also made superstars out of Simon and Garfunkel, whose soundtrack rose to the top of the charts in 1968, (beating The Beatles' White Album).

46 Don Fleming. The thirty-year-old also earned an Oscar nomination for his efforts. 45 Ernie Davis. The film was the breakthrough role for Hoffman, who had previously acted in The Tiger Makes Out (1967). 32 Jim Brown. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). 14 Otto Graham. Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman in the film), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, is seduced by Mrs.

Gary Baxter. The Graduate is a novel by Charles Webb, made into a 1967 film of the same name directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. Kellen Winslow Jr. Lee Suggs. Dennis Northcutt.

William Green. Braylon Edwards. Trent Dilfer. André Davis.

Andra Davis. Antonio Bryant. Joe Andruzzi. Bill Willis.

Paul Warfield. Ozzie Newsome. Marion Motley. Bobby Mitchell.

Mike McCormack. Dante Lavelli. Leroy Kelly. Lou Groza.

Otto Graham. Frank Gatski. Len Ford. Joe DeLamielleure.

Paul Brown. Jim Brown.