New Release - "The Visionary"

Paul Brown is the only football coach in history to win national championships at the high school (Massillon Tigers), college (Ohio State) & professional levels (Cleveland Browns). PB was the founder and first head coach of both the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals.Coach Brown is also credited as the inventor of the face mask as well as the first to use a playbook, draw play and taxi(practice) squad. PB was responsible and influential in the development of the NFL over nearly half a century. 11 Of the first 25 Super Bowls were won by head coaches who either played or coached under Brown.Brown helped break the color barrier in modern American professional sports, featuring African-American players Marion Motley and Bill Willis on his 1946 Browns team, a year before Jackie Robinson's debut in major league baseball.The 28" x 32" original canvas painting "The Visionary" by David Myers captures Brown as the coach of the Massillon Tigers in his twenties...with the vision to revolutionize the game of football...Only 100 limited edition, archival, signed and numbered lithographs are available. framing & shipping available. Visit www.massillontigerart.com or call 614-882-2180 to place your order.ORDER