What are Browns Backers?
Browns Backers Worldwide (BBW) is the official fan club of the Cleveland Browns for our fans 14 and older. BBW exists as a non-profit organization to actively support and positively promote the Cleveland Browns. Browns Backers Worldwide is considered to be one of the largest organized fan clubs in professional sports!
How many Browns backer bars are there?
363 Browns Backers chapters
“There are 363 Browns Backers chapters across the world,” said Corey Kinder, Manager of Fan Experience and Special Events for the Browns. “That span is across 14 countries.”
What are Browns fans called?
Cleveland Browns referring to entire fanbase as “The Dawg Pound”
Do the Browns have the biggest fan base?
Browns Backers are the largest sports-fan organization in the country. Browns Backers Clubs can be found in every major city in the United States, in parts of Europe and beyond.
Why do Browns fans bark?
During these practices, whenever any defender would get a sack, a quarterback hurry or an interception, Minnifield and Dixon would bark like dogs right there on the field. This encouraged the other defensive players to do the same.
Why are Browns called Dawgs?
According to Hanford Dixon, then a cornerback with the Browns, Dixon himself gave his defensive teammates the name “Dawgs” to inspire them before the 1985 season.
Who are the Cleveland Browns fans?
The Browns Backers
The Cleveland Browns fanbase extends well beyond the Ohio state border. It has become a living, breathing entity of networked fans known as “The Browns Backers.” And they continue to pay homage to their beloved team from as far as 12,000 miles away. Browns Backers are the largest sports-fan organization in the country.
Who started the Dawg Pound in Cleveland?
The fever grew to the point where Dixon and Minnifield put up a “Dawg Pound” sign in front of a bleacher section in old Cleveland Stadium before the first preseason game of ’85. This particular section was already known to have a rowdy demographic and the moniker stuck.
What do Browns fans say?
Some fans threw the seats onto the field, while others took them home as souvenirs. “Here We Go Brownies Here We Go! – Woof! Woof!” is the most common chant heard in the Pound, especially on drives (either offensive or defensive) going towards that end of the field.