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FACES OF THE FAITHFUL
November 21, 2007
THERE ARE NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND, AND EACH ONE HAS A STORY OF THE MOMENT THAT DEFINED HIM OR HER AS A FAN FOR LIFE. HERE ARE 16 OF THOSE STORIES
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November 21, 2007

Faces Of The Faithful

THERE ARE NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN CLEVELAND, AND EACH ONE HAS A STORY OF THE MOMENT THAT DEFINED HIM OR HER AS A FAN FOR LIFE. HERE ARE 16 OF THOSE STORIES

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We all know how that game helped Elway become a legend, but that week was a defining moment for me. It is the reason that 20 years later I am still a Browns fan. Ten points in two minutes; over three hours back-and-forth buying a TV; the Browns so close to heading to Super Bowl XXI. All were driving forces in my becoming a season-ticket holder, dressing up my two-year-old son every Sunday in a Braylon Edwards jersey, buying matching Browns caps with my daughter and hoping for a return to playoff magic at the start of every September.
Bill Murphy, Highland Heights, Ohio

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