22-07-2025
Cleveland Browns documentary celebrates 40-year anniversary of the Dawg Pound
The Cleveland Browns are celebrating their history and taking their case regarding the proposed Brook Park dome with two video projects.
First up: 'Dawg Pound XL' airs tonight [July 22] on WEWS (Channel 5) at 8 p.m, hosted by sports director Jon Doss along with legendary Browns cornerback Hanford Dixon.
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The documentary looks at the creation of the fan favorite spot from the barking during practices of the team's lock-down cornerbacks of the time: Dixon ('Top Dawg') and Frank Minnifield ('Mighty Minni') during some of the team's best days during the '80s when they appeared in three AFC Championship Games in four years, courtesy of a stingy defense led by the defensive backfield and the offensive stewardship of quarterback Bernie Kosar.
Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Dawand Jones, left, and Hanford Dixon, right, present St. Ignatius basketball player Quinn Woidke with the male athlete of the year award during the 25th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.
What started as a practice ritual bled onto the field and became ingrained in local sports culture ever since.
The special will stream simultaneously on YouTube.
The other effort from the team: 'Building Brownstown,' a 10-part video podcast hosted by Nathan Zegura that takes the case for the Browns domed stadium project to the fans. It will feature interviews with team leaders, the architects behind the designs, along with NFL insiders.
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George M. Thomas covers a myriad of things including sports and pop culture, but mostly sports, he thinks, for the Beacon Journal.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Browns celebrate the birth of Dawg Pound in new documentary
