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The Cleveland area showered support on the Browns from the outset.

Brown's celebrity was cresting in the late 1940s, thanks to his success with teams at the high school, college and now professional levels.

Meanwhile, the Browns unexpectedly had Cleveland to themselves ; the NFL's Cleveland Rams, who had continually lost money despite winning the 1945 NFL championship, moved to Los Angeles after that season.

The Browns ' on-field feats only amplified their popularity, and the team saw a record-setting average attendance of 57, 000 per game in its first season.