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The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The American Football Conference North Division, or AFC North, is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Their first season, 1968, was as an American Football League franchise, but they joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, which had actually been agreed to in 1966. Athletics Marathon December 8 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Bill Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR
The Bengals currently conduct summer training camp at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky and play home games at Paul Brown Stadium. Georgetown College is a small private Liberal arts college located in Georgetown Kentucky, United States. Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Paul Brown Stadium is a football Stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Franchise history
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For more details on this topic, see History of the Cincinnati Bengals. This article details the history of the Cincinnati Bengals American football club.
In 1967 a Cincinnati-based ownership group led by Paul Brown was granted a franchise in the American Football League. Athletics Marathon August 5 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg Canada Men's Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development As the founder and head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1962, Brown led his team to a . The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Athletics Marathon August 22 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Oslo Norway Men's Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Yuri Titov, USSR 759 winning percentage and seven championships, which includes four championships earned while a member of the All-America Football Conference. The All-America Football Conference (AAFC was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL from 1946 Brown became a recognized innovator for his approach to training, game planning, and the passing game. However, Brown sold his minority interest in the team in 1961 to businessman Art Modell. Athletics Marathon August 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Arthur B Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) is a former National Football League team owner On January 9, 1963, Modell fired Brown. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Athletics Marathon May 4 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Sao Paulo Brazil Men's
By 1966, Paul Brown wanted to become involved in professional football again. James A. Rhodes, then the governor of Ohio, convinced Brown that Ohio needed a second team. James Allen Rhodes ( September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican politician from Ohio, and Cincinnati was deemed the logical choice, in essence, splitting the state.
Brown named the team the Bengals in order "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati. " [1] Another Bengals team existed in the city and played in a three previous American Football Leagues[2] from 1937 to 1942. Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1937 Grand Prix season. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The city's renowned zoo was also home to a rare white Bengal Tiger. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, is the second-oldest Zoo in the United States and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a Subspecies of Tiger primarily However, possibly as an insult to Art Modell, Paul Brown chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team. He added black as the secondary color. Brown chose a very simple logo: the word "BENGALS" in black lettering. Ironically, one of the potential helmet designs Brown rejected was a striped motif that was similar to the helmets adopted by the team in 1981 and which is still in use to this day; however, that design featured orange stripes on a black helmet which were more uniform in width. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Yuri Korolev, USSR
However, Brown was not a supporter of the rival American Football League, stating that "I didn't pay ten million dollars to be in the AFL. " [3]. He only acquiesced to joining the AFL when he was guaranteed that the team would become an NFL franchise after the impending merger of the two leagues. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues
There was also a complication: the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds were in need of a facility to replace the antiquated, obsolete Crosley Field, which they had used since 1912. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie April 20: The Parking nightmares had plagued the city as far back as the 1950s, the little park lacked modern amenities, and New York City, which in 1957 had lost both their National League teams, the Dodgers and the Giants to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, were actively courting Powel Crosley. The City of New York Athletics Marathon August 17 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Powel Crosley Jr ( September 18, 1886 &ndash March 28, 1961) was an American Inventor, Industrialist, and However, Crosley was adamant that the Reds remain in Cincinnati and tolerated worsening problems with the Crosley Field location, which were increased with the Millcreek Expressway (I-75) project that ran alongside the park. The Mill Creek Expressway or Millcreek Expressway is a Freeway in Cincinnati and neighboring Hamilton County Ohio, United States. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States.
With assistance from Ohio governor James A. Rhodes, Hamilton County and the Cincinnati city council agreed to build a single multi-purpose facility on the dilapidated riverfront section of the city. Hamilton County is a County located in the southwest corner of the state of Ohio, United States. The new facility had to be ready by the opening of the 1970 NFL season and was officially named Riverfront Stadium, which was its working title. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, (2002 was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League Baseball team and the
With the completion of the merger in 1970, the Cleveland Browns were moved to the AFL-based American Football Conference and placed in the AFC Central, the same division as the Bengals. The AFC Central was a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference from 1970 to 2001 An instant rivalry was born, fueled initially by Paul Brown's rivalry with Art Modell. The Northwest Indian War (1785&ndash1795 also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names was a war fought between the United States and
For their inaugural season they played at Nippert Stadium which is the current home of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati Ohio is the University of Cincinnati 's football stadium home to their Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1902 The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team finished its first season with a 3-11 record, although one bright spot was running back Paul Robinson. Paul Harvey Robinson (born December 19, 1944 in Tucson Arizona) is a former professional American football Running back for Robinson rushed for 1,023 yards and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year.
Founder Paul Brown coached the team for its first eight seasons. One of Brown’s college draft strategies was to draft players with above average intelligence. Punter/wide receiver Pat McInally attended Harvard and linebacker Reggie Williams attended Dartmouth College and served on Cincinnati city council while on the Bengals’ roster. A punter ( P) in American or Canadian football is a Special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Patrick John "Pat" McInally (born May 7, 1953 in Villa Park, California) is a former punter and Wide receiver This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U Because of this policy, many former players were highly articulate and went on to have successful careers in commentary and broadcasting as well as the arts. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit In addition, Brown had a knack for locating and recognizing pro football talent in unusual places.
In the '70s the Bengals moved to play at Riverfront Stadium, a home they shared with the Cincinnati Reds until the team moved to Paul Brown Stadium in 2000. The team would reach the playoffs three times during that decade, but could not win any of those postseason games. In 1975, the team posted an 11-3 record, giving them what is to this day the highest winning percentage (. 786) in franchise history. But it only earned them a Wild Card spot in the playoffs, behind the 12-2 Pittsburgh Steelers, who went on to win the Super Bowl, and Bengals lost to the Oakland Raiders 31-28 in the wild card round. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.
The Bengals would reach the Super Bowl twice during the 1980s, but lost both times to the San Francisco 49ers. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team Then after appearing in the playoffs in 1990, Paul Brown died. He had already transferred control to his son, Mike Brown, but was reported to still influence the daily operations of the team. Michael "Mike" Brown (born 1937 is the franchise owner of the Cincinnati Bengals, an American football team in the National Football League Shortly after his passing, the Bengals' fortunes changed for the worse as the team would post 14 consecutive non-winning seasons. The team was so horrible for a long time that in the early 2000's, a running gag with detractors was that college football's Miami Hurricanes could beat the Bengals in a head-to-head matchup. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami.
The Bengals began to emerge from that dismal period into a new era of increased consistency after hiring Marvin Lewis as head coach in 2003. Carson Palmer, the future star quarterback, was drafted in 2003 but did not play a snap that whole season, as Jon Kitna had a comeback year (voted NFL Comeback Player of the Year). Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football Jon K Kitna (KIT-nuh (born September 21, 1972 in Tacoma Washington) is an American football player at the Quarterback position Despite Kitna's success, Carson was promoted to starting quarterback the following season. Under Carson, the team advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1990.
Meanwhile, Paul Brown Stadium was built for the 2000 season using private and public money. In tribute to his father, Mike Brown refused corporate offers to have the stadium renamed for their company which became a trend in the NFL and other sports teams around that time.
Logo and uniforms
When the team debuted in 1968, the Bengals' uniforms were modeled after the Cleveland Browns. When Paul Brown was fired by Art Modell, it was Paul Brown who still had ownership of the equipment used by Cleveland. So after the firing, Paul Brown packed up all his equipment, which he then used for his new team in Cincinnati. The Cleveland Browns' team colors were orange, brown and white, and their helmets were solid orange with a white dorsal stripe over the crest.
The Bengals' team colors were orange, black and white, and their helmets were a similar shade of orange, with the only variations being the word "Bengals" in block letters on either side of the helmet and no stripe on the helmet. The Cincinnati Bengals were unique in the NFL as they did not have uniform numbers on the players sleeves until the 1980 season.
The team did not discard their Cleveland-like uniforms until 1981. During that year, a then-unique uniform design was introduced. Although the team kept black jerseys, white jerseys, and white pants, they were now trimmed with orange and black tiger stripes. The team also introduced orange helmets with black tiger stripes.
In 1997, the Bengals designed an alternate logo consisting of a leaping tiger, and it was added to the uniform sleeves. They also designed an alternate logo consisting of a Bengal's head facing to the left. However, the orange helmet with black tiger stripes continued to be the team's primary trademark.
In 2004, a new tiger stripe pattern and more accents were added to the uniforms. The black jerseys now featured orange sleeves, while the white jerseys began to use black sleeves and orange shoulders. A new logo consisting of an orange "B" covered with black tiger stripes was introduced. The team also started rotating black pants and debuted an alternate orange jersey.
The Bengals have primarily worn their black uniforms at home throughout their history, except during the 1970 and 1971 seasons, when the Bengals wore white at home for the entire season. The Bengals have worn white a few times in their history. In 2001 and 2002, the Bengals wore white at home for games in preseason and September regular season games.
Contributions to NFL culture
The Ickey Shuffle
The most commonly recognized contribution comes from the "Ickey Shuffle", a celebratory dance created by Bengals running back Ickey Woods in his rookie season of 1988 during the Bengals' Super Bowl run. Elbert L "Ickey" Woods (born February 28, 1966 in Fresno California) is a former American football fullback who played This dance, done after Woods would score a touchdown, was the catalyst for the NFL instituting penalties against excessive celebratory performances (resulting in the backronym "No Fun League"), and before the 1989 season was over it was relegated to the sidelines. A backronym (or bacronym) is a Phrase that is constructed "after the fact" from a previously existing word or Abbreviation, the abbreviation
After winning the 1989 Daytona 500 NASCAR race, driver Darrell Waltrip imitated the dance in victory Lane celebrations. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro Kentucky) is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion the 1989 Daytona
No Huddle Offense
A No-Huddle Offense was commonly used by all teams when time in the game was running low. The hurry-up offense is an American football offensive style which has two related forms the "two-minute drill" and the "no-huddle offense" However, Sam Wyche, the head coach of the Bengals in 1988, along with offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet, made the high-paced offense the standard modality for the ball club regardless of time remaining. Samuel David Wyche (born January 5, 1945 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former American football player and Head coach, who is best known Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946 in Oakdale, California) is a former American college and professional football player and professional football By quickly setting up for the next play (often within 5-10 seconds after the last play despite being afforded 45 seconds) this hindered the other teams' defense from substituting situational players, regrouping for tactics, and, some suggest, increased the defenses' rate of fatigue (This is attributed to the belief that the offense dictates when a play starts so they tend to be more mentally relaxed and prepared for the start of a play where the defense must remain on a different level of alert before the play starts). In response to this tactic the NFL instituted several rules related to this tactic:
- Allowing the defense ample time for substitutions
- If a player's injury causes the play-clock to stop, the player must sit out at least one play
- Charging a time-out to a team when a player is injured within a certain time period of the game
The tactic was used by the franchise from the late 80s while Sam Wyche was the coach. The main rivals for AFC supremacy were the Buffalo Bills, coached by Marv Levy. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Marvin Daniel Levy (born August 3, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) was the General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations for Most of the high-profile games (the various games for AFC Conference titles and regular season games) between the two led to these changes in NFL rules.
Wyche recalled that before the '88 AFC title game the Buffalo Bills had seemingly convinced league officials to penalize the Bengals for running a no-huddle offense. In a statement made to the Bengals' press in 2005, he relayed "The NFL was nice enough to come to us an hour and 55 minutes before the game and tell us we would be given a 15-yard penalty every time we used it. Of course we had practiced it all week. We told them if they wanted to answer to the public for changing the competitive balance of the AFC championship game, that was up to them, but we were using it. They never dropped a flag. "
West Coast Offense/Paul Brown's Offense
The West Coast Offense, which is commonly employed by many teams (most notably, it was used by San Francisco during their dynasty, and the Buffalo Bills during their domination of the AFC) is the popular name for the high-percentage passing scheme designed by Bill Walsh. In American football, " West Coast Offense " ("WCO" is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play (A the "Air Coryell" This play scheme was used by Ken Anderson during the Bengals' initial Super Bowl run.
Paul Brown Stadium
Mike Brown, the current owner of the Cincinnati Bengals, named the new stadium after his Pro Football Hall of Famer father, Paul Brown, resisting offers to sell the naming rights for the stadium. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL
Season-by-season records
Players of note
Current roster
Pro Football Hall of Famers
- Anthony Muñoz, OL
- Charlie Joiner, WR
- Paul Brown, Head coach and owner. This is a list of seasons completed by the Cincinnati Bengals American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982 in Gilbert Arizona) is an American Football Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football Jordan William Palmer (born May 30, 1984, in Westlake Village California) is an American football Quarterback for the Cincinnati Jeff Rowe (born March 21, 1984) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent. DeDe Dorsey (born August 1, 1984 in Broken Arrow Oklahoma) is an American football Running back who currently plays for the Kenny Irons (born September 15 1983 in) is an American football Running back who is currently a Free agent. Jeremi Ray Johnson (born September 4, 1980 in) is an American football fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football Berudi Ali "Rudi" Johnson (born October 1, 1979) is an American football Running back for the Detroit Lions of the Raymond Christopher Perry (born December 27, 1981 in Advance North Carolina) is an NFL Running back. Kenneth Dwight Watson (born March 13, 1978 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals. Andre "Bubba" Caldwell (born April 15, 1985 in Tampa Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Antonio Tavaras Chatman (born February 12, 1979 in Jackson Alabama) is an American football Wide receiver and Punt returner Glenn Holt (born July 31, 1984) is a Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals. Touraj (T J Houshmandzadeh Jr (born September 26, 1977 in Victorville California) is an American football player of Iranian Marcus James Maxwell (born July 8, 1983 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Maurice Purify (born January 17, 1986 in) is an American football Wide receiver who is currently a Free agent. Jerome Louis Simpson (born February 4 1986 in) is an American Football Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Mario Urrutia Jr (born January 18 1986 in) is an American football Wide receiver who is a Practice squad player for the Cincinnati For the diplomat and politician see Dan Coats. Daniel Coats (born April 16, 1984) is an American football Reginald Kuta Kelly (born February 22, 1977 in Aberdeen Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays Tight end Nathan Earl Lawrie (born October 7, 1981) is an American football Tight end who is a Practice squad player for the Cincinnati Matt Sherry (born December 11, 1984 in) is an American football Tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football Benjamin Jeffrey Utecht (born June 30, 1981 in Rochester Minnesota) is an American football Tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals Willie Aaron Anderson (born July 11, 1975 in) is an American football Offensive tackle for Baltimore Ravens of the National Stacy Andrews (born June 2, 1981 in Camden Arkansas) is an American football Offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals Anthony Collins (born November 2, 1985 in) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Kyle Cook (born July 25, 1983 in Macomb Michigan) is a center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League Eric Ghiaciuc (born May 28, 1981 in Oxford Michigan) is an American football center for the Cincinnati Bengals. Levi J Jones (born August 24, 1979 in Eloy Arizona) is a National Football League Offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals Scott Kooistra (born October 14, 1980 in Madison Wisconsin) is an American football player who currently plays tackle for the Nathaniel Joseph Livings (born March 16, 1982 in) is an American football guard who is a Practice squad player for the Cincinnati Dan Santucci (born September 6, 1983) is a National Football League center who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. Dane Uperesa (born January 25, 1984 in) is an American football Offensive tackle who is currently a Free agent. Andrew Whitworth (born December 12, 1981 in) is an American football Offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Bobbie Williams (born September 25, 1976 in Jefferson Texas) is an American football player in the NFL who currently plays guard Titus Adams (born January 28, 1983 in) is an American football Defensive end who is a Practice squad player for the New England Antwon Burton (born June 11, 1983 in Buffalo New York) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals Angelo Craig (born September 5, 1985 in) is an American football Defensive end who is currently on the Practice squad for the Jonathan Fanene (born March 19, 1982 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is an American football Defensive end for the Cincinnati Robert Geathers (born August 11, 1983 in Georgetown South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays Defensive end Eric Charles Henderson (born January 8, 1983 in) is an American football Defensive end who is a Practice squad player for the Michael Myers (born January 20, 1976 in Vicksburg Mississippi) is an American football Defensive tackle who is currently a Free Antwan Deon Odom (born September 24, 1981 in) is an American football Defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Domata Peko "PEECK-o'' (born November 27, 1984 in Pago Pago American Samoa) is a professional football player and Defensive tackle Frostee Rucker (born September 14, 1983 in Tustin California) is an American football Defensive end who currently plays for the Jason Shirley (born September 30, 1985 in) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Pat Sims (born January 29, 1985 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a Defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National John Jason Thornton (born October 2, 1976 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Darryl Blackstock (born May 30, 1983 in Newport News Virginia) is an American football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals Ahmad Brooks (born March 14 1984 in) is an American football Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football Rashad Jeanty (born April 17 1983 is an American football Linebacker and former Canadian football Defensive end. Brandon Johnson (born May 5, 1983 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals Dhani Makalani Jones (pronounced dah-HA-nee (born February 22, 1978 in San Diego California) is an American football Linebacker James Maxwell (born August 8, 1981 in Johnsonville South Carolina) is an American football Linebacker who is currently a Free Corey Mays (born November 27, 1983 in Chicago Illinois) is an American football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals David M Pollack (born June 19, 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a former American football Linebacker for the Keith Rivers (born May 5, 1986 in Lake Mary Florida) is an American football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of Danny L "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979 in) is an American football Cornerback who is currently a Free agent. John Busing (born September 1, 1983 in Alpharetta Georgia) is an American football Strong safety who currently plays for the Simeon Castille (born October 12, 1985 in) is an American football Cornerback who is currently a Free agent. Leon Lastarza Hall (born December 9, 1984 in Vista California) is an American football Defensive back who plays for the Cincinnati Kyries Hebert EH-bare (born October 9, 1980 in Eunice Louisiana) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals Dexter Lamar Jackson (born July 28, 1977 in Quincy Florida) is an American football Free safety in the National Football League David Jones (born September 19, 1985) is an American football Cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football Herana-Daze Lavalle Jones (first name pronounced like 'Hernandez' (born April 15, 1982 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American football Johnathan Joseph (born April 16, 1984 in Rock Hill South Carolina) is an American football Cornerback with the Cincinnati Bengals Ethan Michael Kilmer (born January 31, 1983,) is an American football safety who is currently a Free agent. Corey Lynch is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Chinedum "Nedu" Ndukwe (born March 4, 1985 in Powell Ohio) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals Deltha Lee O'Neal III (DEL-thuh (born January 30, 1977 in) is an American football Cornerback for the New England Patriots of the For the unrelated fictional character see Wendy and Marvin. Marvin L Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977 in Radford, Virginia) is an American football Placekicker who currently plays Kyle Larson (born September 2, 1980 in Kearney Nebraska) is an American football punter for the Cincinnati Bengals of Brad Allen St Louis (born August 19 1976) is a National Football League Long snapper / Tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL team rosters__NOEDITSECTION__ AFC East Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Charles Joiner Jr (born October 14, 1947) is a former football player who starred in the NFL for eighteen seasons virtually exclusively at Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development
Retired numbers
- 54 Bob Johnson, OL
NFL Most Valuable Player
- Ken Anderson, 1981
- Boomer Esiason, 1988
AFL/NFL Rookie of the Year
- Paul Robinson, 1968
- Greg Cook, 1969
- Eddie Brown, 1985
Coach of the Year
- Paul Brown, 1969, 1970
- Forrest Gregg, 1981
Coaches of note
Head coaches
- Paul Brown (1968-1975)
- Bill "Tiger" Johnson (1976-1978)
- Homer Rice (1978-1979)
- Forrest Gregg (1980-1983)
- Sam Wyche (1984-1991)
- Dave Shula (1992-1996)
- Bruce Coslet (1996-2000)
- Dick LeBeau (2000-2002)
- Marvin Lewis (2003-present)
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Radio and television
As of 2007, the Bengals flagship radio stations are WCKY, "1530 The Homer" and WOFX 92. Robert Douglas Johnson (born August 19, 1946 in Gary Indiana) is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with Ken or Kenneth Anderson may refer to Kenneth Anderson (boxer (born 1983 Scottish boxer Mr Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961) is a former American football Quarterback and current network Color commentator Paul Harvey Robinson (born December 19, 1944 in Tucson Arizona) is a former professional American football Running back for Gregory Lynn Cook (born November 20, 1946 in Dayton Ohio) is a retired American football Quarterback. Eddie Brown may refer to Eddie Brown (American football, American football wide receiver Eddie Brown (safety, American football defensive Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933 in Birthright Texas) is a former American football player and coach in the NFL. Paul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 - August 5, 1991) was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development William Levi Johnson Sr (born September 14, 1926 in Tyler Texas) known as Bill "Tiger" Johnson, was a professional football Homer Rice was a college athletic director and football coach Alvis Forrest Gregg (born October 18, 1933 in Birthright Texas) is a former American football player and coach in the NFL. Samuel David Wyche (born January 5, 1945 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former American football player and Head coach, who is best known David Donald Shula (born May 28 1959 in Lexington Kentucky) is a former American football player and coach. Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946 in Oakdale, California) is a former American college and professional football player and professional football Charles Richard "Dick" LeBeau (born September 9, 1937 in London Ohio) is a former football player and is currently the Pittsburgh Marvin Ronald Lewis ( September 23, 1958) is the Head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League since January Michael "Mike" Brown (born 1937 is the franchise owner of the Cincinnati Bengals, an American football team in the National Football League Marvin Ronald Lewis ( September 23, 1958) is the Head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League since January Robert "Bob" Bratkowski ((pronounced "brat-COW-skee"(born December 2, 1955 in San Angelo Texas) is the current Offensive coordinator Kenneth "Ken" Zampese (born July 19, 1967 in Santa Maria California) is an American football coach. Mike Sheppard is the current Wide receivers coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Jonathan Michael Hayes (born August 11, 1962 in South Fayette Township Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football Tight end Mike Zimmer (born June 5, 1956 in Peoria Illinois) is the Defensive Coordinator for the National Football League 's Cincinnati Jeff 'Fitz' FitzGerald is an American football coach FitzGerald previously served as the Linebackers coach for San Diego State, the Washington Redskins, Darrin Simmons is a coach in American football. He was born April 9, 1973, in Elkhart Kansas. Paul Günther ( October 24, 1882 &ndash 1945 was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Ray Oliver, a 22-year veteran in pro and college sports is in his third season as Bengals assistant strength and conditioning coach. The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL team staffs__NOEDITSECTION__ AFC East Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5 "The Fox", with WLW AM 700 joining in following the end of the Reds' season. WLW is a Clear channel radio station located in Cincinnati Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasting on 700 kHz AM. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Brad Johansen and former Bengals offensive lineman Dave Lapham, who started in 1985, form the announcing team. Brad Johansen is the current play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals, along with color commentator Dave Lapham, and the Xavier University men's In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Dave Lapham (born June 24, 1952 in Melrose, Massachusetts) is a former professional football Offensive lineman for the Most preseason and regular season games, are telecast on WKRC, channel 12, the CBS affiliate. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Paul Keels and Anthony Munoz are the announcers for the preseason games. Paul Keels is the current play-by-play announcer for Ohio State University 's football and men's basketball teams for WBNS Radio and the Ohio State Buckeyes Michael Anthony Muñoz (born August 19, 1958) is a Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National
Phil Samp was the Bengals original play-by-play announcer from 1968-1990. Ken Broo (1991-1995), Paul Keels (1996) and Pete Arbogast (1997-2000) have also done radio play-by-play for the Bengals. Paul Keels is the current play-by-play announcer for Ohio State University 's football and men's basketball teams for WBNS Radio and the Ohio State Buckeyes
Notes and references
- ^ History - Cincinnati Bengals
- ^ AFL II 1937, AFL/APFA 1939, AFL III 1940-1941
- ^ Paul Brown
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