A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : DAWG-GONE.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the scoreboard behind the Dawg Pound The Dawg Pound is the name of the bleacher section behind the east end zone in Cleveland Browns Stadium, the home field of the Cleveland Browns. It is known for having some of the most-rabid fans in the National Football League. at Cleveland Stadium , it was first-and-10 with the ball at the 20, 15 minutes to go in the first quarter. But the stadium had no game Saturday; all it had was nostalgia. Thousands of fans came to bid farewell to the place where they spent so many cold Sundays rooting for the Browns. Many took home pieces of the turf. ``It represents Cleveland,'' said John Dillinger, carrying a tote bag containing a splintered fragment of a blue Dawg Pound seat. ``Cleveland is becoming such a city of glass. To me, this represents the old, blue-collar world.'' About 100,000 fans are expected to attend the two-day event, which is called ``The Final Play.'' They can play NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Experience games, tour the locker rooms, trudge through the runway onto the field and get autographs from former Browns stars. As the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. opened, a banner representing every NFL team - except the Baltimore Ravens - hung from the upper deck. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Browns fans at Cleveland Memorial Stadiu m) |
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