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                    Cincinnati Bengals  
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                                    The 
                                    Cincinnati Bengals was Founded in 1966 as an 
                                    American Football League expansion franchise 
                                    and Played it's 1st game in 1968 later 
                                    Joining the NFL in 1970.The Cincinnati 
                                    Bengals professional football team is one of 
                                    four teams in the north division of the 
                                    American Football Conference (AFC) of the 
                                    National Football League (NFL). Cincinnati 
                                    Bengals first stadium was Nippert Stadium 
                                    between 1968-1969, thereafter they moved to 
                                    Riverfront Stadium/CINergy Field between 
                                    1970-1999.The Cincinnati Bengals home 
                                    stadium since 2000, to date is Paul Brown 
                                    Stadium. The bengals played their first 
                                    games as an expansion team in 1968. Paul 
                                    brown who as a coach had won three NFL 
                                    titles with the Cleveland Browns during the 
                                    1950s, is the one who first organized the 
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                                        The Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC 
                                        Central Division in its first NFL season 
                                        with the help mostly relying on the 
                                        defense of starred cornerbacks Lemar 
                                        Parrish and Ken Riley. In 1968, American 
                                        Football League named running back Paul 
                                        Robinson as the rookie of the year and 
                                        in 1969, quarter back Greg Cook took the 
                                        honors of being named rookie of the 
                                        year. Paul Brown masterminded the 
                                        Cincinnati Bengals to postseason 
                                        appearances again in 1973 and 1975. In 
                                        the same period Ken Anderson became 
                                        known as one of the NFL’s finest 
                                        quarterbacks, with the help of wide 
                                        receiver Isaac Curtis and tight ends Bob 
                                        Trumpy. Ken Anderson won three 
                                        consecutive titles from 1973 to 
                                        1975.Under head coach Forrest Gregg the 
                                        bengals won the division crown in 1981. 
                                        Forrest Gregg was a former offensive 
                                        tackle and a member of the Hall of Fame. |  |  
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                                        The Bengals remained ambitious 
                                        throughout the mid-1980s. Boomer Esiason 
                                        replaced Ken Anderson in 1985 and, like 
                                        his predecessor, became one of the NFL’s 
                                        premier quarterbacks. Esiason won the 
                                        first of his two NFC passing titles and 
                                        shared player of the year honors with 
                                        Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Randall 
                                        Cunningham. Cincinnati won it's fifth 
                                        division title in 1990 and Esiason added 
                                        one more to get six consecutive 
                                        3,000-yard season, a club record. The 
                                        Bengals won a total of just 11 games 
                                        from 1992 to 1994, and the team 
                                        continued to struggle for much of the 
                                        rest of the 1990s. Hall of Famer Paul 
                                        Brown is considered to be the greatest 
                                        coach of the Cleveland Browns, having 
                                        led them to many championship titles 
                                        using innovative approaches to training, 
                                        game plans and other revolutionary 
                                        approaches that earned him his 
                                        enshrinement in the Football Hall of 
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                                    Only 
                                    one number has ever to date been retired by 
                                    the Cincinnati Bengals and that is #54 
                                    belonging to Bob Johnson Offensive lineman, 
                                    the 1st ever draft pick of the Bengals. The 
                                    Cincinnati Bengals fight song is titled 
                                    touchdown bengals and their cheerleaders are 
                                    called ben-gals. Their mascot is named who-Dey. 
                                    The Cincinnati Bengals colors are black, 
                                    orange and white. The helmet design is of 
                                    orange background with tiger stripes. In 
                                    2002, the leagues realignment plan took 
                                    effect shifting the Cincinnati Bengals to 
                                    the north division from the central division 
                                    of the American football league. The 
                                    Cincinnati Bengals have won two Conference 
                                    Championships in 1981 and 1988.The bengals 
                                    have also made appearances to two Super 
                                    Bowls, in XVI AND XXIII, in which they lost 
                                    both of them. For more information go to (www.bengals.com.) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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 | Ice dancers won't like this at all Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 15, 2007
 Now the airwaves and sports sections are filled  again with pro football talk, which should hold us all until the next Cincinnati Bengals arrest. ...
 
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