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The Must-Do List: Bark in the Dawg Pound

Cheer on the Cleveland Browns from FirstEnergy Stadium's east end zone.

by Vince Guerrieri | Apr. 11, 2017 | 1:00 PM

Whether the Cleveland Browns play like pit bulls or poodles, you can count on the Dawg Pound. What began in 1985 with Hanford Dixon and Frank Minnifield barking after big plays has bred a rabid movement among fans. In the east end zone of Cleveland Stadium, a pack of mask-wearing, Milk-Bone chucking (or worse) characters defended the home turf like fine silver. While the FirstEnergy Stadium version is tamer (#GPODAWUND, anyone?), it still takes a real fan to run with the big dawgs. 100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland, 440-891-5001, clevelandbrowns.com

Vince Guerrieri

Vince Guerrieri is a sportswriter who's gone straight. He's written for Cleveland Magazine since 2014, and his work has also appeared in publications including Popular Mechanics, POLITICO, Smithsonian, CityLab and Defector.

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