Five years after his firing as Cleveland's head coach in 1963 amid a power struggle with team owner Art Modell, he was part of the ownership group that founded the Bengals.
Five years after his firing as Cleveland's head coach in 1963, doing things without consent, insubordiantion, amid a power struggle with team owner Art Modell! In 1968, He was part of the new ownership group that founded the Bengals.