In 1959, the Browns and Steelers squared off on November 22 in one of the greatest games in the history of the rivalry. Ray Renfro, one of the most dominant Cleveland receivers of all time, hauled in 3 touchdowns with a total of 161 yards.
Of course, the Browns lost 21-20 on a late TD pass from Gern Naegler to Bobby Layne.
Nevertheless, someone decided that Renfro’s performance merited a commemorative lamp, natch. Just $4.95 right now with only one bid, it’s ripe for the taking.
This article appears in Sep 9-15, 2009.
I remember that game. I was 6 years old, and when Ray dropped the pass that might have won the game on the last play, I went outside to the front yard and duplicated the play, completing it by jumping on my football, which exploded. I had felt badly already, but when that happened, I was really sad, because I loved that football, which must have been a present on my second birthday. Ray Renfro was then and remains to this day my favorite player. I wanted to be him, or just like him.