Robert H. Gries, a member of the oldest Jewish family in Cleveland, was a charter investor in both the startup Cleveland Rams and the startup Cleveland Browns. As general manager of the May Company department store in downtown Cleveland, Gries in 1936 hosted the other owners of the American Football League for weekly lunches at which they toted up expenses on a napkin, then pitched in cash to cover the team's debts. | Source: Donald Gries CollectionDownload Original File
