Taxi-squad…./did you know?
Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 10-11-2009
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Who came up with a term like taxi squad?…..Remember Mickey McBride? Mr. McBride owned the Cleveland Browns in the 1940 and 1950 and when Paul Brown was his coach during those years, he wanted some extra guys available just in case someone got hurt. Mr. McBride also owned a taxi company. So, 5 men practiced with the team daily but their salaries were paid by the taxi company, even though they never drove a cab. They became known as the Taxi Squad….On this day in history, November 10, 1972, Mickey McBride died, leaving behind among a lot of other things, the Cleveland Browns and our famous national football league…… taxi squads…..
