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TIL the Browns were the first team to use a radio inside of a helmet. During the 1956 season opener in Chicago, quarterback George Ratterman wore the helmet and had to contend with outside interference. “I’m getting cab calls from Michigan Avenue to State Avenue,” he complained to his teammates.

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