The Cincinnati Bengals are presently one of the better teams in the NFL. Not long ago, the team celebrated its 50th anniversary and has had its highs and lows during that time. This program will briefly cover those 50 years, including Paul Brown, championship seasons, great players, and much more. We will discuss the team’s seemingly overabundance of misfortune and bad luck. If time allows, we'll also talk about the many earlier attempts to have pro football in Cincinnati .

Moderator: Gary Crouch is a freelance writer and educator who enjoys sharing sports history. He formerly wrote on those topics, including four years with Senior Life Newspaper, but finds more enjoyment in sharing interesting information in a classroom setting. He currently presents for the Creative Aging Cincinnati program and has presented for UC’s Communiversity and OLLI and Miami Univ. ILR.