Here's how Earnest Byner and Bernie Kosar reacted to Cleveland's first title in 52 years
Have the Cavs broken a Cleveland curse that spans more than half a century?
You may have heard something about the Cavaliers bringing a championship to Cleveland, a feat that hasn't been accomplished in any sport in that town since 1964, when the Browns smoked the Baltimore Colts, 27-0. (That's right, there was a time when the Browns weren't considered a laughingstock.)
The Cavs' improbable title (they trailed 3-1 in the series to the record-setting 73-win Warriors) wasn't lost on a downtrodden and beleaguered Cleveland fan base forever searching for sports relevancy. That includes former stars like Bernie Kosar and Earnest Byner, two key players in the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Broncos and Browns in which it certainly looked like Cleveland was headed to a Super Bowl until ... well:
Thanks to LeBron and Co., Cleveland -- and Byner -- can now move on.
THANK U CAVS!!
— Bernie Kosar (@BernieKosarQB) June 20, 2016
Winning the @NBA Championship this way fr 3-1 dn!no other way would b right for loyal, loving and #Longsuffering@cavs@Browns@Cavs#fans
— Earnest Byner (@EByner) June 20, 2016
#Believeland took #Cleveland sports 2the mountain top. @cavs took us 2the other side! Respect the process & teamwork pic.twitter.com/CPgA4WRVu6
— Earnest Byner (@EByner) June 20, 2016
Yes... Now we gotta go earn more. #Believeland paved some of the way. Healing then growth.Now expectancy. #ALLinCLEhttps://t.co/R9DUkPeFG6
— Earnest Byner (@EByner) June 20, 2016
Agreed! https://t.co/bpAQq11xyV
— Earnest Byner (@EByner) June 20, 2016
It's certainly a great day for Cleveland sports, but does the Cavs' title break the Browns' curse? Depends on who you ask.
Cavs broke the curse, we'll be seeing the Browns in the Super Bowl very soon.
— Joey Halker (@IncrediHalk) June 20, 2016
I woke up this morning to the realization that the curse has been lifted. Okay Browns, you're next. #Cleveland#cavs@Browns
— OneGoodDad (@TheJasonGreene) June 20, 2016
Cavs amazing. But stop with curse over stuff for Browns and Tribe fans. 68 years with no World Series win and no Super Bowl continues.
— Michael Wagner (@MikeWagner48) June 20, 2016
No pressure, Robert Griffin III.
















