Michael Brown, born in 1935, is the prominent owner of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, having assumed control in 1991 after the death of his legendary father and team co-founder, Paul Brown. Brown's early career saw him join the Bengals as assistant general manager in 1968, following his graduation from Dartmouth College where he played quarterback, and Harvard Law School, notably working a summer job for future Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. As owner, he made a significant and controversial move in 1995 by threatening to relocate the team, successfully leveraging the threat to secure public funding for a new stadium. This led to Hamilton County voters approving a sales tax in 1996 for the construction of Paul Brown Stadium, a deal that, despite opening in 2000, later faced a 2007 lawsuit questioning the Bengals' financial claims amidst a mixed record of on-field performance since its completion.