Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=RFQflLx3Z5d Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why Are the Cincinnati Bengals Called the Bengals? Shorts Bengals CincinnatiBengals NFLHistory [OVFEtOiF47a] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT The Bengals’ name existed decades before the modern franchise. Cincinnati had an earlier professional football team called the Bengals in 1937, and that name was inspired by the Bengal tiger exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo. Paul Brown revived the name when the new team was created in 1967. Next: what actually is a balk in baseball? #Shorts #Bengals #CincinnatiBengals #NFLHistory #SportsHistory #FootballHistory #DidYouKnow #SportsLore oyqS9CI7VIy lnkXTl1n8qn 6zDKWxT3o7g 96Za3Bk5VKQ 4mi1u63vh8O IYGHCXky2hN uCRhR24KLxz
The Bengals’ name existed decades before the modern franchise. Cincinnati had an earlier professional football team called the Bengals in 1937, and that name was inspired by the Bengal tiger exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo. Paul Brown revived the name when the new team was created in 1967. Next: what actually is a balk in baseball? #Shorts #Bengals #CincinnatiBengals #NFLHistory #SportsHistory #FootballHistory #DidYouKnow #SportsLore oyqS9CI7VIy lnkXTl1n8qn 6zDKWxT3o7g 96Za3Bk5VKQ 4mi1u63vh8O IYGHCXky2hN uCRhR24KLxz