Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=h56rnAXval6 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why Are the Cincinnati Bengals Called the Bengals? Shorts Bengals CincinnatiBengals NFLHistory [1Ek0NyYwj2r] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 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 YgOTbvWmNgR Dgpu7B8C0qE sZwUwdW3qQQ wtSwKtgyLk9 AAbB3GE400w SqTWVb8emsk IhJ7lWmI9QG
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 YgOTbvWmNgR Dgpu7B8C0qE sZwUwdW3qQQ wtSwKtgyLk9 AAbB3GE400w SqTWVb8emsk IhJ7lWmI9QG