This season marks the 50th of football for the Cincinnati Bengals, five decades filled with highs, lows, dynamic personalities and innovations that changed the face of the National Football League. The Enquirer brings you the 50 most influential people in Bengals history through various forms of media, bringing you the names and untold stories that shaped this franchise over its first half century -- good, bad and ugly.
Initially elected to the office of Governor in 1962, Jim Rhodes would go on to serve four terms. In his second term, he began working with Paul Brown to help prepare the state and the city of Cincinnati for a potential new pro football franchise.