Bengals 50: Sam Wyche, the genius behind the no-huddle offense

(Photo: Enquirer file)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.

The relationship between Sam Wyche and the Cincinnati Bengals began with a tryout at St. Xavier High School in the summer of 1968, when Paul Brown signed Wyche to play quarterback for his startup AFL franchise.

"Paul Brown called me in and in those days…