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AVON -- An autumn breeze warmly greeted 31 Cleveland Browns alumni at Avon Oaks Country Club on Friday to kick off this weekend’s homecoming festivities.Jim Brown, Hanford Dixon, Kevin Mack, Doug Dieken and Paul Warfield headlined the golf outing full of laughs, drinks and a competitive putting challenge that stirred up competitive juices from the former NFL greats. On Saturday, the alumni will gather together at the Kardiac Club inside FirstEnergy Stadium for a luncheon honoring this year’s Legends Club inductees, Don Colo and Bob Golic.

"You love days like this because these are the guys you went to war with," Dieken said. "We relive…