A Die-Hard Fan

Scott E. Entsminger
Entsminger Scott E. Entsminger, 55, of Mansfield, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at his residence. Born January 8, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of William and Martha (Kirkendall) Entsminger. He retired from General Motors after 32 years of service. He was an accomplished musician, loved playing the guitar and was a member of the Old Fogies Band. A lifelong Cleveland Browns fan and season ticket holder, he also wrote a song each year and sent it to the Cleveland Browns as well as offering other advice on how to run the team. He respectfully requests six Cleveland Browns pall bearers so the Browns can let him down one last time. Scott was a fun loving, kind and caring man who enjoyed gardening and fishing but his greatest enjoyment was spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Pat Entsminger; a son, Aaron Entsminger of Columbus; a brother, Bill (Kathy) Entsminger of Grove City, Ohio; a sister, Lois Courtright of Galloway, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Carol Ferrall of Georgia; four nieces, Kristi Nunamaker, Allison Courtright, Emily Ferrall and Ashley Ferrall; a nephew, Benny Entsminger; his three dogs, Blackey, Shadow and Jezebel; his step mother, Lil Entsminger; a special aunt, Ginny Entsminger; and several cousins and other dear relatives. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law Harry Courtright. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Life Celebration Reception Center, 129 South Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m., on Tuesday. The family also encourages everyone to wear their Cleveland Browns clothing to the service in honor of Scott. The family suggests that something be planted in his memory. Online guest registry at www.wappner.com.


Published in The Columbus Dispatch on July 7, 2013

Wow - that's how I wanna go.....maybe not at 55 though!

I heard that report on "Mike and Mike" this morning and I thought it was hilarious that he wanted Cleveland Brown pallbearers because just like the team he wanted to "let him down"!

RIP

The local media may have been scooped on this one. Brian Williams ran the story last evening. Everyone here ran it at 11.

The followup, so far, is that the Browns called the family and asked who Scott's favorite player was. It was Lou Groza, so the team promised to deliver a jersey bearing the revered number 76 and Scott's last name (which, of course, is an anachronism since players' names did not appear on jerseys back then).

Rumors flew that the Browns were planning to send six players even though it was to be a memorial service- not a burial service. If they really sent someone, I hope the honor guard did not include any pass receivers. It would be terrible if they dropped the guy.

For those who don't know, the Browns did win the NFL title once during Scott's life, in 1964. The Indians did not won the World Series in Scott's life- or in mine, so far.