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The_Philster
06-26-2003, 04:51 AM
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Austin Knowlton, who helped Paul Brown found the Cincinnati Bengals in 1967 and served as the team's chairman for 20 years, died Wednesday. He was 93.

Knowlton, also a shareholder in the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s, died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Bengals said.

Knowlton, who held a degree in architecture and civil engineering from Ohio State, used the construction business he owned to finance and build 54 college dormitories and other university buildings in several states....
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