Unrequited love has been the subject for more songs than one could ever hope to count. Scott Entsminger knew a great deal about unrequited love and used that pain to write songs on a yearly basis. Entsminger didn't pine over a woman who failed to return his affection, he was happily married. No, it was a football team, the Cleveland Browns, that would break Entsminger's heart on a yearly basis but in his obituary Entsminger finally gets in the last word, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Entsminger passed away at the age of 55 on July 4 at his home. As a life-long Browns fan and season ticket holder Entsminger decided to make a small request of his beloved football team in his obituary.
"He respectfully requests six Cleveland Browns pall bearers so the Browns can let him down one last time," the obituary reads.
Born in 1958 Entsminger would have been only six the last time the Browns won anything of consequence, the 1964 NFL Championship. The Browns have never been to the Super Bowl and have only made the playoffs twice in the last 20 years, in that last playoff appearance they blew a 12 point lead with five minutes to go. The Browns have been on the wrong end of two of the most famous NFL playoff games of all time known simply as "The Drive" and "The Fumble."
Yet all of the pain of losing never made Entsminger's love of the Browns waver.
"A life-long 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," the obituary reads.
The Browns understand that loyalty like this should be rewarded and contacted Entsminger's widow, Pat, to offer their condolences once they had heard the news, reports ESPN.
"She told us that Scott's favorite player was Lou Groza, so we had a 76 jersey customized with Scott's last name," Browns public relations director Zak Gilbert told ESPN.
As friends and family gather to mourn Entsminger on Tuesday they will be leaving their dark suits and fancy clothes at home, the family has encouraged everyone to wear their favorite Cleveland Browns clothing as they celebrate the life of the Browns' biggest fan.
