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Art Modell. Arthur Bertram Modell [1] (June 23, 1925 – September 6, 2012) was an American businessman, entrepreneur and National Football League (NFL) team owner. He owned the Cleveland Browns franchise for 35 years and established the Baltimore Ravens franchise, which he owned for eight years. Assuming control of the Browns ...
This is the story of the life and career of Art Modell. Early Life. Arthur Bertram “Art” Modell was born on June 23, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. Modell witnessed a harsh taste of life in the business world at a young age. His father, George, was a wine sales manager who lost everything when the stock market crashed in 1929.
Sep 7, 2012 · Art Modell, a marketing executive who helped negotiate the NFL’s first television contract and later enraged fans when he moved the Cleveland Browns franchise to Baltimore, has died. He was 87.
Sep 7, 2012 · Art Modell, who helped make professional football more popular than baseball and rich beyond its wildest dreams but who broke Cleveland’s heart by killing his money-losing team, the Browns, to ...
Sep 6, 2012 · Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell died early Thursday, the longtime NFL stalwart who incurred the wrath of Cleveland fans when he moved the team from Ohio and admittedly tarnished his...
Feb 9, 1996 · Art Modell, whose remarkable 43-year NFL career made him a regular finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sept. 6, 2012 of natural causes at Johns Hopkins Hospital at the age of 87.
Sep 7, 2012 · Art Modell died last night in a Baltimore hospital. He was 87. The Plain Dealer examines the life, career, and legacy of the former owner of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
Sep 6, 2012 · One of the most influential owners in the history of the NFL, Art Modell helped mold the foundation of the league.
Sep 6, 2012 · Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell died Thursday, the team reported on its website. Modell, 87, was an NFL owner for 43 years, during which his teams won two championships.
Sep 6, 2012 · "Art Modell, an entrepreneurial owner who restored an NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1996 and delivered a Super Bowl championship four years later, died Thursday of natural causes at Johns...
