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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 franchise in 1961, Modell was ...
The Cleveland Browns relocation controversy —colloquially called " The Move " by fans [1] [2] —followed the announcement by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell that his National Football League (NFL) team would move from its longtime home of Cleveland to Baltimore for the 1996 NFL season .
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. George Modell would pass away when Art was only 14.
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.
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 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 · One of the most influential owners in the history of the NFL, Art Modell helped mold the foundation of the league.
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