BALTIMORE -- Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. Modell was among the most important figures in the NFL as owner of the Cleveland Browns, which became the Ravens after he took the team to Baltimore in 1996 in a move that tarnished his reputation as one of the league's most innovative and influential owners. The Ravens won their lone Super Bowl in January 2001, less than a year after Modell sold a minority interest of...
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Report: Modell gravely ill in hospital
Art Modell, the controversial former Browns owner who moved the team out of Cleveland, has been hospitalized in Baltimore and his condition is worsening, according to a local TV station.
Family members, including his two sons, have gathered to be with the 87-year-old Modell, WKYC-TV reports.
Modell moved the Browns to Baltimore following the 1995 season and renamed them the Ravens...
Ravens owner Art Modell passes away at 87
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September 06, 2012
Former Browns and Ravens owner Art Modell passed away early Thursday morning due to natural causes at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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September 06, 2012
Modell's death brings back memories of Browns move
Art Modell's death has rekindled memories - mostly bad ones - for Browns fans.
Modell, who died Thursday at the age of 87, remains reviled in this football-mad city, which had its heart and soul stolen when Modell moved Cleveland's beloved NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1995. For all his many contributions as a philanthropist in Cleveland, a city he loved as much as his hometown...
An Unlikely Tribute to Art Modell
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September 06, 2012
Arthur B. Modell died today at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital. To many people this was a very sad day in sports and to the Baltimore Raven franchise. To many more, his legacy will go down in infamy. That “many” includes all Cleveland Browns fans and in particular, me. I have been a Cleveland Browns fan for my entire life and have lived through many ups and downs...
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September 06, 2012
Ravens dedicate season to Art Modell (1925-2012)...but in Cleveland some are dancing on his grave...
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September 06, 2012
All these years I have been lobbying for Art Modell to be elected to the NFL Hall of Fame before it's too late for him to experience the honor he deserved...It is now too late. Modell died of "natural causes" at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on September 6 at the age of 87."Sadly, I can confirm that my father died peacefully of natural causes at four this...
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September 06, 2012
NFL: Former Ravens owner Art Modell dies at age 87
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September 06, 2012
Art Modell, previous owner of of the Baltimore Ravens comes onto the field for halftime celebrations of the ten year Super Bowl anniversary team during the game against the Buffalo Bills at M&T Bank Stadium on October 24, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Bills lead the Ravens at the half 24-20.
(October 23, 2010 – Source: Larry French/Getty Images North America)
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September 06, 2012
Ravens To Stage Tribute To Art Modell At M&T Bank Stadium This Saturday
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September 06, 2012
The Ravens and the family of Art Modell will stage a silent tribute to team's former majority owner Saturday by placing his casket on the team's home field.
Modell brought the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996 and remained the majority owner through 2003. Upon arriving in Baltimore, he instantly became beloved by the city and showed his appreciation by donating millions...
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September 06, 2012
Browns To Give 'Appropriate' Pregame Recognition To Art Modell
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September 07, 2012
The Browns will give some type of appropriate recognition to the passing of Art Modell during the pregame of Sunday's opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
"We're trying strike the right balance,'' Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis said today. "We want to show respect and dignity for Modell's family...
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September 07, 2012
Ex-Ravens Owner Art Modell Dies At Age 87
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September 06, 2012
One of the most influential owners in the history of the NFL, Art Modell helped mold the foundation of the league.
The innovative Modell, whose reputation was forever tainted when he moved his franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore, died early Thursday. He was 87.
David Modell said he and his brother, John, were at their father's side when he ''died peacefully of natural...
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September 06, 2012
Art Modell is Dead
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September 06, 2012
Whatever else about Art Modell, he was the last major sports owner to bring a championship to Cleveland, even if it was all thanks to Paul Brown’s players. A 2003 USA Today profile noted that “the NFL [was] Modell’s life and livelihood,” which cuts an even sharper contrast with Cleveland’s sports owners of today. When Modell moved here from New York in 1961 he immersed...
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September 06, 2012
Art Modell dies at 87
Art Modell, former owner of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens passes away at the age of 87.
Woody tackles Modell, Circus Show & Blackouts
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September 06, 2012
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Jets owner Woody Johnson unexpectedly showed up for practice Thursday at the team's Atlantic Health training center and met with members of the media for roughly 10 minutes. Covering a myriad of topics from the untimely death of NFL pioneer Art Modell, the recent circus show label placed by pundits and if the home opener would be sold out, Johnson was calm...
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September 06, 2012
Jim Brown: Art Modell Should be in the Hall of Fame
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September 06, 2012
First of all, I send out my condolences to his family. I’ve known his son David since he was a little boy. I have a lot of respect for Art. I always considered him a friend. He was a great visionary for the game of football. He should be in the Hall of Fame. [...] It was very tragic how he broke the heart of Cleveland fans, but that’s the reality and nothing can be done about...
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September 06, 2012
The late Art Modell’s most memorable draft moment
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September 06, 2012
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It was 1985, and Art Modell was in charge of the Cleveland Browns and was hoping to turn things around for the big time organization. There was a big name quarterback available through the draft, but how could Art Modell get his franchise quarterback when the Buffalo Bills had the first overall pick? That was a huge question, but Modell found a way to make it all possible...
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September 06, 2012
Art Modell and National Media Revisionist History
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September 06, 2012
Art Modell is dead.
I type this piece from Dallas, so all I am hearing on TV and radio are the National media people speak so glowingly of the man. I would never speak ill of the dead. It is unbecoming. But looking at my Twitter feed and listening to the Adam Schefter’s and Jason LaCanfora’s and Ken Rosenthal’s of the world opine on the man is firing me up. I can’t sit quietly...
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September 06, 2012
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