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When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'
This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Don Shula, Carolina Panthers
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Legacy of Art Modell will be NFL on TV, moving Browns from Cleveland
Art Modell forever will be known as the man who took the Browns out of Cleveland, but his legacy as one of the NFL's most influential personalities extends far beyond state lines. As an old-guard owner, he helped pour the foundation for today's game and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Ken Murray, Baltimore Colts
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The life of former Ravens owner Art Modell [Timeline]
March 21, 1961: Modell bought the Browns for just under $4 million. Aug. 18, 1962: Modell proposed and staged pro football's first preseason doubleheader at Cleveland Stadium. The Browns played the Steelers in one game and the Lions faced the Cowboys...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Memorial Stadium, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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'We won't see another Johnny Unitas'
Sun StaffMourners said goodbye to John Unitas yesterday, evoking memories of a steely, Hall of Fame quarterback and a tender father who stayed close to his coal-shoveling roots. Cardinal William H. Keeler said he found "sanctity" in the man who threw footballs as...Tags: Family, Memorial Stadium, Michael McCrary, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers
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Modell tribute tops NFL meetings agenda
Sun StaffPALM BEACH, Fla. - The start of this year's owners meetings was a mixture of smiles, tears and goodbyes for Art Modell. In his final league-wide event, the Ravens' outgoing owner was saluted at two meetings - the opening session before all league...Tags: Wellington Mara, Baltimore Ravens, Sam Gash, National Football League, New York Giants
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With Modell's endorsement, Lerner awarded Browns
Sun StaffCHICAGO -- Ravens owner Art Modell let bygones be bygones and helped his former friend and business partner, Al Lerner, win the bidding war for the Cleveland Browns to become the 31st NFL owner last night. Even though there was a major rift between the...Tags: Paul Warfield, Baltimore Ravens, Art Modell, Management Change, Don Shula
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If Lewis cleared, no NFL action?
Sun StaffNFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue indicated yesterday that he will take no action against Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis if he's acquitted on murder charges in Atlanta. When Tagliabue was asked at the end of the annual two-day May NFL owners meeting here...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Buffalo Bills, Wellington Mara, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs
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In final season, Modell leaves a lasting legacy
Sun StaffDecades before the tortuous franchise move and the triumph of a Super Bowl, Ravens owner Art Modell's emotional ties with football became rooted in Roy Lumpkin. At age 9, Modell walked a couple of miles to save on car fare and squeezed out a quarter to...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Wellington Mara, Baltimore Ravens, Matt Stover, NFL Preseason
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Lifelong service to pro football should land Modell spot in Hall
NEW ORLEANS -- If Ravens owner Art Modell is not selected for Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, it would be an affront to the man, the game and the NFL. He deserves to be enshrined as much as any player or other administrator/owner, including Tex...Tags: Wellington Mara, Baltimore Ravens, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Colts, Larry Webster
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Steelers great Jack Butler dies at 85
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJack Butler, driven from the NFL in his ninth season by a devastating knee injury while playing for the Steelers at Forbes Field, wanted to make one thing unabashedly clear. "I loved the game," he said last summer before his August induction into the...Tags: Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chicago Bears, Johnny Unitas, Detroit Lions
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Hall of Famer Butler dies
ReutersThe Sports Xchange EditorsNote: adds statements from Steelers Hall of Famer Butler dies Hall of Famer Jack Butler died Saturday morning after a battle with a staph infection. He was 85. Butler, a Pittsburgh Steelers great in the 1950s, was inducted...Tags: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Steelers, National Football League, Football
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