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Plenty of flaws in Modell's Hall of Fame case
Art Modell has again arrived, this time posthumously, at the doorstep of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He rose to fame and fortune as the owner of the Cleveland Browns, later relocated for no good reason except Modell's poor business sense, to...
Tags: Television Industry, CBS Corp., Fox Broadcasting Company, Baltimore Ravens, National Football League
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Catching up with former Baltimore Colts defensive end Ordell Braase
He's 80 now, and slightly bent, as if preparing to set in a three-point stance. Three hip replacements, plus a new knee, will do that to a man. Not that Ordell Braase is complaining. "Physically, I'm in pretty good shape," said Braase, longtime...
Tags: Leroy Kelly, NFL Pro Bowl, Art Donovan, Baltimore Colts, National Football League
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Former Ravens owner Art Modell would do anything for his family, his team and the NFL
The new Ravens owner was sitting on stage at the Inner Harbor, and looking quite uncomfortable. On Nov. 6, 1995, Art Modell announced that he was moving the Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore, and while local politicians couldn't hide their enthusiasm,...
Tags: Michael McCrary, Shannon Sharpe, Wellington Mara, Jonathan Ogden, Larry Webster
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Art Modell, former Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns owner, dies at 87
The Baltimore SunArt Modell may have returned football to Baltimore, but in the eyes of the silver-haired owner, the Ravens were clearly a team of the people. Eleven years ago, amid a swirl of confetti following the Ravens' Super Bowl victory in Tampa, a tearful Mr....Tags: Arts, World War II (1939-1945), Media Industry, CBS Corp., Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Modell's death intensifies calls for his Hall of Fame induction
The Baltimore SunThe death of former Ravens owner Art Modell has unleashed a flood of warm memories in Baltimore, but Modell is a more complicated figure for many people, who struggle to forgive him for moving his franchise from Cleveland. That conflicted sensibility...Tags: Dick Ebersol, USA Today, John Harbaugh, New York Giants, Periodicals
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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: Minnesota Vikings, Media Industry, Television Industry, CBS Corp., Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ravens' Byrne to be honored by Marquette University
Baltimore Sun staff reportKevin Byrne, the Ravens' senior vice president for public and community relations, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquette University’s athletics department and the Marquette University Alumni Association on April 27. He earned a...Tags: Culture, National Football League, Baltimore Ravens, Marquette University, Awards and Prizes
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Which commissioner should be paid most?
Goodell made best better David Teel Daily Press Is this a trick question? Like who's buried in Grant's tomb? Sports' highest-paid commissioner should be the leader of the most successful league, the venture that draws the largest audience and rakes...Tags: 2011 NBA Lockout, Los Angeles Times, Bud Selig, David Stern, Football
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Culleton on Carroll: Teacher pension issue forces tough choices to maintain quality education
Education costs us. Poor education costs us much more. The United States lags most industrial nations in the quality of our primary and secondary education. True, Maryland ranks highest in the 50 states in quality of education by some measures (as...Tags: Interior Policy, Ollie Matson, Students, Gino Marchetti, Property Tax
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John Mackey: A revolutionary player on the field, a true force off of it
In death, legendary Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey will undoubtedly be remembered for how he played the game. The 6-foot, 2-inch, 230-pounder who played from 1963 to 1972 set the standard for his position, combining speed and power like no tight...Tags: Don Shula, Diseases and Illnesses, Elections, San Diego Chargers, National Football League
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Baltimore Colts timeline: anatomy of a move
March 30, 1976: Four years after he bought the team, Robert Irsay acknowledged he had received "an attractive offer" to move the club to Phoenix. Jan. 9, 1977: During Super Bowl XI, Irsay said he'd been approached by Indianapolis about plans to move...Tags: Al Davis, Elections, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, Dining and Drinking
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Football returns to Baltimore
Baltimoresun.com StaffFor a city that had waited patiently for more than a decade for the return of pro football, for so many whose last memory of the NFL in Baltimore was of watching their beloved Colts roll out of town under the cover of darkness, 1996 was a very good year...Tags: Bill Clinton, Oakland Raiders, Boomer Esiason, Eddie George, Companies and Corporations
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