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{{Short description|American businessman (1925β2012)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Art Modell | image = 1980-modell-browns crop.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Modell at a press conference in 1983 | birthname = Arthur Bertram Modell | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|6|23}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|9|6|1925|6|23}} | death_place = [[Baltimore]], Maryland, U.S. | occupation = NFL franchise owner<br />[[Cleveland Browns]]<br />(1961β1996)<br />[[Baltimore Ravens]]<br />(1996β2004)<br />Businessman | spouse = {{marriage|[[Patricia Breslin]]|1969|2011|reason=her death}} | children = 2 ([[David Modell]] and John Modell) | awards = 1964 NFL champion<br />[[Super Bowl XXXV]] champion }} '''Arthur Bertram Modell'''<ref name=mcfadden/> (June 23, 1925 β 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 a key figure in helping promote the NFL and was initially popular in [[Cleveland]] for his active role in the community and his efforts to improve the team. However, he made controversial actions during his ownership, which included the firing of [[Paul Brown]], the franchise's first coach and namesake, and the release of [[Jim Brown]] from the roster. In 1995, Modell faced widespread scorn in Cleveland when he attempted to [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy|relocate the Browns to Baltimore]]. Under the terms of an NFL-brokered settlement, Modell left the Browns' name and heritage in Cleveland, which was assumed by a new Browns team in 1999. In return, Modell retained the contracts of all Browns personnel and reconstituted his organization as the Baltimore Ravens, who are officially recognized as a 1996 expansion team. Praised in Baltimore for returning football to the city after the departure of the [[History of the Baltimore Colts|Colts]], Modell remains a controversial figure in Cleveland due to the relocation and, in particular, for his decision-making around the management of [[Cleveland Stadium]] and the construction of a replacement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/bal-modell121795-story.html|newspaper=La Times|first1=Jon|last1=Morgan|title=Inside the Browns deal |date=December 17, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/12/sports/pro-football-a-city-fights-to-save-the-browns.html?ref=art_modell&pagewanted=all|work=New York Times|first1=Richard|last1=Sandomir|title=A City Fights To Save The Browns|date=November 12, 1995}}</ref>
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