Art Modell
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Art Modell 🇺🇸

Arthur Bertram Modell
NFL Team Owner, Broadcast Television Pioneer, Super Bowl Champion
Born Jun 23, 1925 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, United States
Passed Away Sep 06, 2012 Baltimore, United States
Lifespan 87 years old
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"I did what I believed was right for the franchise, for the players, and for the future of football."

Archival Overview

Influential American sports executive and NFL team owner of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens who revolutionized sports television by championing the creation of 'Monday Night Football'.

Biographical Record

Arthur Bertram Modell served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and made a fortune in advertising and television production before purchasing the Cleveland Browns in 1961. Under his ownership, the Browns won the 1964 NFL Championship behind hall-of-fame running back Jim Brown.

As chairman of the NFL's television committee for thirty-one years, Modell negotiated groundbreaking network contracts and worked closely with Roone Arledge to launch ABC's 'Monday Night Football' in 1970. In 1996, he made the controversial move of his football operations to Maryland to establish the Baltimore Ravens, winning Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.

Key Life Milestones

1970

Creation of Monday Night Football

Negotiated the historic television deal that brought prime-time professional football to American homes.

2001

Super Bowl XXXV Championship

Hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy as owner of the Baltimore Ravens after a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Druid Ridge Cemetery
Pikesville, United States
GPS: 39.3737, -76.7139
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