Sun archives: Art Modell
7:15 PM EST, February 1, 2013
SUPER BOWL XLVII
Peter Schmuck: The time is right for Modell to enter the Hall
By most accounts, the odds are long.
2:24 PM EST, January 25, 2013
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 Baltimore and renamed the Ravens.
2:22 PM EST, January 25, 2013
Peter Schmuck: Modell deserves to go into Hall of Fame during Ravens' Super week
There is little question that Art Modell would be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame by now if he had not uprooted the financially strapped Cleveland Browns and moved the franchise to Baltimore almost two decades ago.
1:53 PM EST, January 11, 2013
Peter Schmuck: Modell family watching the final run for Lewis, while remembering their father
While Ray Lewis was lapping the field and basking in the glory of his final victory at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, David and Michel Modell were on the Ravens' sideline connecting the final dot.
6:06 PM EDT, September 11, 2012
Art Modell remembered for doing 'so much for the game and community'
On a cool, clear day made for football, Art Modell was laid to rest. Just 12 hours after the Ravens won their opener, 44-13 over the Cincinnati Bengals, more than 400 people — including quarterback Joe Flacco, running back Ray Rice and linebacker Ray Lewis — gathered at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation to pay homage to Modell, the team's former owner, who died at 87 on Sept. 6.
7:23 PM EDT, September 8, 2012
Cleveland still can't forgive Modell
Matt Wood cannot understand it when Baltimore fans shrug off Cleveland's bitterness toward the late Art Modell.
3:45 PM EDT, September 8, 2012
Peter Schmuck: Many thanks to Art Modell for his contributions to the NFL
It is one of the ironies of life that the same nice old man could spend his golden years being villified in one provincial medium-sized metropolis and lionized in another, but Art Modell didn't have much time for irony. He preferred humor.
6:00 PM EDT, September 8, 2012
At Art Modell memorial, Ravens fans pay last respects
Thousands came to pay their last respects Saturday to the man who brought pro football back to Baltimore, nodding solemnly at the coffin on the 50-yard line of a stadium that might not be there if it weren't for Art Modell.
7:39 PM EDT, September 7, 2012
Mike Preston: Art Modell's spirit lives on in Ravens as an organization
All the strong qualities that Art Modell brought to the Baltimore Ravens have surfaced.
7:16 PM EDT, September 7, 2012
Modell's death does not bring forgiveness in Cleveland
Matt Wood cannot understand it when Baltimore fans shrug off Cleveland's bitterness toward the late Art Modell.
6:04 PM EDT, September 6, 2012
Modell's death intensifies calls for his Hall of Fame induction
The 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.
5:50 PM EDT, September 6, 2012
Modell's final moments included visits from Ravens veterans, Harbaugh
Some of Ray Lewis' best memories with Art Modell came after the former Ravens' owner would pull him in close, and whisper in his ear. Sometimes, it was just to offer Lewis a piece of advice, wish him luck or ask about his family. Other times, Modell, known for his sharp sense of humor and quick wit, simply had a joke that he wanted to share.
November 29, 2009
Art Modell in running for Hall of Fame
For the sixth time in seven years, former Ravens majority owner Art Modell is among the 25 semifinalists for the Hall of Fame.
December 10, 2007
Peter Schmuck: Modell's Hall snub has analogy in baseball's O'Malley
Though it didn't garner giant headlines in Baltimore, the news last week that the late Walter O'Malley will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in July couldn't help but make me wonder anew when they'll get around to enshrining Art Modell in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
December 3, 2006
Keeping ties to team suits Modell just fine
Art Modell doesn't make road trips anymore. He no longer endures marathon work weeks, either. As for major decisions around the Ravens, let's just say it's a choice between baked chicken and prime rib at the team's cafeteria.
October 24, 2007
Giving Modell thanks
When Jonathan Ogden was drafted by the Ravens with the organization's first pick in 1996, the former UCLA offensive tackle said the first thing he was struck by was the team owner's habit of mingling with players to get to know them.
November 26, 2005
Mike Preston: Modell has waited long enough to get into Hall
Maybe this year the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee will invoke a statute of limitation on the Ravens' move from Cleveland to Baltimore after the 1995 season and vote former majority owner Art Modell in as a member.
March 30, 2004
Modell tribute tops NFL meetings agenda
PALM BEACH, Fla. - The start of this year's owners meetings was a mixture of smiles, tears and goodbyes for Art Modell.
January 6, 2004
Modell: I'll never forget farewell
Art Modell's final game as an NFL owner was a mixture of cheers and tears.
December 29, 2003
Ceremony for Modell postponed for week
Art Modell's induction into the Ravens' Ring of Honor, scheduled for halftime of last night's Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers game at M&T Bank Stadium, was postponed because the team owner was battling a respiratory infection and did not attend the game.
December 28, 2003
Modell doesn't look back
Don't expect Art Modell to look back over the past 43 years and get misty-eyed.
December 27, 2003
Modell is a master at NFL name game
In 43 years as an NFL owner, Art Modell has dealt with nearly every important, semi-important or self-important league figure. The Sun asked him to play word association with some of the NFL's historic names.
July 20, 2003
In final season, Modell leaves a lasting legacy
Decades 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.
January 9, 2003
Mike Preston: Pro Football Hall fumbles in shunning of Modell
THE ABSENCE OF Ravens owner Art Modell's name from the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003 was expected. There is still too much passion and, in some cases, disdain when his name is mentioned.
March 21, 2003
Bisciotti plans to buy out Modell
Before leaving for next week's NFL owners meetings, Steve Bisciotti said he is prepared to take the biggest handoff in Ravens history.
December 27, 2003
Mike Preston: Modell stands first in league for heart, generosity, spirit
OUR FIRST MEETING didn't go well. On Feb. 9, 1996, only minutes after he announced that his Cleveland Browns were moving to Baltimore, Art Modell was whisked away by bodyguards to a limousine about 100 feet from the stage.
July 20, 2002
Passing torch, Modell won't burn bridge
When Art Modell last endured this amount of off-season turmoil, he was branded a villain.
April 16, 2002
Ravens' Modell has mild heart attack
Ravens owner Art Modell is recovering in a Rancho Mirage, Calif., hospital after suffering a mild heart attack Friday morning.
July 23, 2001
Finally at the top, Modell likes the view
This year's path to training camp may be uncharted territory for Art Modell, but the resilient Ravens owner is certainly enjoying the ride.
December 6, 2000
Modell ready to own up to 40-year tenure
Art Modell would prefer a grand exit to a glorified entrance.
January 31, 2002
Mike Preston: 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.
June 8, 2001
President salutes Ravens' season
WASHINGTON - While NFL teams are looking ahead to a new season, President Bush gave the Baltimore Ravens another chance yesterday to savor this year's Super Bowl triumph, offering them a presidential pat on the back at the White House.
February 2, 2001
Lesson Modell learned reaps Super reward
UNTIL SUNDAY, the words Art Modell and the Vince Lombardi Trophy had not exactly fit together like pieces in the perfect joint. The trophy goes to the Super Bowl winner. Mr. Modell's team, neither the original Cleveland Browns nor its Baltimore Ravens incarnation, had been to a Super Bowl, much less won one.
April 5, 2001
Modell, Browns fans reach deal on lawsuit
Ravens majority owner Art Modell has agreed to a $3 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by Cleveland Browns fans angry about the team's 1995 move to Baltimore, lawyers in the case said yesterday.
January 29, 2001
For long-patient Modell, overflowing emotions
TAMPA, Fla. - On the night that Art Modell's Super Bowl dream finally came true, he had to admit that he had once entertained serious doubts that this Ravens team could win the NFL championship.
March 28, 2000
Owners make it unanimous for Bisciotti
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Anne Arundel County businessman Stephen Bisciotti bought himself an early birthday present yesterday.
December 20, 1999
Modell agrees to sell Ravens
Art Modell's 38-year run at the top of American sports has apparently entered its final years, as the Ravens team owner has agreed to relinquish his franchise to a new investor as soon as 2004.
December 9, 1998
With Modell's endorsement, Lerner awarded Browns
CHICAGO -- 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.
February 10, 1996
THE NFL RETURNS TO BALTIMORE
Airport reception hails NFL conquering hero
It was a celebration 12 years in the making.
November 7, 1995
Change of cities turns villain Modell into hero
Art Modell left Cleveland yesterday being called a thief in the night.
February 9, 1996
Deal clears NFL path to Baltimore
CHICAGO -- The National Football League last night reached a tentative accord with the city of Cleveland that will bring a renamed Browns franchise to Baltimore this year and a replacement team to Cleveland by 1999.
December 17, 1995
Inside the Browns deal
As the Gulfstream jet lifted off the runway on its secret mission, Cleveland Stadium came briefly into view.
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