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The story of how Art Modell became owner of the Browns

Up until their move to Baltimore in 1996. the Cleveland Browns only had three ownership groups. The final one placed a dagger into the hearts of every fan of the orange and brown.

Art Modell was the principal owner of that group. He had been promised a new stadium having played each season in the decaying Cleveland Municipal Stadium; which was constructed in 1931 and built for baseball. A full football gridiron just barely squeezed in. If a patron had season tickets for Cleveland Indians games behind home plate, those same great seats were very far from the action for Browns games.