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Art Modell is The only #sonsofutrecht who has won and touched a Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Arthur Bertram “Art” Modell was born on June 23, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York.
-Purchased Browns on March 21, 1961
-Won two NFL Championships: the 1964 Browns beat the Baltimore Colts, 27-0, and the 2000 Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV with a 34-7 victory over the N.Y. Giants
-Three more of Modell's teams — 1965, 1968 and 1969 – played in NFL title games
-His 1986, 1987 and 1989 teams lost memorable AFC Championships to the Denver Broncos
-His 1967, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2001 and 2003 teams also made the playoffs
-In six other seasons — 1963, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1983 and 2002 — Art's teams had a chance to make the playoffs on the final day of the season, but did not qualify
-In 43 years of ownership, Art produced 28 winning seasons with an overall record of 346-305-8
-Only elected NFL president in league history, serving in that capacity in 1967-69
-Chairman of the NFL's Television Committee for 31 years (1962-93). During his tenure, NFL TV contracts set the standard and records for the highest in sports history
-Chairman of the Owners' Labor Committee (1968), which successfully negotiated NFL's first collective bargaining agreement with players
-Served on the NFL-AFL Merger Committee, breaking the impasse for realignment of the two leagues by moving the Browns to the American Football Conference
-Worked closely with Pete Rozelle to establish NFL Films and became first Chairman of Films
In 1970, was an important negotiator with ABC to start Monday Night Football and volunteered to host the first game in Cleveland
-Conceived and staged first doubleheader in NFL history, consisting of the Browns and three other teams playing back-to-back preseason games at Cleveland Stadium. From 1962-1971, the Browns hosted annual doubleheaders each August drawing over 800,000 fans in 10 years
-Art and Tex Schramm initiated the second Thanksgiving Day Game, and agreed to play the first one
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#mychamps #proud #nuhsfootball #hustle #hustleharder #nuhsfootball #utesfootball #newutrechthighschool #newutrechtfootball #americanfootball #newutrechtfootballteam #newyorkfootbal
ART-MODELL-7
Art Modell is The only #sonsofutrecht who has won and touched a Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Arthur Bertram “Art” Modell was born on June 23, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York.
-Purchased Browns on March 21, 1961
-Won two NFL Championships: the 1964 Browns beat the Baltimore Colts, 27-0, and the 2000 Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV with a 34-7 victory over the N.Y. Giants
-Three more of Modell's teams — 1965, 1968 and 1969 – played in NFL title games
-His 1986, 1987 and 1989 teams lost memorable AFC Championships to the Denver Broncos
-His 1967, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2001 and 2003 teams also made the playoffs
-In six other seasons — 1963, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1983 and 2002 — Art's teams had a chance to make the playoffs on the final day of the season, but did not qualify
-In 43 years of ownership, Art produced 28 winning seasons with an overall record of 346-305-8
-Only elected NFL president in league history, serving in that capacity in 1967-69
-Chairman of the NFL's Television Committee for 31 years (1962-93). During his tenure, NFL TV contracts set the standard and records for the highest in sports history
-Chairman of the Owners' Labor Committee (1968), which successfully negotiated NFL's first collective bargaining agreement with players
-Served on the NFL-AFL Merger Committee, breaking the impasse for realignment of the two leagues by moving the Browns to the American Football Conference
-Worked closely with Pete Rozelle to establish NFL Films and became first Chairman of Films
In 1970, was an important negotiator with ABC to start Monday Night Football and volunteered to host the first game in Cleveland
-Conceived and staged first doubleheader in NFL history, consisting of the Browns and three other teams playing back-to-back preseason games at Cleveland Stadium. From 1962-1971, the Browns hosted annual doubleheaders each August drawing over 800,000 fans in 10 years
-Art and Tex Schramm initiated the second Thanksgiving Day Game, and agreed to play the first one
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#mychamps #proud #nuhsfootball #hustle #hustleharder #nuhsfootball #utesfootball #newutrechthighschool #newutrechtfootball #americanfootball #newutrechtfootballteam #newyorkfootbal