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Art Modell has been named in the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Centennial Slate Finalists.
He is the man who left Cleveland Browns fans without a team, and for this reason should not be seen as being hailed as one of the greatest of the sport's participants alongside upstanding contributors to the NFL at The Hall of Fame in Canton.
As the owner of Cleveland Municipal Stadium, the home of both the Browns and the Cleveland Indians baseball team, he asked the city for funding to improve the stadium after the Indians moved to Jacobs Field.
The city agreed to his request, but Modell said the funding was not enough and moved the Browns franchise to Baltimore in 1996, creating the Baltimore Ravens.
He decided to fire the Browns head coach Bill Belichick just ahead of the move.
Previous misdemeanours included firing the Browns' first coach, Paul Brown.
When the final game was played in Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1995, there were more people outside it protesting the move than inside to witness the final Browns game before deactivation.
The protesters were acknowledged by the NBC commentators at that game. Former NFL head coach Mike Ditka said, "...these are some of the best fans in the NFL. I said that when I came here with my Bears. They (the Cleveland sports fans) don't deserve this. If Modell had any sort of sense of dignity he would have sold the team.
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He did help grow football but because of poor business decisions destoyed football with the team he owned. Fired 2 great coaches in Paul Brown and Bill Belichick, forced out Jim Brown, and moved historic team due to his financial mistakes! He had conflicts with many that didnt agree with him. Ban him!
So a man who caused so much pain and upset in Cleveland is to be rewarded. Another kick in the balls by the NFL
Keep this man out of the HOF at all costs.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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Art Modell has been named in the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Centennial Slate Finalists.
He is the man who left Cleveland Browns fans without a team, and for this reason should not be seen as being hailed as one of the greatest of the sport's participants alongside upstanding contributors to the NFL at The Hall of Fame in Canton.
As the owner of Cleveland Municipal Stadium, the home of both the Browns and the Cleveland Indians baseball team, he asked the city for funding to improve the stadium after the Indians moved to Jacobs Field.
The city agreed to his request, but Modell said the funding was not enough and moved the Browns franchise to Baltimore in 1996, creating the Baltimore Ravens.
He decided to fire the Browns head coach Bill Belichick just ahead of the move.
Previous misdemeanours included firing the Browns' first coach, Paul Brown.
When the final game was played in Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1995, there were more people outside it protesting the move than inside to witness the final Browns game before deactivation.
The protesters were acknowledged by the NBC commentators at that game. Former NFL head coach Mike Ditka said, "...these are some of the best fans in the NFL. I said that when I came here with my Bears. They (the Cleveland sports fans) don't deserve this. If Modell had any sort of sense of dignity he would have sold the team.
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Nothing has changed since he was first nominated and didn't receive enough support in 2002. He fired the man who invented modern football and ripped the heart out of a city due to pure greed, not lack of support. Keep. Him. OUT.
He did help grow football but because of poor business decisions destoyed football with the team he owned. Fired 2 great coaches in Paul Brown and Bill Belichick, forced out Jim Brown, and moved historic team due to his financial mistakes! He had conflicts with many that didnt agree with him. Ban him!
So a man who caused so much pain and upset in Cleveland is to be rewarded. Another kick in the balls by the NFL
Keep this man out of the HOF at all costs.
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Nothing has changed since he was first nominated and didn't receive enough support in 2002. He fired the man who invented modern football and ripped the heart out of a city due to pure greed, not lack of support. Keep. Him. OUT.