Modell purchased the Cleveland Browns in 1961 for $ 4 million . Art Modell was an NFL owner for 43 years . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 87 . Modell helped `` reinvigorate Baltimoreans ' sense of pride , '' Maryland governor says .
Art Modell was an NFL owner for 43 years . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 87 . Modell helped `` reinvigorate Baltimoreans ' sense of pride , '' Maryland governor says .