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NOVEMBER 6, 1995 UNTIL FOREVER
Welcome to MDW: Modell Death Watch, a modest little page dedicated to the public service of networking those who, er, care about one Arthur Modell. We will link news reports and web sources from time to time. Wikipedia, for example, tells us that Modell was born in 1925, good news indeed. Other welcome items will be linked as they are found. We encourage other like-minded web surfers to email us here at MDW with suggested links, comments and updates on Modell's Death Status.
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Copy and paste this code onto your web site to stay up-to-date with the MDW Status Report: QUOTES/LINKS (Some links have expired, sorry.) If at first you don't succeed... Modell has a history of heart problems. He underwent an emergency quadruple bypass operation after a heart attack in 1983. Seven years later, he had double bypass coronary surgery. Attaboy, Drew! I hope Art Modell doesn't win. I hope he never feels the joy of holding a Super Bowl trophy. HOF shutout '02. Thank you Toni Grossi. `I shudder to think what that ceremony in Canton would be like if Art Modell were put in the Hall of Fame,` I concluded. HOF shutout '04. Maybe just by sticking around, he can be viewed as something other than an incompetent rat bastard. Naah. HOF shutout '05. Tagliabue Death Watch? Said Tagliabue: "Art is a legend of our game and one of life's unforgettable characters. I believe Art's entire record should be recognized as entitling him to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton." HOF shutout '06: Good news, bad news. Former Browns and Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell did not advance to the finalists round of 15 on Wednesday for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Modell will be eligible again next season because he made it from the starting list of 112 nominees to the semifinal round of 25. Modell's grave site under construction but the address is withheld, alas. Shakadawg rants on the weaselly guy. (Our apologies to Don MacLean.) The Prism of Distrust. From this we learn two things: It's a small freaking world, and one should never underestimate how many of life's maladies can be blamed on Art Modell. HOF hopeful. Do that, and we'll start calling it an "Egress." HOF shutout '07. Art Modell once again didn't make the list of finalists for induction in the NFL Hall of Fame. Darn. HOF shutout '08. Ravens minority owner Art Modell was left off the list of 26 semifinalists nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2008. Go figure. OTHERS WHO CARE BARK TO MDW email "If Modell makes it into the Hall of Fame, his display will require two rooms there, so Ladies Room users won't be left out." -- BW, Ohio. "Last year I was in New York city on business. I knew Art grew up in Brooklyn. So I searched online for quite awhile trying to find out where Art's father is buried, so I could go [visit] his grave. If you can find this out, let me know!" -- DZ, Ohio. "When the lousy bastard finally kicks it - I will do my best to let you all know where he gets dumped. I'm from Pittsburgh and a proud member of the Steeler Fan Club of Baltimore. I'm certainly not a Browns fan, but what modellass did to you and Cleveland was pure bullshit and made me embarrassed to be here when it happened... In the immortal words of Drew Carey: 'I gotta go take a modell.'" -- DR, Baltimore MD. |
![]() Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1995. ![]() Final game of the old Browns at Municipal Stadium, Dec. 17, 1995. ![]() There is no justice.
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