Former president of the metropolis Ravens, David Modell, dies
The son of former Ravens owner Art Modell, David Modell joined the Browns organization at age fourteen as a member of the grounds crew and in 1995-96, spearheaded the Browns' move to metropolis.
Modell supervised the move, found out the team's offices, wanted out sponsors, worked the with Maryland arena Authority to renovate Memorial arena to NFL standards. He conjointly supervised construction of M&T Bank arena.
He conjointly compete a lead role within the hiring of Brian Billick, United Nations agency semiconductor diode the Ravens to the Super Bowl in 2001. He was particularly happy with the Lombardi Trophy, such a lot so he took it where he went round the town for months. He insisted individuals truly hold it, locution it absolutely was the maximum amount theirs because it was the team's, and ordered that the fingerprints it collected ne'er be wiped off. In all, over 100,000 individuals ought to bit it.
As a private aside, he insisted that I hold the Lamar Hunt Trophy, that they won over the metropolis Raiders within the 2001 AFC Championship Game.
"This is associate honor" I aforesaid in metropolis, "but i am afraid i will drop it and besides, I did not have something to try and do with you guys winning it." "Nonsense", he aforesaid "you're the voice of our arena and you are doing an excellent job and you've got each right to carry that trophy."
He in all probability forgot all regarding it. i will always remember it.
That was David. He had an enormous heart. Affable,. approachable and dedicated to his father and therefore the team, he the maximum amount as anyone else are often attributable with making the behemoth the Ravens became in metropolis.
He saw it this way: “I don’t wish United States of America simply to be the simplest eleven. we have a tendency to shoot for to be the simplest business concern. we would like to line the quality on and off the sector.” Adding "Plus, we have a tendency to still embody my father’s philosophy of being firstclass in each means and to possess compassion altogether we have a tendency to do. And, we have a tendency to attempt to celebrate doing all of this.”
It has forever been fun, and that we have David Modell to convey for it.
He was my friend, and i will miss him really.
He leaves behind his beloved partner Michel and their 2 year recent twins. He has four youngsters from a previous wedding.
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