Art Modell (June 23, 1925-Sept. 6, 2012) -- Loved in Baltimore, mostly loathed in Cleveland, Modell's stamp on the NFL will endure for as long as the league is in business. He was a driving force in the league's first television contract negotiation and pushed for the creation of what is now Monday Night Football, even volunteering his Cleveland Browns as a primetime guinea pig. In 1995, he moved the Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore, making ... more 

Art Modell (June 23, 1925-Sept. 6, 2012) -- Loved in Baltimore, mostly loathed in Cleveland, Modell's stamp on the NFL will endure for as long as the league is in business. He was a driving force in the league's first television contract negotiation and pushed for the creation of what is now Monday Night Football, even volunteering his Cleveland Browns as a primetime guinea pig. In 1995, he moved the Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore, making him persona non grata in Cleveland and a savior in Baltimore, where his team delivered a Super Bowl title in 2001. less