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Cleveland Stadium, where the Browns played until 1995.. In 1975, knowing that Municipal Stadium was costing the city more than $300,000 a year to operate, then-Browns owner Art Modell signed a 25-year lease in which he agreed to incur these expenses in exchange for quasi-ownership of the stadium, a portion of his annual profits, and capital improvements to the stadium at his expense. [7]
Sportsman's Park was the home field of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from 1920 to 1953, when the Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Orioles. The physical street address was 2911 North Grand Boulevard.
The Browns filed a federal lawsuit last fall challenging the constitutionality of the Modell Law, which was enacted in 1996 after the previous Browns franchise was moved to Baltimore.
Nonetheless, the referendum was passed by a wide margin. Modell was assisted in the move by Alfred Lerner, who would go on to become the new owner of the reactivated Cleveland Browns franchise in 1998. Modell's move returned the NFL to Baltimore for the first time since the Colts left for Indianapolis after the 1983 season. The reaction in ...
The law in question, Ohio Revised Code 9.67, was enacted in June 1996 after owner Art Modell moved the original Browns franchise to Baltimore, where they became the Ravens.
The team has played its games in downtown Cleveland since the 1940s, and in its current 65,000-seat stadium, which is leased to the team by the city, since 1999. Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam announced last week they are moving forward with plans to build a domed stadium and entertainment complex in Brook Park, about 15 miles south of ...
Browns Stadium Lawsuit FILE - Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam speak during an NFL football training camp practice in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki ...
The Browns–Ravens rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.. Browns owner Art Modell expressed dissatisfaction with Cleveland Stadium and subsequently declared his intention to relocate the team to Baltimore, where they would be rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens.