Art Modell 1925-2012

Obituaries

Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died of natural causes early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday.

FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell talks with reporters at the team's training camp in Westminster, Md. in this Aug. 6, 2002 file photo. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)

FILE - Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell answers questions during a news conference on the NFL players strike in Cleveland in this Sept. 21, 1982 file photo. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell waves with the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)

FILE - Actor Gene Hackman, left, watches the Baltimore Ravens' morning workout along with Ravens owner Art Modell on in this July 30, 1999 file photo taken at Westminster College in Westminster, Md. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Dave Hammond, File)

FILE - Baltimore Ravens minority owner Art Modell sits in a golf cart while watching the NFL football team's training camp, in this July 30, 2010 file photo taken in Westminster, Md. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)

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FILE - Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell is seen with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in this Jan. 28, 2001 file photo taken in Tampa, Fla. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

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