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Modell's Move That Ended Brown's Career | Cleveland Browns News
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Art Modell, the Cleveland Browns’ controversial owner, never made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame—mostly because he famously moved the team to Baltimore in 1995. But his legacy goes deeper: his 1966 decision to force Jim Brown’s retirement, the NFL’s greatest running back, cut short a legendary career. Brown, already a nine-time 1,000-yard rusher and three-time MVP, was still dominating the field at 30—until Modell threatened fines over Brown’s acting commitments in London. The result? Brown walked away from the game he dominated for nearly a decade, leaving behind a legacy of untapped greatness and a Hall of Fame owner who remains forever out of reach.
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