Dan Rooney
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Art II is his son and he's been running the show pretty much for a while now. The last super bowl win they handed the trophy to Dan and he immediately handed it to his son. He definitely takes over as primary.
OK, then. He would be the grandson of old Art Rooney then, right?
Are there still minority owners associated with the team? Haslam was once a minority owner, did the Rooneys buy his share back from him, or did those go to a third person?
A lot of people don't recall it now, but the fact is that Art Modell, during his tenure as owner of the Browns was actually only a 51 or 52% owner. A guy named Robert Griese actually owned 43%..and Al Lerner owned 5 or 6%. What is the Rooney's ownership percent? I know some of the brothers had to divest their interests because of ownership of horsetracks/racinos in Florida. That, I believe was when Haslam came in.
OK, then. He would be the grandson of old Art Rooney then, right?
Are there still minority owners associated with the team? Haslam was once a minority owner, did the Rooneys buy his share back from him, or did those go to a third person?
A lot of people don't recall it now, but the fact is that Art Modell, during his tenure as owner of the Browns was actually only a 51 or 52% owner. A guy named Robert Griese actually owned 43%..and Al Lerner owned 5 or 6%. What is the Rooney's ownership percent? I know some of the brothers had to divest their interests because of ownership of horsetracks/racinos in Florida. That, I believe was when Haslam came in.
Yep, grandson and I'm honestly not sure how the breakdown exists currently. Art is def majority owner.
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Art II is his son and he's been running the show pretty much for a while now. The last super bowl win they handed the trophy to Dan and he immediately handed it to his son. He definitely takes over as primary.
OK, then. He would be the grandson of old Art Rooney then, right?
Are there still minority owners associated with the team? Haslam was once a minority owner, did the Rooneys buy his share back from him, or did those go to a third person?
A lot of people don't recall it now, but the fact is that Art Modell, during his tenure as owner of the Browns was actually only a 51 or 52% owner. A guy named Robert Griese actually owned 43%..and Al Lerner owned 5 or 6%. What is the Rooney's ownership percent? I know some of the brothers had to divest their interests because of ownership of horsetracks/racinos in Florida. That, I believe was when Haslam came in.
Browns ownership, 1961OK, then. He would be the grandson of old Art Rooney then, right?
Are there still minority owners associated with the team? Haslam was once a minority owner, did the Rooneys buy his share back from him, or did those go to a third person?
A lot of people don't recall it now, but the fact is that Art Modell, during his tenure as owner of the Browns was actually only a 51 or 52% owner. A guy named Robert Griese actually owned 43%..and Al Lerner owned 5 or 6%. What is the Rooney's ownership percent? I know some of the brothers had to divest their interests because of ownership of horsetracks/racinos in Florida. That, I believe was when Haslam came in.
National Insurance Co. 30%
Bob Gries 20% <--- and future partner of Modell
Homer Marshman 14%
Jones Ryan 12%
Ellis Ryan 12%
Paul Brown 12%
Enter Modell, Fred "Curly" Morrison, a former Browns running back who worked as an advertising executive for CBS television, learned in 1960 that Dave Jones was looking to sell the Browns and told the story to Art Modell, a 35-year-old advertising and television executive from Brooklyn.
Modell was intrigued, partly because of the potentially lucrative television rights that one of the NFL's most successful franchises could bring as football began to challenge baseball as America's biggest sport. Having borrowed as much money as he could, Modell completed the purchase in March 1961 for $3.925 million. Bob Gries, who had a share in the Browns from the beginning, agreed to buy in again at the new valuation and take a stake of almost 40%, defraying Modell's costs substantially, he only put in $250,000 of his own money having borrowed the rest.
Not exactly the Rooney story at all.
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Art Modell is still laughing his ass off at Cleveland.
Pretty wicked laugh, since all that happened shortly after he left here was get kicked out of the league for financial incompetence and was forced to sell his team.
Born Aug. 16, 1960, to actress Patricia Breslin, he and his brother, John, were adopted by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell after he married their mother in 1969. -
Never heard much about brother John. Not sure if he was involved with the Browns.
Modell is survived by his wife, Michel, and six children. -
David had 6 kids. Not sure if all were grown or not.
Maybe the grandkids got enough to get them through college.
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@ghoolie said:
THIS, is the post of an idiot. How can you detest millions of people who you don't even know?
I coach a mentally handicapped kid in bowling (188 average), he is a devout Steeler fan. Do you detest him? Stinkhole comes in here and posts decent stuff, do you detest him? Do you even know him?
Browns fans are largely working class, blue collar fans. Steeler fans are largely working class, blue collar fans. Dago's, Hunkies, Blacks, you name it......two melting pot communities. The truth of the matter is, when a Browns fan looks at a Steeler fan, he looks into the mirror. And vice versa.
For 20 years of my life I made a living by placing water purification technology into the industries, institutions and medical facilities in W PA, and NE Ohio, among other places. People in the Pittsburgh area are as nice and decent as they are in Cleveland. Great family strength, music, food, culture, AND football. The real problem Browns fans have with Steeler fans, over and above "hating them on football days" is that Steeler fans own all the bragging rights.
In the modern era of football, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the undisputed best team. 6 Superbowls in 8 attempts makes them the king. There is no disputing this. Given that the Browns just went 1 - 19 and are set up to have the same kind of performance in 2017, given that they have never even appeared in a modern day NFL championship (1964, and leather helmet shit is not valid), I can understand the anger, and envy. But dude, in every measurable manner of fan satisfaction, the Steelers are far superior to the Browns.
Who you SHOULD hate, is the city of Cleveland and the assholes who run the team. THOSE are the enemies of Cleveland Browns football.
Art Modell is still laughing his ass off at Cleveland.
Fuck you, fuck the little Retarded bowler, fuck Pittsburgh ... Stand for something, you piece of shit.
Zombo
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@ghoolie said:
He won the SB. Cleveland treated him like scum. Cleveland wanted rid of him since the day he righteously fired Paul Browns. Cleveland got what it wanted. It took getting the fuck out of Cleveland for Modell to win a superbowl, so, yeah, he gets the last laugh.
Steven Biscotti won the Super Bowl. Modell was just an El Cid figure. Propped up on a horse after he was already dead.
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@ghoolie said:
THIS, is the post of an idiot. How can you detest millions of people who you don't even know?
I coach a mentally handicapped kid in bowling (188 average), he is a devout Steeler fan. Do you detest him? Stinkhole comes in here and posts decent stuff, do you detest him? Do you even know him?
Browns fans are largely working class, blue collar fans. Steeler fans are largely working class, blue collar fans. Dago's, Hunkies, Blacks, you name it......two melting pot communities. The truth of the matter is, when a Browns fan looks at a Steeler fan, he looks into the mirror. And vice versa.
For 20 years of my life I made a living by placing water purification technology into the industries, institutions and medical facilities in W PA, and NE Ohio, among other places. People in the Pittsburgh area are as nice and decent as they are in Cleveland. Great family strength, music, food, culture, AND football. The real problem Browns fans have with Steeler fans, over and above "hating them on football days" is that Steeler fans own all the bragging rights.
In the modern era of football, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the undisputed best team. 6 Superbowls in 8 attempts makes them the king. There is no disputing this. Given that the Browns just went 1 - 19 and are set up to have the same kind of performance in 2017, given that they have never even appeared in a modern day NFL championship (1964, and leather helmet shit is not valid), I can understand the anger, and envy. But dude, in every measurable manner of fan satisfaction, the Steelers are far superior to the Browns.
Who you SHOULD hate, is the city of Cleveland and the assholes who run the team. THOSE are the enemies of Cleveland Browns football.
Art Modell is still laughing his ass off at Cleveland.
Fuck you, fuck the little Retarded bowler, fuck Pittsburgh ... Stand for something, you piece of shit.
Zombo
Zombo said:
Fuck you, fuck the little Retard bowler, fuck Pittsburgh ... Stand for something, you piece of shit.
Zombo
How did Retard not get substituted here.
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@stinkhole said:
A bit of history.
A letter from The Chief to his sons ...
Dude, nobody gives a shit.
So many places where you can suck dead Rooney dick.
This is not one of them.
Zombo
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@stinkhole said:
A bit of history.
A letter from The Chief to his sons ...
Dude, nobody gives a shit.
So many places where you can suck dead Rooney dick.
This is not one of them.
Zombo
Zombo said:
Dude, nobody gives a shit.
So many places where you can suck dead Rooney dick.
This is not one of them.
Zombo
I would not be that harsh about it. From an historical perspective it is somewhat interesting to me.
The Steelers team and fans can go suck a dick, but this bit about the business of the league's ownerships is somewhat intriguing.
Let me ask this: Is Jimmy Haslam now the 100% owner of the Browns? Or are there still "minority" interests?
If I recall correctly, didn't the Lerner family still keep a small percentage of the team even though they sold the majority to Haslam?
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Zombo said:
Dude, nobody gives a shit.
So many places where you can suck dead Rooney dick.
This is not one of them.
Zombo
I would not be that harsh about it. From an historical perspective it is somewhat interesting to me.
The Steelers team and fans can go suck a dick, but this bit about the business of the league's ownerships is somewhat intriguing.
Let me ask this: Is Jimmy Haslam now the 100% owner of the Browns? Or are there still "minority" interests?
If I recall correctly, didn't the Lerner family still keep a small percentage of the team even though they sold the majority to Haslam?
I would not be that harsh about it. From an historical perspective it is somewhat interesting to me.
The Steelers team and fans can go suck a dick, but this bit about the business of the league's ownerships is somewhat intriguing.
What do you need to know? It is a family run business.
A family that introduced hardcore steriod use to the NFL.
A family that allowed players to abuse their bodies so much that many of them broke down and died young.
A family that let HOF Center Mike Webster live in his car and under a bridge after he sacrificed his life for the team.
A family that backed up a player through two rape inquiries only because he was the starting QB, then covered up the rapes by slapping him on the wrist and advising him to get married.
A family that used it's inside connections with the commissioner's office as a bully pulpit to give its team every advantage.
Fuck these cocksuckers.
NFL Schedule comes out today ... or would you rather muse about these cocksucker's family tree on the Browns Board today?
Zombo
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I would not be that harsh about it. From an historical perspective it is somewhat interesting to me.
The Steelers team and fans can go suck a dick, but this bit about the business of the league's ownerships is somewhat intriguing.
What do you need to know? It is a family run business.
A family that introduced hardcore steriod use to the NFL.
A family that allowed players to abuse their bodies so much that many of them broke down and died young.
A family that let HOF Center Mike Webster live in his car and under a bridge after he sacrificed his life for the team.
A family that backed up a player through two rape inquiries only because he was the starting QB, then covered up the rapes by slapping him on the wrist and advising him to get married.
A family that used it's inside connections with the commissioner's office as a bully pulpit to give its team every advantage.
Fuck these cocksuckers.
NFL Schedule comes out today ... or would you rather muse about these cocksucker's family tree on the Browns Board today?
Zombo
Zombo said:
What do you need to know? It is a family run business.
A family that introduced hardcore steriod use to the NFL.
A family that allowed players to abuse their bodies so much that many of them broke down and died young.
A family that let HOF Center Mike Webster live in his car and under a bridge after he sacrificed his life for the team.
A family that backed up a player through two rape inquiries only because he was the starting QB, then covered up the rapes by slapping him on the wrist and advising him to get married.
A family that used it's inside connections with the commissioner's office as a bully pulpit to give its team every advantage.
Fuck these cocksuckers.
NFL Schedule comes out today ... or would you rather muse about these cocksucker's family tree on the Browns Board today?
Zombo
What I am wondering....hoping, is that the "new" ownership of that team will become as inept as the ownership that Browns fan have "enjoyed" over the years.
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@ghoolie said:
I am John. For decent people. Bashing a group of people for supporting their favorite team? The only person who thinks having a war because someone is a Steeler fan, is a mental moron. C'mon dude, don't be stupid. Steeler fans are no different from anyone else.
OK, basically true....but that does not mean that they should not get the shit hammered out of them for supporting that team.
And certainly, I for one, do not object to the Western PA native supporting their local team. ( I would expect them to...even while hammering on them).
No, my contempt is reserved for the Fucking FRAKS who glom on to that team while having NO connection to that local area.
Respect for them is one thing. FRAKing yourself onto them is another.
No self respecting true Steeler fan should want allthe FRAKs.
I expect that when the Browns get good, there will be a share of FRAKs here.
(note the difference: A "Fairweather fan" is still a fan of a team, but their fandom is dormant during down times. A fucking FRAK is a person that whores himself out to a winning team....because they have no personal self respect)
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You're such a limp dick hypocrite.@ghoolie said:
I am John. For decent people. Bashing a group of people for supporting their favorite team? The only person who thinks having a war because someone is a Steeler fan, is a mental moron. C'mon dude, don't be stupid. Steeler fans are no different from anyone else.
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@ghoolie said:
But yet, nobody has a problem with the Browns having backer clubs all over the US? Built, by the way, but old farts like us who remember when the Browns were a powerhouse.
And you think that is a bad thing? Still a strong base even after all the losing. That is not being a FRAK. Quite the opposite.
"No connection to that area"? So what area connection does one have to ZZ Top, or Sinatra, or Arnold? Cleveland Browns fans are the only fans I have ever seen literally come unglued over this "you aren't a real fan" bullshit. Fuck man, people like what they like.
People, apparently perhaps like you....whore themselves out to what they like based on the latest fad...or based on what team is winning at the time. It is called being feckless.
Look, there is nobody here who has tortured and ridiculed Steeler fans more than me. In fact, the total Steeler bashing by the entire board can't hold a candle to the shit I have pulled over the years. But fuck man, lighten up. The Fucking Steelers have been the best franchise in the NFL since 1976, bar none. I get it, it pisses you off that Steeler fans take over the Browns stadium. Sorry bro, they have to be pretty loyal to do that.
NO, not really. Yes....there certainly are a good percentage of those Steeler fans that are loyal....but I suggest a good percentage of those fans are FRAKs. They are only loyal as long as that team wins. If they lose, they glom on to another team....or if they are fairweather, they just don't show up.
Again, give Steeler fans 10 years of what Browns fans have endured, and you would not hear one peep out of them....and they wouldn't be showing up "taking over the stadium"...or any such thing. It would seem like the all entered the witness protection program
Seriously. Browns fans are really, truly fucked up. That a moderator could get so pissed off at me for some Steeler comments, (And yes, I purposely pulled his chain) that he violated the board's own code of conduct, and called the kid I coach, a derogatory name, is proof positive of what I am saying.
Browns fans are fucking spoiled, snowflake assholes who believe they are entitled to be revered and respected. The franchise is a joke, and there is nobody here who can say differently. It is a joke. You wanna bash Steeler fans for being homos, toothless, followers of homo Kordell? By all means, have at it. But to attack the entire fanbase? Fuck that dude. Seriously, Browns fans need to grow the fuck up.
Yea, sure. Browns fans are so spoiled by all the winning we have had to endure. And has the management of this franchise been a joke? Certainly.
And do we attack the fanbase? Sure, that is what rival fanbases do. You yourself claim to be the biggest attack dog. But the real attack is for the FRAK portion of the fanbase.
And yeah, should we wind up with Garrett and Black Tarkenton? I will absolutely root for the Steelers to fuck the Browns to hell on opening day. I want a winner in Cleveland. Enough of this entitlement bullshit. The clear example............. Crowell. Shut the fuck up about his ego, all these players want more than they're worth. This franchise needs to get over itself and put the team over pride and ego.
You are just not making one bit of sense or logic here, at all. Browns fans "entitled"? "The franchise need to get over itself. I mean, totally illogic, nonsensical meandering.
Trubisky, and the WR from Clemson. WIlliams, is it? Like him. Big, tough guy. He will draw double teams and let that sissy Coleman get some action.
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@ghoolie said:
I am John. For decent people. Bashing a group of people for supporting their favorite team? The only person who thinks having a war because someone is a Steeler fan, is a mental moron. C'mon dude, don't be stupid. Steeler fans are no different from anyone else.
You're a big fat faggot.
You support the Raiders, you support the Steelers, you lick Modell nutsack, you have passion, no backbone, no guts.
Sad fucking existence living on a Browns Board just to trash Browns fans because you are so fucking miserable.
Eat a big bag of dead Rooney dicks.
Zombo
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@ghoolie said:
I am John. For decent people. Bashing a group of people for supporting their favorite team? The only person who thinks having a war because someone is a Steeler fan, is a mental moron. C'mon dude, don't be stupid. Steeler fans are no different from anyone else.
You're a big fat faggot.
You support the Raiders, you support the Steelers, you lick Modell nutsack, you have passion, no backbone, no guts.
Sad fucking existence living on a Browns Board just to trash Browns fans because you are so fucking miserable.
Eat a big bag of dead Rooney dicks.
Zombo
Zombo said:
You're a big fat faggot.
You support the Raiders, you support the Steelers, you lick Modell nutsack, you have passion, no backbone, no guts.
Sad fucking existence living on a Browns Board just to trash Browns fans because you are so fucking miserable.
Eat a big bag of dead Rooney dicks.
Zombo
Question....if a guy is a Raiders fan....why not inhabit the Boards of Raiders rival teams: Broncos/Chiefs/Chargers.
Or, if a Steeler fan.....troll the Squibs current big rivals... Ravens, Bengals.
Why bother with us poor, pitiful....but entitled Browns fans?
Answer?: Because we are still the best.
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@ghoolie said:
Hypocrite? How?
@ghoolie said:
Browns fans are fucking spoiled, snowflake assholes who believe they are entitled to be revered and respected.
@ghoolie said:
This is typical of Browns fans, dude.
@ghoolie said:
Bashing a group of people for supporting their favorite team?
If ya get a chance ...Look up
Definition of hypocrite-
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
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2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
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