FUMBLE ! THE BROWNS , MODELL AND THE MOVE AN INSIDER'S STORY

POPLAR MICHAEL TOMAN JAMES

ISBN 10: 0936760117 / ISBN 13: 9780936760117

Published by CLEVELAND LANDMARK PRESS, CLEVELAND O, 1997

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SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE THE STORY OF THE BROWN'S MOVE TO BALTIMORE COMPILED FROM 20 YEARS OF THE AUTHOR'S DIARY AS AN EXECUTIVE OF THE CLEVELAND STADIUM CORP. THE INSIDE STORY OF CLEVELAND SPORTS FROM THE 1970S TO 1997 AND THE BIG CON THAT LEFT THE TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR TWO STADIUMS NEWSPAPER REVIEW LAID IN BOOK IS AS NEW APPEARS UNREAD JACKET IS BRIGHT COMPLETE AND UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL PRICE 24.00 A VERY RARE TITLE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FUMBLE ! THE BROWNS , MODELL AND THE MOVE AN INSIDER'S STORY
• Publisher: CLEVELAND LANDMARK PRESS, CLEVELAND O
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0936760117
• ISBN 13: 9780936760117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: PHOTOS
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This book explores the reasons behind the move of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, Maryland in 1996.

From the Publisher

The author is the former executive vice president- treasurer of Cleveland Stadium Corp, a company formed by Browns owner Art Modell, to operate the stadium under a 25-year lease with the City of Cleveland. The book "Fumble !" chronicles the difficulties that went with operating the aging and obsolete city-owned stadium, as the writer describes from the many diaries and transaction summaries which he maintained since 1975. Along with the interesting tales of the conditions of the building and the other interesting events held there, Poplar also weaves in 20 years of Browns football memories under five head coaches........ranging from Forrest Gregg in 1975 through the end of the reign of Bill Belichick in 1996. The book is sure to rekindle fond memories of those exciting Kardiac Kids finishes, and the not-so-memorable climaxes, including the "Drive"and the "Fumble", along with the terminations of those five head coaches.