In this All Sports History video we'll look back at what happened to the Cleveland Browns when the team's owner Art Modell made terrible financial decisions that eventually led to the team moving away.

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After winning eight championships early on in their existence, The Cleveland Browns firmly established themselves as a beloved part of the Cleveland community. So what exactly led to the team leaving after nearly fifty years, and then returning just three years later? In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how their meddling owner Art Modell, got himself into financial trouble after a series of disastrous decisions which left him feeling like he had no choice but to move the team.

We'll also look back at some Cleveland Browns highlights throughout their history, like the team's championship runs throughout the 1940's, 50's and 60's. We'll cover the different ownerships that ran team during their early years, and when Art Modell bought the team in 1960. Then we'll go through the team drafting running back Ernie Davis, and how that led to a rift between Modell and the Browns head coach Paul Brown (which ultimately led to Paul Brown's firing). We'll move on to the NFL and AFL merger and the first meeting between Paul Brown's two teams he created, the Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals. Next we'll head to the mid 1970's when Art Modell made a deal with Cleveland to run Municipal Stadium, and pay for it's improvements, a deal which later would turn out to be disastrous. We'll also cover infamous playoff moments in Cleveland Browns history, like "The Drive" and "The Fumble" which took place in back to back years of the AFC Championship. The games featured the classic matchup of the Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos. Finally, we'll see the how Art Modell's poor financial decisions led to him feeling like he no choice but to move the team after he failed to make an agreement with Cleveland on renovations to Municipal Stadium. The result of this was that the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore, and became the Baltimore Ravens. But before then, we'll take a look at the Cleveland Browns last game 1995. During the game, angry fans of the Cleveland Browns throwing beer bottles on the field in disgust over the move. The city of Cleveland fought back, making a deal with the NFL to bring back their team. The Browns finally returned in 1999, three years after leaving for Baltimore.

So Art Modell announces move to Baltimore, what did you guys think of the Browns leaving Cleveland, and then being reactivated three years later? And what did you think about Art Modell never coming back to Cleveland? Let me know in the comments below!

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