Super Bowl for the Old Guard in Tampa Bay
Wellington Mara and Art Modell, longtime Giants and Ravens owners, share a deep friendship after decades in the NFL. The piece profiles their contrasting styles, long histories, and pivotal moves including Modell’s Cleveland to Baltimore transfer and Mara’s enduring Giants leadership, framing the upcoming Super Bowl as a rare joint spotlight on two era-defining figures.
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Tampa
Fla
Wellington Mara
Art Modell
New York Giants
Baltimore Ravens
NFL
Art
Giants
Ernie Accorsi
Modell
Cleveland
Wellington
Mara
Paul Tagliabue
Green Bay
Browns
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Dan Rooney
Vince Lombardi
Tom Landry
Jim Lee Howell
New York
Lombardi
Landry
Dallas
Buffalo Bills
Green Bay Packers
Jack
Tim
Andy Robustelli
Alex Webster
Lomas Brown
Joe Pisarcik
Philadelphia
Pisarcik
Maras
Robustelli
Pete Rozelle
George Young
Miami
Young
Phil Simms
Lawrence Taylor
Bill Parcells
Mike Davis
Brian Sipe
Oakland
Denver
John Elway
Earnest Byner
Byner
Accorsi
Marty Schottenheimer
Colts
Indianapolis
Stephen Bisciotti
National Football League
Hall of Fame
Team Regalia
Ravens
Owings Mills
Poe Toaster Honors Poe Birthday With Giants Note in Graveyard
A mystery visitor at Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in Baltimore placed three red roses and a half-filled cognac bottle, signaling a Giants fan message. A note quotes The Masque of the Red Death and The Cask of Amontillado praising the New York Giants and Ravens, sparking talk but preserving the annual ritual’s aura.
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Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe
New York Giants
Old Westminster Presbyterian Church
Poe
Jeff Jerome
Jerome
Wordsmith
Giants
Amontillado
Baltimore Ravens
Cathcart
Man In Black
Boston
Richmond
Edgar Allan Poe Society
the Raven
North Tops South In Orange Bowl Classic Thriller
North and South traded late leads as Joe Tafoya blocked a punt and Jerrod Cooper returned it for a 30 yard TD to give the North a 21-16 edge with 3 31 to play. Mike McMahon connected with Chad Johnson to move into South territory but the comeback stalled.
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Arizona
Joe Tafoya
Kansas State
Jerrod Cooper
Cooper
Cory Bird
Virginia Tech
David Leaverton
Mike McMahon
Rutgers
McMahon
Chad Johnson
Oregon State
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Kevan Barlow
Mississippi State
Fred Smoot
Tennessee
Cedrick Wilson
Smoot
Oklahoma
Torrance Marshall
Maryland
Lamont Jordan
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Sue Cathcart
Dallastown Middle School
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Darkness
Art Degay
Hig Hive
Edgar Allan Poe Evermore
Jesse Palmer
Florida
Weinke
Travis Minor
Gators
Florida State
Wilson
Tomlinson
David Allen
South
Minor
Anderson
Leard
Palmer
Williams
Jordan
PO Npae
Sou—Tomlinson
Westerfield
Sou—Palmer
Nor
Rheem
Sou Leard
Nor—Jordan
Nor—Cooper