Glory for Sale: Fans, Dollars and the New NFL

by Jon Morgan

"In 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, lured by the promise of a new stadium, shocked football fans with his decision to move to Baltimore. Now, one of the few journalists to cover the business of sports, the Baltimore Sun’s Jon Morgan, chronicles the move, explains why more are to come-and why it matters.In Glory For Sale, Morgan offers an in-depth view of the game’s money side. He helps to understand the debate that’s raging in city after Should the public pay for NFL stadiums, and, if so, how much?Don't be left in the dark. Read Morgan’s definitive Glory For Sale and travel inside the dramatic, fascinating business of professional football.The Denver Post ""Morgan Scores Big."" The Baltimore City Paper praises Morgan’s ""compelling reporting."" and The Cleveland Plain Dealer calls Glory For Sale our biggest book of the year."

Genres: Sports, Football

377 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glory For Sale offers an objective look into much of the "franchise free agency" period that roughly starts with the move of the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis and ends, with a little rangling, with the move of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. This book goes about telling the story from people in the know, and paints many pictures of people that are less than flattering. Art Modell, as much of a villain as he is in Cleveland for moving the team, does come across as somewhat more human than I remember the picture of him in 1995. I can see how things wound up where they did--I still wish that there had been a different solution.

The book seems pretty balanced and fair in my opinion, hence the high rating (4-stars is high for me).