Dawgs By Nature · Oct 23, 2018
Former Browns DT Dick Modzelewski Passes Away
The Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship Game in 1964 by defeating the Baltimore Colts 27-0. After winning eight combined titles between the All-America Football Conference and the NFL, this 1964 squad has since become the last championship for the franchise.
Amongst the defensive players on that squad was a tough and reliable veteran at the DT position by the name of Dick Modzelewski. On Friday, Richard Blair Modzelewski passed away at his home in Eastlake, Ohio at the age of 87. They called him “Little Mo” because of his older brother Ed who also played with the Browns. He grew up in Pennsylvania the son of Polish immigrants where his father was a coal miner.
