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Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride (March 20, 1888 – November 10, 1972) was the founder of the Cleveland Browns professional American football team in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. During McBride's tenure as owner of the Browns from 1944 to 1953, the team won five league championships and reached the championship game two more times. It was the most successful period for a Cleveland sports team in the city's modern history. McBride was also a real estate developer and investor active in Cleveland, Chicago and Florida. He owned taxi-cab companies in Cleveland and a horse racing news wire that sold information to bookmakers. He had ties to organized crime figures arising from the wire service, but was never arrested or convicted of a crime.

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  • Arthur B. McBride
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  • Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride (March 20, 1888 – November 10, 1972) was the founder of the Cleveland Browns professional American football team in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. During McBride's tenure as owner of the Browns from 1944 to 1953, the team won five league championships and reached the championship game two more times. It was the most successful period for a Cleveland sports team in the city's modern history. McBride was also a real estate developer and investor active in Cleveland, Chicago and Florida. He owned taxi-cab companies in Cleveland and a horse racing news wire that sold information to bookmakers. He had ties to organized crime figures arising from the wire service, but was never arrested or convicted of a crime.
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Birth Date
  • 1888-03-20(xsd:date)
death place
Spouse
  • Mary Jane Kane
Name
  • Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride
  • McBride, Arthur B.
Caption
  • McBride testifying before the Kefauver Committee, 1951
Alternative Names
  • Mickey McBride
Date of Death
  • 1972-12-10(xsd:date)
Birth Place
death date
  • 1972-11-10(xsd:date)
Place of Birth
  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Place of death
  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Children
  • Three
Occupation
  • Businessman, original owner of the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC and the NFL
Date of Birth
  • 1888-03-20(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • American sports team owner, entrepreneur, businessman, real estate developer,
Nationality
  • American
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  • Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride (March 20, 1888 – November 10, 1972) was the founder of the Cleveland Browns professional American football team in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. During McBride's tenure as owner of the Browns from 1944 to 1953, the team won five league championships and reached the championship game two more times. It was the most successful period for a Cleveland sports team in the city's modern history. McBride was also a real estate developer and investor active in Cleveland, Chicago and Florida. He owned taxi-cab companies in Cleveland and a horse racing news wire that sold information to bookmakers. He had ties to organized crime figures arising from the wire service, but was never arrested or convicted of a crime.
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