Arthur B. McBride | |
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 McBride testifying before the Kefauver Committee, 1951 | |
| Born | March 20, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1972 (aged 84) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, original owner of the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC and the NFL |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Kane |
| Children | 3 |
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 (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). During McBride's tenure as owner of the Browns from 1944 to 1953, the team won five championships in seven appearances, by far the most successful period for any Cleveland sports team in the city's modern history.[1]
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.
- ^ Piascik 2007, p. 2.