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John Shaw, Ram executive vice president, met for the first time with representatives of the Maryland Stadium Authority this past week to discuss possibly moving the team to Baltimore.
Jan. 23, 1994
John Shaw, the Rams’ executive vice president, met for the first time with representatives of the Maryland Stadium Authority last Thursday to discuss the team’s possible move to Baltimore.
While the Maryland Stadium Authority continued to emphasize that its priority is an expansion team, officials there confirmed Monday that they have negotiated with existing franchises in the past, and would make a lucrative offer to others considering relocation.
Nov. 2, 1993
Sports
The window of opportunity for either the Raiders or the Rams to move to Baltimore will be slammed shut in nine days, says the governor of Maryland.
Feb. 6, 1994
Jack Lindquist, former Disneyland president and Save the Rams co-chairman, visited Cleveland last week and heard the same rumors he had heard a year earlier in Anaheim.
Nov. 7, 1995
While the Maryland Stadium Authority continued to emphasize that its priority is expansion, officials there confirmed Monday that they have negotiated with existing franchises in the past, and would make a lucrative offer to others considering relocation.
Led by a police escort, the black Cadillac arrived to applause and “We love you, man” signs Monday--an obvious contrast to the Mayflower vans that carried away the Colts in the dead of night 11 years ago--and delivered Art Modell and a signed lease for his Cleveland Browns to play here for the next 30 years.
Maryland Gov.
Nov. 4, 1995
This is the town everyone loved to knock.
June 24, 1991
Edward Bennett Williams, owner of the Baltimore Orioles, said he expects to sign a lease agreement with the Maryland Stadium Authority “very quickly” to play in the new Camden Yards stadium.
Jan. 22, 1988