Facts and information about the Baltimore Ravens

• The Baltimore Ravens came into existence when owner Art Modell moved his Cleveland Browns there in 1996. Modell was forced to leave behind all rights to the Browns past records and history.

• When it came to naming the new Baltimore franchise, the final three names were Ravens, Americans, and Marauders.

• The Ravens first Head Coach was Ted Marchibroda.

• The Ravens changed team logos after their third season due to a lawsuit by a security guard who had designed the logo and faxed it to the team headquarters but had never gotten credit or paid for his design.

• Before the Ravens first home game in 1996, the first NFL game in Baltimore since the Colts had moved to Indianapolis in 1984, former Colt Quarterback Johnny Unitas delivered the game ball to the officials while wearing his old Colts jersey.

• Former Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke tried for years to prevent a professional football team from coming back to Baltimore after the Colts left. He cited Baltimore as Washington Redskins territory.