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May 19, 2023

Art Modell Speaks Out on Ernie Davis Death

May 19, 1963 - In October, doctors and Cleveland Brown officials told Ernie Davis (left), who died yesterday at the age of 23, that his...

Oct 5, 2022

Ernie Davis’s Leukemia in “Perfect State of Remission,” Will Work Out with Browns

Oct. 5, 1962 - Ernie Davis of the Cleveland Browns, the nation’s top collegiate football player of 1961, has leukemia, but it is in a...

Sep 11, 2022

Dr. Soblen Dead Following Barbiturate Overdose

Sept. 11, 1962 - Dr. Robert Soblen died this morning in Hillingdon Hospital near London from effects of the overdose of drugs he took...

Jul 13, 2021

Robert Soblen Guilty of Spying for Communists

July 13, 1961 - Dr. Robert Soblen (left) was found guilty in New York today of wartime espionage for the Soviet Union. The defendant,...