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Joe Banner (born February 13, 1953) will be the Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Browns on October 25th, 2012. Banner was the President for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2001 to 2012. Banner attended the Rivers School in Massachusetts and studied economics at Denison University in Ohio. In 1975, he spent a semester interning at WCAU 1210 AM radio in Philadelphia; soon after, he was hired there as a sports producer and reporter.

Banner left WCAU when he opened a chain of clothing stores in Boston called Designer’s Clothing. He then became the head of City Year, a non-profit organization promoting community service for youth.

In 1994 Banner began his work in professional football when Jeffrey Lurie, an old friend, purchased the Eagles. He was promoted in 1996 to senior vice president, and in 1997 from senior vice president of administration to executive vice president. In 2006, his contract was extended through 2010. On April 1, 2010, his contract was extended three more years through 2013. He changed positions on June 7, 2012, becoming the strategic adviser to team owner Lurie. Don Smolenski replaced Banner as president.

In 2001, Banner received a "PARTNERS Leadership Award" from the University of Pennsylvania for his extensive community service, including volunteer activities reading to students in the Boston public schools and spending time with severely ill children in the Boston Children's Hospital. He has also been heavily involved, in both Boston and Philadelphia, with City Year, a program based on volunteers who commit to a year of full-time volunteer work.

In 2012, Banner was reportedly part of a group that was interested in purchasing the Browns.

On October 16, 2012, Banner was announced as the new CEO of the Cleveland Browns by new Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III.

References

1. ^ Jared Shelly (October 24, 2008). "Joe Banner, Philadelphia Eagles' president, lives and breathes football". Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia).
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3. Mike Freeman (April 6, 1997). "The Edge of Greatness Is Precarious for Eagles". New York Times.
4. "Executive transactions". Sports Business Daily. July 25, 1997.
5. In 2001 he was promoted from the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer to the team president. "Transactions". New York Times. August 2, 2001.
6. "Contract Extension for Banner". April 21, 2006.
7. Kent, Bob (April 1, 2010). "Banner Extended; Smolenski Now COO". Philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2010-04-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
8. Schefter, Adam and Sal Paolantonio (June 7, 2012). "Joe Banner to become adviser". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
9. "Ten Years Bringing City and Suburban Youth Together". PR Wire. January 4, 2001.
10. "City Year Celebrates One Million Hours of Service; Thanks to Generous Corporate Supporters, Thousands in the City Have Benefited". PR Newswire. May 8, 2003.
11. "City Year to Celebrate 10 Years of Service in Philadelphia; Present Award to Brian Tierney at Gala Wednesday". PR Newswire. May 23, 2007.
12. Bernard Dagenais (May 2, 2008). "Joe Banner enlists aid in call for help". Philadelphia Business Journal.
13. Morgan Zalot (September 27, 2008). "New team of City Year volunteers sworn in". Philadelphia Daily News.
14. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/27/report-joe-banner-is-part-of-group-buying-browns/
15. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8511711/mike-holmgren-retire-cleveland-browns-sale-official/

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio

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• Denison University alumni
• Philadelphia Eagles executives
• National Football League team presidents
• Cleveland Browns executives