William Modell, Philanthropist, Head of Sporting Goods Chain

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NEW YORK William Modell, the head of the family-owned Modell's Sporting Goods chain and a philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to medical research including Crohn's disease, has died at age 86.

Mr. Modell died Thursday at a Manhattan hospital of complications from prostate cancer, the company said Friday.

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William Modell, Philanthropist, Head of Sporting Goods Chain

Mr. Modell became chairman of the company in 1985 after taking...

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