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Here are #WNSTSweet16 people who had a dream in Baltimore

Nestor Aparicio

Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com

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7. John Moag

Almost 19 years after he lured Art and David Modell from Cleveland to Baltimore, local attorney and power broker John Moag lays low locally these days since his departure from the Maryland Stadium Authority in 1999 with a job that could only be deemed as “well done.” Many men tried and failed to lure an NFL franchise to Baltimore between 1984 and 1995 but it was Moag who had the deal in his briefcase that would change the modern landscape of Baltimore sports.

He was entrusted by Gov. Parris Glendening and saw through the hard work of William Donald Schaefer (who will appear later in our slide show) in leveraging several NFL franchise owners in the pursuit of a team for Baltimore that would become the Ravens.

Many tried. He succeeded. Against all odds and with naysayers everywhere, he saw an NFL team on the field in Baltimore before anyone and he made it happen. He will always be a civic hero for anyone whose ever worn the color purple on a Sunday in the land of pleasant living.