Baltimore Colts
| Baltimore Colts | |||
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| Established 1953 Ended 1983 Played in Baltimore, Maryland | |||
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| League/conference affiliations | |||
National Football League (1953–1983)
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Uniform | |||
| Team colors | Royal Blue, White | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner(s) | Carroll Rosenbloom (1953–1972) Robert Irsay (1972–1983) | ||
| Head coach | Keith Molesworth (1953) Weeb Ewbank (1954–1962) Don Shula (1963–1969) Don McCafferty (1970–1972) John Sandusky (1972) Howard Schnellenberger (1973–1974) Joe Thomas (1974) Ted Marchibroda (1975–1979) Mike McCormack (1980–1981) Frank Kush (1982–1983) | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Championships | |||
League championships (3†)
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| Conference championships (5) | |||
| Division championships (5) † – Does not include the AFL or NFL Championships won during the same seasons as the AFL–NFL Super Bowl Championships prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger | |||
| Playoff appearances (10) | |||
| Home fields | |||
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The Baltimore Colts [1] were an American football franchise in the National Football League.[2] The team was based in Baltimore. The logo was a white horseshoe (blue uniforms). The team had success since 1953 when it began, winning four NFL championships, including Super Bowl V. The most famous player was quarterback Johnny Unitas among Pro Bowl Linebackers Bubba Smith and Ray May. [3] However, in 1984, Bob Irsay secretly (meaning in the middle of a March night without an announcement) moved the team to Indianapolis to begin play as the Indianapolis Colts.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "1958 Baltimore Colts No. 26 On 'NFL 100 Greatest Teams' List". www.colts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "George Young Elected To Pro Football Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2020". www.colts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts NFL - Colts News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Baltimore Colts Team History | Sports Team History". sportsteamhistory.com. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
