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The Baltimore Colts were an NFL franchise from 1953-1983, winning three NFL titles and a Super Bowl. Quarterback John Unitas, the face of the franchise, took the field for injured starter George Shaw in 1956. He led the Colts to a .500 record the rest of that season and would go on to become a Hall of Famer and one of the city's most beloved athletes of all-time. In 1958, the Colts defeated the Giants at Yankee Stadium in what became known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played." The game boosted the NFL's popularity, due largely to the fact that it was broadcast to a national television audience. Running back Alan Ameche scored from 1 yard out to give the Colts a 23-17 win in the first overtime...
The Baltimore Colts were an NFL franchise from 1953-1983, winning three NFL titles and a Super Bowl. Quarterback John Unitas, the face of the franchise, took the field for injured starter George Shaw in 1956. He led the Colts to a .500 record the rest of that season and would go on to become a Hall of Famer and one of the city's most beloved athletes of all-time. In 1958, the Colts defeated the Giants at Yankee Stadium in what became known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played." The game boosted the NFL's popularity, due largely to the fact that it was broadcast to a national television audience. Running back Alan Ameche scored from 1 yard out to give the Colts a 23-17 win in the first overtime game ever and their first championship. The Colts found themselves in a familiar spot in 1959, facing the Giants again in the NFL championship game, which was played at Memorial Stadium this time. New York took a 9-7 lead, but Unitas led the Colts to 24 fourth-quarter points and a 31-16 victory for their second straight title. Weeb Ewbank coached the Colts from 1954-1962. The franchise's first owner was Carroll Rosenbloom. After the Colts finished 7-7 in 1962, Ewbank was fired and Don Shula was brought in. Shula helped the Colts to a 12-2 record in 1964, and Unitas was named the league's Most Valuable Player. But the Colts lost to the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game. The Colts played in Super Bowl III in 1968 behind quarterback Earl Morall, who won the MVP filling in for an injured Unitas. However, they were defeated by quarterback Joe Namath, former Colts coach Ewbank and the Jets in what some consider the biggest upset in NFL history. The Colts were shifted to the AFC in 1970 as part of the NFL-AFL merger. They advanced to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and won this time, defeating the Dallas Cowboys for the championship. In 1972, the Colts had their first losing record since 1955, and Unitas was traded after the season. The Colts won three straight AFC East titles from 1975-1977 under Ted Marchibroda. The franchise selected future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway with the first pick in the 1983 draft, but he refused to join the team. The Colts played their final game in Baltimore on Dec. 18, 1983. Owner Robert Irsay, who took over the team in 1972, began to think about moving the Colts to another city in the offseason because of poor attendance and an aging Memorial Stadium. The Maryland legislature tried to use eminent domain laws to keep the team in Baltimore, so Irsay used now infamous Mayflower vans to take the team to Indianapolis in the middle of the night. Colts fans woke up the next morning without a football team. The Indianapolis team kept the Colts' records, uniforms and logo, which angers Baltimore fans to this day. Baltimore was without a professional football team until 1996 when the Ravens arrived. The original Baltimore Colts played in Baltimore from 1947-1950 as part of the All-America Football Conference. The following players have had their numbers retired: Unitas, Buddy Young, Lenny Moore, Art Donovan, Jim Parker, Raymond Berry and Gino Marchetti.
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Ryan Kerrigan Selected No. 16 by Washington
Fox59.comWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - All-American defensive end Ryan Kerrigan became Purdue's 21st first round selection when he was tabbed 16th overall by the Washington Redskins at the NFL Draft in New York City Thursday night. His draft position is the highest for...Tags: Athletes, Denver Broncos, National Football League, NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Steelers
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12-year old inspired by Peyton Manning not allowed to play football
Fox59A 12-year-old Greenwood girl said this commercial starring Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning inspired her to play football and she's been perfecting her passing game since she was five years old. "I really want to play," said Lindsey Overstreet. But...Tags: Football, Peyton Manning, Roman Catholicism, Sports, Christianity
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The Colts get off to a fast start in prime-time blowout, Indysportsnation Notebook
Indysportsnation.comAs entertaining as the individual match-up was between brothers Peyton and Eli Manning, there were many other stories and sub-plots from the Colts Week Two game against the New York Giants. Colts - Giants ISN Notebook: Opposite Weekend in the NFL:...Tags: Football, Athletes, New York Jets, Peyton Manning, National Football League
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Colts dominate Giants in Manning Bowl II
Indysportsnation.comBragging rights in the Manning family-and perhaps a little faith in the Colts from their fans-were restored under the roof Sunday night in Lucas Oil Stadium. Both, in fact, happened in a big way. A week after losing to Houston in the season opener,...Tags: New York Giants, Football, Peyton Manning, National Football League, Sports
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Colts fan who caught player's helmet speaks out
Bloomington Herald-TimesJeff Lasiter, who works at Cook Inc. and is an IU graduate, was on the receiving end of a football helmet thrown into the stands by an irate New York Giants player at the Colts game Sunday night. Lasiter spoke with Lynn Houser of the Bloomington Herald-...Tags: New York Giants, Football, Brandon Jacobs, National Football League, Sports
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Family of crash victim puts pressure on investigation
Fox59Pressure is mounting against IMPD and their reputation is now on the line. Questions continue to surface about why they won't step aside allowing their own detectives to continue to investigate their own drunk officer David Bisard. The family of 30-year-...Tags: New England Patriots, Football, Family, Police Investigations, Indianapolis Colts
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Polian: 18-game NFL Schedule "Fait Accompli"
Indysportsnation.comBill Polian's weekly radio show is always a good listen. He is usually very honest with his assessment of the previous weeks' games, if not the injury status of his players. He also takes a questions from callers and, while doesn't always answer them in...Tags: Football, NFL Preseason, Radio, National Football League, Entertainment
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Colts fans favor schedule
Fox59Colts fans favor a plan that would eliminate two of the current four pre-season games and stretch the regular NFL season to 18 games. They say they'd rather pay full price for tickets to games that actually matter. "We're all in favor of getting rid of a...Tags: Football, NFL Preseason, National Football League, Indianapolis Colts, Sports
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Statistics don't tell the whole story in Colts victory over the Broncos
Indysportsnation.comThe Colts have a couple of record-setting defensive performances through three games this season. They are in the history books for some of the wrong reasons. In week one, Arian Foster rushed for 231 yards, the most a Colts defense had ever given up....Tags: Kyle Orton, Football, Joe Namath, National Football League, Sports
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Addai's return, Rhodes resurgence makes Colts' rushers succeed again
IndySportsNation.comIt was the last of 39 total rushes for the team on Sunday, and will probably be remembered more than any other. Facing a third-and-two at around midfield, with the fans in the "Black Hole" building to a fever pitch, it was Peyton Manning who turned to do...Tags: Football, Athletes, Human Interest, Dominic Rhodes, Peyton Manning
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Football Friday Rewind - Week 1
IndysportsnationHigh School Fooball is BACK! I have had numerous people stop and ask me over the last couple of weeks if I was looking forward to the start of football season. While this is actually a three-pronged question as football here consists of high school,...Tags: Football, Schools, Sports, Education, High Schools
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Football Friday Rewind - Week Six
Indysportsnation.comWhile the point of this weekly column is to look back at the best games and performances from the week prior, I almost feel like changing the title to "Football Friday Fast Forward" this week. As good as the games were for Week 6 of Football Friday...Tags: New England Patriots, Football, Sports
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