Baltimore Colts facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Baltimore Colts |
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| Established 1953 Ended 1983 Played in Baltimore, Maryland |
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National Football League (1953–1983)
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| Team colors | Royal Blue, White | ||
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| Owner(s) | Carroll Rosenbloom (1953–1972) Robert Irsay (1972–1983) |
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| 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) |
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League championships (3†)
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Conference championships (5)
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Division championships (5)
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| Playoff appearances (10) | |||
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The Baltimore Colts were an American football franchise in the National Football League. 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 . 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.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Unitas was the Baltimore Colts' starting quarterback and famed "Number 19", from 1956 to 1972. Unitas was raised in the Pittsburgh area and played earlier for the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky
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The Colts against Dallas in their first Super Bowl championship (V)
