What city did the Indianapolis Colts originally play in?

Owner literally snuck the team out of town in the middle of the night. Disgraceful.

QuickSpecialist2136, Born & raised in MD...what he said is true. The whole team was packed up in a convoy of Mayflower tractor trailers & left in the middle of the night.

let me see if i can untangle this mess the Indianapolis colts played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, prior to that they were a defunct Dallas Texans franchise with green and silver uniforms. the owner that moved the franchise from Baltimore to Indy was Jim irsay's drunken father Bob irsay, who shopped the team around to Phoenix and Jacksonville before choosing Indy in March 1984. the Baltimore ravens used to be the Cleveland browns franchise prior to 1996. there was no NFL franchise in Baltimore from 1984 to 1995, but there was a USFL team called the Stars, which won back to back titles, first in Philly, then in Baltimore. there was also a CFL team, first called Baltimore Colts, then they were sued and changed their name to Baltimore CFL Colts, then changed again to Baltimore Stallions, then folded when the Cleveland Browns moved town to become the Ravens. There's a lot more to all of this, including politics, but that's the basics.

Major Audie Murphy, Yes he did. I remember the pictures of the Mayflower moving trucks takimg my team away. I stopped watching football i was so upset. Came back to the game when we got the Ravens. Felt bad for Cleveland though.

Go Colts

New Jersey isn't a town...?

Major Audie Murphy, "Disgraceful"? You should read up on how the Colts franchise were being treated by those in power in Baltimore. They were escaping to Indy

Delta Tango, It was Jim Irsay that snuck the team out. Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore after the city of Cleveland declined to build a new stadium.

I LOVE MY COLTS!!! I loved Peyton Manning; but Andrew Luck's ok.

I have 4 brothers so I watched football before I started teething

and that is how & when I became an EAGLES fan!!!

I saw the Baltimore Colts play in Baltimore.

That was easy for me because I've lived in Indianapolis all my life and I remember when they actually snuck the team into Indianapolis.

Major Audie Murphy, didn't get what he wanted

Doug, it wasn't the same thing. the Browns got to keep their name, colors, and records. Indianapolis took all of that from Baltimore.

Major Audie Murphy, but then the Browns did the same thing to create the Ravens in Baltimore.

Ben's Girl, My SIL works for Mayflower. We all follow football, and some of us are still mad. You speak the truth!

I worked at Lucas Oil stadium from 2018-2019.

I should definitely know this one being that I'm from Indiana and live here

Major Audie Murphy, 😂 I'm a colts fan since 84

Player #1128249, I remember when they moved Cleveland to Baltimore and I switched to Pittsburgh

Major Audie Murphy, if the owner and its team wanted to stay in Baltimore, they would have. They obviously didn't want to be there. However, I am a big fan of Audie Murphy being an Army veteran myself. I appreciate your username. I just went to visit his grave site at Arlington yesterday.

Glenn Doughty, number 35, was my first cousin.

and that is when I became a SexyEaglesGurl from Baltimore..oh & I moved to Delaware before the Ravens...oh & I'm loyal unlike 🤔[Who were we talking about]🤣🤣🤣

Major Audie Murphy, I remember, his name was Jack Ersay, or something like that!

too much confusion for me.

will never forget when that happened. "Snuck out" is the correct terminology, because the city of Baltimore was not notified of the move to Indianapolis. it hurts to go to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and see Johnny Unitas listed under Indianapolis Colts. He never played there. sad that all of Baltimore Colts records are listed under Indianapolis.

New Jersey is a state, not a city, and New York City needs the city, otherwise it is also a state.

they had one of the best quarterbacks Johnny Unitus

My Dad played in SuperBowl V for the cowboys. So this one was easy

thatjayorwhatever, uhhhh no it’s a state.

I left MD last summer too! Horrible place to live

I got to know some football history.

Player #5290892, I think you are sadly mistaken the Dallas Texans were moved to later became the Kansas City Chiefs.

Major Audie Murphy, I saw them leaving Baltimore.

the colts originally the colt 45s from Texas

Johnny Unitas!!

Player #1128249, so it's ok if your town does it but not ok when otbers do it to you? FYI, you don't "steal" NFL teams, they agree to move!

I went to the last Baltimore Colts game with my father ..vs Houston Oilers ..by March 84 they were sneaked out of town .. the Ravens are a Super Bowl winning franchise nuff saiid

Player #1128249, d not know and thought I was a sports buff