Baltimore Colts

Baltimore Colts
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Established 1953
Ended 1983
Played in Baltimore, Maryland
League / conference affiliations
National Football League (19531983)
Uniforms
Team colorsRoyal blue, white, silver
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Carroll Rosenbloom (1953–1972)
Robert Irsay (1972–1983)
Head coachKeith 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
Championships
League championships (3†)
† – Does not include 1968 NFL championship won during the same season that the Super Bowl was contested
Conference championships (5)
Division championships (5)
Playoff appearances (10)
Home fields

The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL). This Baltimore Colts played their home games at Memorial Stadium.