Baltimore Colts

Baltimore Colts
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General information
Founded1953
Folded1983
HeadquarteredBaltimore, Maryland
ColorsRoyal blue, white
   
Personnel
OwnersCarroll 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
Home fields
League / conference affiliations
National Football League (19531983)
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)

The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when its 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). The Baltimore Colts played their home games at Memorial Stadium.