Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis

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The Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis after the 1983 NFL season.

On the night of March 28–29, 1984, Robert Irsay, then-owner of the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL) covertly moved the team to Indianapolis, Indiana, where it would begin play as the Indianapolis Colts in the 1984 NFL season.

The city government of Baltimore, Maryland, had proved unwilling to replace the team's three-decade-old home stadium, and the Maryland General Assembly was on the verge of passing legislation allowing the city to seize the team via eminent domain. The move embittered many Baltimoreans for decades. Its effects on the NFL include a similar controversy that 12 years later brought Baltimore its current franchise, the Ravens.

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