Baltimore Colts

The Baltimore Colts ^[1] were an American football franchise in the National Football League.^[2] 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 among Pro Bowl Linebackers Bubba Smith and Ray May. ^[3] 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.^[4]

Baltimore Colts
Established 1953 Ended 1983 Played in Baltimore, Maryland
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League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1953–1983) Western Conference (1953–1969) Coastal Division (1967–1969) American Football Conference (1970–1983) AFC East (1970–1983)
Uniform
Team colors	Royal Blue, White
Personnel
Owner(s)	Carroll Rosenbloom (1953–1972) Robert Irsay (1972–1983)
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)
Team history
Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Indianapolis Colts (1984–present)
Championships
League championships (3†) NFL Championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (3) 1958, 1959, 1968 Super Bowl championships (1) 1970
Conference championships (5) NFL Western: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1968 AFC: 1970
Division championships (5) NFL Coastal: 1968 AFC East: 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977 † – Does not include the AFL or NFL Championships won during the same seasons as the AFL–NFL Super Bowl Championships prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger
Playoff appearances (10)
NFL: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977
Home fields
Memorial Stadium (1953–1983)