General Info

Indianapolis Colts is the National Football League s Indianapolis-based franchise. The organization was established in 1946 when the bankrupt Miami Seahawks franchise of the All-America Football Conference were purchased and relocated to Baltimore by a group led by Bob Rodenberg. The team played as the Baltimore Colts until 1950, when the AAFC merged with the NFL, but was dissolved in 1951. In 1953 owner Carroll Rosenbloom moved the NFL s Dallas franchise to Baltimore and resurrected the Colts team name. The organization was again relocated in 1984, when owner Robert Irsay moved it to Indianapolis. The team has won four league championships in its history. It has also inducted nine players Raymond Berry, Eric Dickerson, Art Donovan, Ted Hendricks, John Mackey, Gino Marchetti, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker and Johnny Unitas and two coaches Weeb Ewbank and Don Shula into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Indianapolis Colts organization has headquarters in Indianapolis, where the team s home venue, the RCA Dome, is also located.