Editing Baltimore Colts (1947-50) 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20Pre-modern%20NFL%20team%5Cn%7C%20name%20%3D%20Baltimore%20Colts%5Cn%7C%20bgcolor%20%3D%20%23006633%5Cn%7C%20fontcolor%20%3D%20silver%5Cn%7C%20helmet%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20logo%20%3D%20Baltimore%20Colts%20%281947-50%29.png%5Cn%7C%20founded%20%3D%201947%5Cn%7C%20suspended%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20folded%20%3D%201950%5Cn%7C%20relocated%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20location%20%3D%20%5B%5BBaltimore%2C%20Maryland%5D%5D%2C%20%5B%5BUnited%20States%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20field%20%3D%20%5B%5BMemorial%20Stadium%20%28Baltimore%29%7CMemorial%20Stadium%5D%5D%20%281947-50%29%5Cn%7C%20league%20%3D%20%5B%5BAll-America%20Football%20Conference%5D%5D%20%281947-1949%29%3Cbr%3E%5B%5BNational%20Football%20League%5D%5D%20%281950%29%5Cn%7C%20division%20%3D%20%5B%5BEastern%20and%20Western%20Divisions%20%28NFL%29%201933%5Cu201369%7CNational%20Conference%5D%5D%5Cn%7C%20colors%20%3D%20Green%2C%20Silver%5Cn%7B%7BColor%20box%7C%23006633%7D%7D%20%7B%7BColor%20box%7Csilver%7D%7D%5Cn%7C%20history%20%3D%5B%5BMiami%20Seahawks%5D%5D%20%281946%29%20%3Cbr%3E%20%27%27%27Baltimore%20Colts%20%281947-50%29%27%27%27%5Cn%7C%20nickname%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20coach%20%3D%5B%5BCecil%20Isbell%5D%5D%20%281947-49%29%3Cbr%3E%20%5B%5BWalter%20Driskill%5D%5D%20%281949%29%3Cbr%3E%5B%5BClem%20Crowe%5D%5D%20%281950%29%5Cn%7C%20manager%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20owner%20%3D%20%5B%5BAbraham%20Watner%5D%5D%20%281947-50%29%5Cn%7C%20Other%20League%20championships%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20AFL%201%20championships%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20mascot%20%3D%5Cn%7C%20website%20%3D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20Pre-modern%20NFL%20team%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>Baltimore Colts</b> were a professional <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20football%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20football%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20football%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team based in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%2C%20Maryland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%2C%20Maryland%7CBaltimore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maryland%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maryland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaryland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. The first team to bear the name <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Colts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Colts%20%28disambiguation%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%20Colts%20%28disambiguation%29%7CBaltimore%20Colts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts_(disambiguation)" title="Baltimore Colts (disambiguation)">Baltimore Colts</a>, they were members of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22All-America%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22All-America%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAll-America%20Football%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> (AAFC) from 1947–1949, and then joined the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22National%20Football%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Football%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Football%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for one season before folding. In 1953 they were replaced by a new franchise that revived the Baltimore Colts name; this team is now the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Colts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Colts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndianapolis%20Colts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>. </p> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BNavbuttons%20-%20Players%20Images%20Seasons%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Navbuttons%20-%20Players%20Images%20Seasons%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <hr /> <center data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"> <table data-rte-style="padding-top: 10px; 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After playing a single disastrous season the Seahawks were confiscated by the league, and were purchased and reorganized by a group of businessmen as the Baltimore Colts. The new team struggled through the next three seasons, but managed to grow a sizable fan base in Baltimore. In 1949 the Colts were one of three AAFC teams, along with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Francisco%2049ers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, to be brought into the NFL following the AAFC-NFL merger. They played only during the 1950 season before financial pressures forced them to fold. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">History</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22All-America%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22All-America%20Football%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAll-America%20Football%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> had initially intended to place a team in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%2C%20Maryland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%2C%20Maryland%7CBaltimore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a> in its opening 1946 season, but its prospective owner, retired boxer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Tunney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Tunney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Tunney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="George Tunney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2VvcmdlX1R1bm5leT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">George Tunney</a>, was unable to secure a stadium deal.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3ECoenen%2C%20p.%20118.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" 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data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Failing in Baltimore, the league approved a bid by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Miami%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Miami%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMiami%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florida%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florida%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorida%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> football boosters to place its eighth team in that city, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Miami%20Seahawks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Miami%20Seahawks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMiami%20Seahawks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Miami_Seahawks" title="Miami Seahawks">Miami Seahawks</a> were born.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" 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data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> From the first the Seahawks were beset with problems: a weak team with a difficult schedule, they drew little fan support and accumulated debts of up to $350,000, which owner <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harvey%20Hester%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harvey%20Hester%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarvey%20Hester%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Harvey_Hester" title="Harvey Hester">Harvey Hester</a> could not afford to repay. League commissioner <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Crowley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Crowley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Crowley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Jim_Crowley" title="Jim Crowley">Jim Crowley</a> expropriated the franchise, and the AAFC covered its overdue travel and payroll costs.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DCoenen126%3ECoenen%2C%20p.%20126.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-Coenen126_2-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-Coenen126_2-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22125%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22126%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-Coenen126-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Five businessmen, led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Washington%2C%20D.C.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Washington%2C%20D.C.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWashington%2C%20D.C.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> attorney <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Robert%20D.%20Rodenburg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Robert%20D.%20Rodenburg%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRobert%20D.%20Rodenburg%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="Robert D. 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Rodenburg</a>, made a bid to purchase the Seahawk's assets and reform the franchise in Baltimore.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DCoenen126%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-Coenen126_2-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-Coenen126_2-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22131%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22132%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-Coenen126-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The AAFC quickly approved the deal, and the team was reorganized as the Baltimore Colts, a name chosen due to the city's long history of horse racing and breeding. Due to the club's inherited talent drought, the Colts were permitted to recruit a player from each of the AAFC's four strongest teams.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DCoenen126%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-Coenen126_2-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-Coenen126_2-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-0000000D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-Coenen126-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22137%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22138%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-Coenen126-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Nevertheless, the Colts struggled financially through the 1947 season, leading the owners to drop it.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3ECoenen%2C%20p.%20131.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000010-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000011-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22143%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22144%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Sensing a crisis the AAFC supplied the Colts and the league's two other weakest teams, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brooklyn%20Dodgers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brooklyn%20Dodgers%20%28AAFC%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrooklyn%20Dodgers%20%28AAFC%29%7CBrooklyn%20Dodgers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(AAFC)" title="Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chicago%20Rockets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chicago%20Rockets%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChicago%20Rockets%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Chicago_Rockets" title="Chicago Rockets">Chicago Rockets</a>, with superior players; the team found new ownership, but its financial crisis was not resolved.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3ECoenen%2C%20pp.%20131%5Cu2013132%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-4 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000013-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E5%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000014-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-4%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22149%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E5%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22150%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1948 both the AAFC and the NFL were struggling, and determined that the continued viability of professional football depended on a merger between the leagues. The leagues began negotiating a deal in which some AAFC teams would be brought into the NFL and the owners of others would be compensated for their interest. The Colts' owners insisted that their club be maintained in the merger, though their franchise was one of the weakest in the league. However, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Preston%20Marshall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Preston%20Marshall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Preston%20Marshall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">George Preston Marshall</a>, owner of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Washington%20Redskins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Washington%20Redskins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWashington%20Redskins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, initially refused to cooperate, as he felt a Baltimore team infringed on his market. Marshall finally relented in exchange for the Colts paying him $150,000 for the infringement. With this obstacle overcome, the merger was finalized, and the Colts, together with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Francisco%2049ers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, were brought into the NFL.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3ECoenen%2C%20pp.%20133%5Cu2013135.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-5" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-5 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000016-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E6%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5151523295debceb122c3a%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27af1339200c6a25-nowiki-00000017-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-5%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-5%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22155%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E6%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22156%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="#cite_note-5"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221950%20AAFC%20Dispersal%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221950%20AAFC%20Dispersal%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1950%20AAFC%20Dispersal%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/1950_AAFC_Dispersal_Draft" title="1950 AAFC Dispersal Draft">1950 AAFC Dispersal Draft</a>, the Colts restocked themselves primarily with players from the erstwhile <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Bills%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Bills%20%28AAFC%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuffalo%20Bills%20%28AAFC%29%7CBuffalo%20Bills%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_(AAFC)" title="Buffalo Bills (AAFC)">Buffalo Bills</a> AAFC team. The Bills were arguably a better choice for entry into the NFL; they were in a more isolated market, had stronger attendance and performed better on the field, but league owners (namely <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Halas%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Halas%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Halas%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">George Halas</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dan%20Reeves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dan%20Reeves%20%28NFL%20owner%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDan%20Reeves%20%28NFL%20owner%29%7CDan%20Reeves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(NFL_owner)" title="Dan Reeves (NFL owner)">Dan Reeves</a>) blocked the Bills' entry into the NFL. (The Bills were not the same as the modern <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Bills%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Bills%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuffalo%20Bills%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> franchise, which joined the NFL in 1970.) The Colts were nominally part of the "National Conference;" however, unlike the other twelve teams, Baltimore was scheduled as a "swing team" and played every team in the NFL over the course of the 1950 season (whereas the other twelve teams played a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22double%20round%20robin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22double%20round%20robin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdouble%20round%20robin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="Double round robin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRG91YmxlX3JvdW5kX3JvYmluP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">double round robin</a> schedule in their conference plus one crossover game with the opposing conference and a game with Baltimore). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Despite the addition of the Bills players, the Colts struggled through the 1950 season, ending with a record of 1-11-0. Facing a financial crisis, Colts owner <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Abraham%20Watner%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Abraham%20Watner%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAbraham%20Watner%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="Abraham Watner (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWJyYWhhbV9XYXRuZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Abraham Watner</a> sold the team and its player contracts back to the NFL for $50,000, and the team officially folded. Still, however, fan support continued in many quarters; notably, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Colts%27%20Marching%20Band%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Colts%27%20Marching%20Band%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%20Colts%27%20Marching%20Band%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="Baltimore Colts' Marching Band (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmFsdGltb3JlX0NvbHRzJTI3X01hcmNoaW5nX0JhbmQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Baltimore Colts' Marching Band</a> remained intact after the team folded (it has survived to the present day, and is now known as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%27s%20Marching%20Ravens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%27s%20Marching%20Ravens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%27s%20Marching%20Ravens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore%27s_Marching_Ravens" title="Baltimore's Marching Ravens">Baltimore's Marching Ravens</a>) and a Baltimore Colts <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22fan%20club%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22fan%20club%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfan%20club%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="Fan club (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmFuX2NsdWI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">fan club</a> continued to operate. Three years later a new franchise, also named the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Colts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Colts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndianapolis%20Colts%7CBaltimore%20Colts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>, came to Baltimore. This team relocated to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indianapolis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indianapolis%2C%20Indiana%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndianapolis%2C%20Indiana%7CIndianapolis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indiana%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indiana%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndiana%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> in 1984, and was renamed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Colts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Colts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndianapolis%20Colts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>. The supporting groups, including the fan club and marching band remained, however, again working to revive a team in Baltimore. In 1996, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Ravens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Ravens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%20Ravens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> were formed from the players and staff of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Browns%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCleveland%20Browns%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, and these former Baltimore Colts' groups became affiliated with the Ravens. The Baltimore Colts name was briefly revived in 1994 when the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Canadian%20Football%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Canadian%20Football%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCanadian%20Football%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> created a Baltimore-based expansion team of that name; however, following a lawsuit from the NFL the name was changed to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Stallions%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Baltimore%20Stallions%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBaltimore%20Stallions%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Baltimore_Stallions" title="Baltimore Stallions">Baltimore Stallions</a>. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">First round draft picks</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">AAFC </p> <ul><li>1947 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Elmer%20Madar%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Elmer%20Madar%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BElmer%20Madar%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Elmer_Madar" title="Elmer Madar">Elmer Madar</a> End Michigan </li><li>1948 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bobby%20Layne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bobby%20Layne%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBobby%20Layne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a> QB Texas </li><li>1949 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Sims%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Sims%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Sims%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" class="new" title="George Sims (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2VvcmdlX1NpbXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">George Sims</a> Back Baylor </li></ul> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">NFL </p> <ul><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221950%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221950%20NFL%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1950%20NFL%20Draft%7C1950%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/1950_NFL_Draft" title="1950 NFL Draft">1950</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adrian%20Burk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Adrian%20Burk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAdrian%20Burk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Adrian_Burk" title="Adrian Burk">Adrian Burk</a> QB Baylor </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Pro Football Hall of Famers</h2> <ul><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Blanda%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Blanda%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Blanda%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">George Blanda</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Art%20Donovan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Art%20Donovan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArt%20Donovan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Art Donovan</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Y.A.%20Tittle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Y.A.%20Tittle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BY.A.%20Tittle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" href="/wiki/Y.A._Tittle" title="Y.A. Tittle" class="mw-redirect">Y.A. Tittle</a> </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Notes</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Breflist%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22reflist%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2> <ul><li><span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-5151523295debceb122c3a" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcite%20book%20%7Ctitle%3D%20From%20Sandlots%20to%20the%20Super%20Bowl%3A%20the%20National%20Football%20League%2C%201920-1967%7Clast%3D%20Coenen%7Cfirst%3D%20Craig%20R.%20%7Cauthorlink%3D%20%7Ccoauthors%3D%20%7Cyear%3D%202005%7Cpublisher%3D%20University%20of%20Tennessee%20Press%7Clocation%3D%20%7Cisbn%3D%201572334479%7Cpage%3D%20%7Cpages%3D%20%7Curl%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fbooks.google.com%5C%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DDHBujbvNV1AC%26printsec%3Dfrontcover%26source%3Dgbs_ge_summary_r%26cad%3D0%23v%3Donepage%26q%26f%3Dfalse%7Caccessdate%3DOctober%201%2C%202010%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22cite%20book%20%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> </li></ul> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:2948 --> Loading editor Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) Sports clubs established in 1947 Sports clubs disestablished in 1950 Defunct National Football League teams All-America Football Conference Sports in Baltimore, Maryland Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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