Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Baltimore Colts for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The 1970s was an up-and-down decade for the Baltimore Colts. After a disappointing 8–5–1 record in 1969, Head Coach Don Shula left to coach the Miami Dolphins and was replaced by Don McCafferty. After the NFL and AFL merger, the Colts were one of three NFL teams to start the 1970 season in the AFC. … Read more
Baltimore professional football history is like a good soap opera; heroes to love and villains to hate, lots of drama, high highs, low lows, intricate plots, drama, rascals that provide necessary humor, and did I mention drama. Yes indeed, Charm City has been blessed and cursed by the mythical professional football gods and now stands … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl III, the Third AFL-NFL World Championship Game, between the NFL champion Baltimore Colts and the AFL champion New York Jets. This game was played on January 12, 1969, at the Miami Orange Bowl. As discussed last week, Super Bowls II & III are the only Super Bowls played back-to-back at … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about the 1967 Baltimore Colts, a team that won 11 games, lost only once, and tied twice, and believe it or not…they didn’t make the playoffs. One could argue this team could have outpaced multiple Super Bowl winners during the era. This article is also a podcast from the Football … Read more
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in U.S. history and Pro Football was not immune to the decade’s upturn of tradition. As war in Southeast Asia, civil unrest at home and political assassinations rocked the nation, professional football struggled to attract fans. While some players fought for civil rights and others fought overseas, the ideological … Read more