Indianapolis Colts (English: Indianapolis Colts), sometimes referred to as the Indianapolis Colts. is a professional American football team located in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are currently a member of the Southern Division of the National Football League.
In 1953, the team was founded as the Baltimore Colts. The team won a total of 4 championships, including 2 National Football League championships and 2 Super Bowl championships. One of the Super Bowl championships was in Indianapolis. The other three championships were won under the name of Baltimore Colts.
Before the start of the 1970 season, in response to the expansion plan of the major league merger, the team, along with the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, moved to the American League to compete.
The history of this team can be traced back to December 28, 1946. When the silver-green New York Yankees team of the National Football League went bankrupt, Bob Rodenberg purchased the team and established it. It is housed in Baltimore. However, many fans voted for "Colts" to reflect Baltimore's famous history of horse breeding and racing. As a result, "Colts" became the new name of the team; in 1946, it was established together with the AAFC league and participated in the competition. At the end of the 1949 season, the AAFC and NFL leagues merged, and the Colts were disbanded, until 1953 The team was reorganized again in 1949 and joined the NFL to start playing, but the AAFC-related records from 1946 to 1949 chose not to be inherited.
On the night of March 28, 1984, without the approval of the Maryland General Assembly, the team owner secretly moved the team to Indianapolis [1] and changed its name to the Indianapolis Colts, which it still uses today; The Colts have been owned by Robert Irsay since 1972; in 2018, the team's market value was US$2.375 billion, ranking 35th among the top 50 teams in the world, and also ranked first in the NFL. Ranked 20th.