Are the Baltimore Colts and Indianapolis Colts the same team?

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Are the Baltimore Colts and Indianapolis Colts the same team?​

The NFL treats the Baltimore Colts and the Indianapolis Colts (including logos, history, and records) as one continuous franchise from 1953 to the present. Despite this, many former Baltimore Colts players, led by Johnny Unitas, disowned the Colts franchise after the move to Indianapolis, instead choosing to remain loyal to the City of Baltimore.
Who was the last player to play for the Baltimore Colts?
Punter Rohn Stark was the last active NFL player who played for the Colts while in Baltimore, retiring after the 1997 NFL season. Stark is also the only player to play for the Baltimore Colts and against the Baltimore Ravens (no player ever played for both the Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens).

What happened to the Colts Marching Band after they left Baltimore?​

After the Colts left Baltimore in 1984, the “Colts Marching Band” stuck together and still practiced. They assembled and played at an empty Memorial Stadium every Sunday that the Colts had a home game in Indianapolis.
Why did Robert Irsay sell the Colts to Baltimore?
Robert Irsay had owned the Colts since 1972. He wanted a better stadium deal with the City of Baltimore plus extensive renovations since Memorial Stadium was an aged facility built in 1921. The stadium was considered to be the ashcan of the NFL. And he wanted the city to pay for the improvements to which they offered little to his demands.

The football team concluded its inaugural season before a record Baltimore crowd of 51,583 by losing to the New York Yankees, 21–7. The Colts finished with a 2–11–1 record, good for a fourth-place finish in the Eastern Division of the A.A.F.C. The Colts completed the 1948 season with a 7–8 record, tying the Buffalo Bills for the division title.
Why is the Baltimore Ravens called the Baltimore Colts?
The team was named for Baltimore’s history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL).

How long did it take Baltimore to re-enter the NFL?​

After two seasons without professional football, NFL Commissioner Bert Bell challenged the City of Baltimore under Mayor Thomas L. J. D’Alesandro Jr., in December 1952 to sell 15,000 season tickets within six weeks in order to re-enter the NFL. That 15,000-ticket quota was reached in just four weeks and three days.
What happened to the Colts in Shula’s second season?
In Shula’s second season the Colts compiled a 12–2 record, but lost 27–0 to the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship. In 1965 the Colts played the Green Bay Packers in a playoff to determine who would go to the NFL Championship game.

Are the Baltimore Colts part of the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor?​

These former players embraced the new Baltimore Ravens franchise when it arrived in Baltimore in 1996. The Ravens do claim the history of the Baltimore Colts as part of their own and have added the Baltimore Colt Hall of Famers to the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor.