1. PowerPoint Presentation Tiffany Kendall
Indianapolis Colts
PowerPoint Presentation
Tiffany Kendall

2. Colts History
1946 – The bankrupt Miami Seahawks were purchased and relocated to Baltimore, Massachusetts
1946 – They were renamed “Colts” as a result of a contest in Baltimore won by Charles Evans
1951 – The franchise was dissolved by the NFL because of its bad financial condition

3. 1953 – As a result of fulfilling a challenge of selling 15,000 season tickets in six weeks, the Colts were reestablished in the NFL
1953 – The Dallas franchise was moved to Baltimore, keeping the blue and white Dallas colors but changing its name to the Colts
1958 – The Colts won their first Western Division Title
1958 – The Colts beat the New York Giants to win the World Title

4. 1963 – Don Shula became head coach
1968 – The Colts lost Super Bowl III to the New York Jets
1969 – The NFL merger placed the Baltimore Colts in the American Football Conference
1971 – The Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V
1972 – Robert Irsay acquired the Baltimore Colts
1975 – Ted Marchibroda became head coach

5. 1983 – In the first round of the NFL draft, the Colts selected John Elway, but subsequently traded him to Denver for offensive tackle Chris Hinton, quarterback Mark Herrmann, and Denver’s first round choice in the 1983 draft
1984 – Robert Irsay moved the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis
1997 – Bill Polian was named president
1998 – Peyton Manning was drafted
2002 – Tony Dungy became head coach

6. Current Offensive Starters
Peyton Manning, QB
Dominic Rhodes, RB
Marvin Harrison, WR
Reggie Wayne, WR
Dallas Clark, TE
Ben Utecht, TE
Ryan Diem, RT
Jake Scott, RG
Jeff Saturday, C
Ryan Lilja, LG
Tarik Glenn, LT

7. Current Defensive Starters
Robert Mathis, LE
Anthony McFarland, LT
Raheem Brock, RT
Dwight Freeney, RE
Gilbert Gardner, LLB
Gary Brackett, MLB
Cato June, RLB
Nick Harper, LCB
Jason David, RCB
Antoine Bethea, SS
Bob Sanders, FS

8. Colts Players Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Raymond Berry
Art Donovan
Ted Hendricks
John Mackey
Gino Marchetti
Lenny Moore
Jim Parker
John Unitas
Weeb Ewbank
Don Shula

9. 2006 Schedule New York Giants, W 26-21 Houston Texans, W 43-24
Jacksonville Jaguars, W 21-14
New York Jets, W 31-28
Tennessee Titans, W 14-13
Washington Redskins, W 36-22
Denver Broncos, W 34-31
New England Patriots, W 27-20
Buffalo Bills, W 17-16
Dallas Cowboys, L 14-21
Philadelphia Eagles, W 45-21
Tennessee Titans, L 17-20
Jacksonville Jaguars, L 17-44
Cincinnati Bengals, December 18
Houston Texans, December 24
Miami Dolphins, December 31