Way Back Wednesday: Goodbye to the Baltimore Colts

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4 жыл бұрын

This Saturday, March 28th, will mark 36 years since the Baltimore Colts packed up and left town in the middle of the night. Jamie remembers that fateful night, and all the emotions fans went through afterwards just trying to get football back in Baltimore.

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@colonelrobertsjr.7882 3 жыл бұрын

When a team leaves a city, the fans are never going to get over that!! At least Baltimore got a USFL Championship, Grey Cup, and Two Super Bowls after the Colts left town.

@Classicrocker6119 2 жыл бұрын

I often wonder if John Elway’s refusal to join the Colts after being chosen by them in the 1983 draft had a role in their leaving Baltimore.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, besides Cleveland John Elway put a curse on Baltimore

@Anglovox 7 ай бұрын

No...but he was wise enough to recognize the TOXIC nature of The Irsay Ownership.

@reidboggs4344 Ай бұрын

Well the city trying to seize the team away from Orsay probably had more to do with it.

@lisafrankel6101 3 жыл бұрын

I will never get over it Jamie you're not the only one my friend.

@jonstefanik9400 Жыл бұрын

I'm not from Baltimore, nor am I a Colts fan but those images from 1984 are surreal. I remember those cars, the way those Mayflower trucks looked, those haircuts on those blue collar people. I was 6 years old at the time, almost 7 but I remember. I also understand that woodsy area of where the complex is in Owings Mills has been built up with shops and restaurants.

@rockvilleraven Жыл бұрын

It’s now the site of the Football and Lacrosse stadium for Division 3 Stevenson University. The Stars did move there while the USFL Lawsuit was being appealed, the should have moved when they were moving to Baltimore so they would have had a presence in the Baltimore area.

@richbernstein6661 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for the video. I was in high school, living off route 32 in Sykesville. I never realized it until watching your video that they probably drove right last my house that morning. I was not a huge fa. But never could support them Indianapolis… until Peyton Manning. He was and is such a nice guy and he had nothing to do with the Colts when they were in Baltimore.. I moved to Pa a few years later so never developed a fondness for the Ravens.. now I’d have to say I just like watching the best team win. Thanks again

@PocketC00KIE 3 жыл бұрын

And the Ravens..... did the exact same thing to Cleveland that the Colts did to Baltimore. At least they left the history and the name for Cleveland

@rockvilleraven 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong, Modell was forced to do this as part of an out of court settlement with Cleveland to get out of his lease there

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

When they moved, I knew somehow they weren't going to be called the Baltimore Browns

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

@@rockvilleraven True!!!

@slashx86 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is why I had to watch this as a Cleveland Browns fan. How could football fans in Baltimore experience this and then be ok with doing it to another city a decade later.

@acharleyhorse1 11 ай бұрын

Here's the difference: Baltimore tried to gfet a team when the NFL added two teams. They had the best offer on the table. The NFL awarded the franchises to Charlotte and Jacksonville. Jacsonville over Baltimore!. Tagliabue had a snide remark, and said Baltimore should use the money to build a museum. The only option left was to entice another team. Cleveland was awarded a team right away, and was able to keep the name and history. Why didn't the NFL do that for Baltimore? If they did not do that for Cleveland, they most likely woulds have tried to entice a team to move there.

@stephaniegormley9982 2 ай бұрын

I'm not old enough to remember this but my dad is. He still mistakenly refers to them as the 'Baltimore Colts'....and we're from Michigan.

@annapolismike 7 ай бұрын

I followed the Colts since '56. Used to sit by the radio withy Dad and Thompson would say, "The Colts are moving left to right on your radio dial". The Colts were totally in my heart. Follow the Steelers until the Stallions came to town. Do I love the Ravens? When the love of your life leaves you, you don't commit to the same level to the next that comes along.

@robertadams5107 Жыл бұрын

I still have a article from the newspaper of that day my father called me at work he was retired at the time he also was one of the original season ticket holders in 1953 when I got that call at work in the office my friend Al in the office said what's wrong my father just told me the Colts moved out of town he let me go home and I was talking with my father it was a horrible day to this day I still hate SOB's thanks for the video

@gregorypower9385 Жыл бұрын

You know what really really hurt me when they did that to see Schaefer crying man that hurt my heart man cuz he was a big part of Baltimore and to see him crown I get mad really hurt my heart broken into 💔💔💔

@gregorypower9385 Жыл бұрын

I miss the colts yes I do miss saying Baltimore colts yes but we got the Ravens so that's a good thing still in the NFL thank you Schaefer modell's thank you for giving us the Ravens ❤️

@dvferyance 6 ай бұрын

But you stole them from Cleveland.

@ralphstevens2776 11 ай бұрын

I was a teenager when the Colts left. I was upset they left town In the middle of the night. I was a fan of the 49ers still am but I followed the colts but when they left I said no more. I was glad when Baltimore got the Ravens I was happy. I do follow the Ravens.

@rwcobbs 6 ай бұрын

I m in Indianapolis and was shocked to looked down at newspaper as I was leaving hooks drugstore that Colts moved to Indy, it was hard to believe it

@BrianLennon-jk6rj 8 ай бұрын

Remember this day....like it was yesterday....was a sophomore in high school....was mad school was not canceled because of the snow....it was weird....nobody talked about it in school....i was so upset i walked out of school around 12 noon and walked home....i lived 2 miles from school....did not drive yet...

@erinmcg8716 4 жыл бұрын

Memories

@rockvilleraven 2 жыл бұрын

Charlotte got a team because the NFL does business with Bank of America which has its headquarters there.

@notredameandcoltsfan Жыл бұрын

The Colts NFL teams belongs in Indianapolis, IN

@justaskmike4602 5 ай бұрын

Baltimore should have been allowed to keep the name, records etc. We got screwed

@robertmurdock1848 5 күн бұрын

Why? No other franchise had left their history behind. The only teams leaving names behind or changing them , usually were only in a city for a year or two. St Louis Browns being the only long term pre-expansion team I can think of , before the Colts move. The Browns only left their history behind , due to a lawsuit.

@josephmcfarland8442 Жыл бұрын

I drove by the stadium site, ultimately I knew we would get something we did get screwed.

@Bacalao2929 Жыл бұрын

Some people say it never been about the Colts because the team can be replaced it’s Johnny Unitas legacy my autograph was Bert Jones outside Shea Stadium while I was at the game I as Colts walked off the field One of the Colts players covered with mud, and blood fingered the whole crowd ,

@dariowiter3078 2 жыл бұрын

That Colts secretary is cute! I do share her feelings of the time of what had just happened; absolutely disgusting what the team did to Baltimore fans that day. 🏈💔😞

@phillipsortino 2 жыл бұрын

It was stupid Mayor Schaefer’s fault the Colt’s snuck out of town . People forget Schaefer threatened to take the Colt’s via the eminent domain clause .I would have left sooner than Irsay.

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

You’re right about that!!!

@acharleyhorse1 11 ай бұрын

It was the General Assembly that voted on Emminent Domain. It was a last ditch effort, as Irsay was going to move the team anyway. Irsay was a drunken idiot, who was difficult to deal with. He would agree to something one day, and deny he did the next.

@DGNYY27 10 ай бұрын

What a phenomenal Balmer accent

@fairfaxcat1312 4 жыл бұрын

Costello doesn’t have quite enough enthusiasm. How many cups of coffee did he drink before he went in front of the camera for this?

@adamdorgant9454 4 жыл бұрын

Fairfaxcat I was thinking the same thing!!!!

@michaelzivanovich2061 10 ай бұрын

At age 9 this broke my heart...could NEVER let myself become a Raven fan though..lost a lot of respect for Baltimore, as the essentially did to Cleveland, what had been done to them...Steelers all the way!

@crosstatt7441 10 ай бұрын

Baltimore should have not tried to get another city’s team. I think Al Lerner should’ve started the team who is now the Browns there.

@akahaney1 3 жыл бұрын

When the state says that they are going to steal your team what else could he do?

@rockvilleraven Жыл бұрын

I blame on the Emmint Domain bill the Maryland politicians signed. Bob Irsay listened to the Colts legal council and called Mayflower ASAP

@mikevanriel7573 Жыл бұрын

Before Art Modell moved the Browns from Cleveland, the NFL didn’t want to go back to Baltimore.

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

Is that Right?

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Because of their stadium issues which goes back to when Rosenbloom was the owner

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelleroy9281 True!!!

@rockvilleraven Жыл бұрын

@@adamdorgant9454 If Modell stayed in Cleveland, then Mike Brown was going to move the Bengals to Baltimore, The Glaziers used Baltimore as leverage to Raymond James Stadium built.

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

@@rockvilleraven Is that Right?

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

There never were no " new" Colts like that one fan said

@adamdorgant9454 Жыл бұрын

You’re right about that!!!

@jackmiller-johnston8689 2 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed that an eminent domain is even allowed to exist in the States. No wonder, Irsay moved out when and how he did. If you're going to document history, you tell the whole truth

@torgman Жыл бұрын

That wasn't the attorney, drving off in a Chevy hatchback.

@MondoMiami 4 ай бұрын

2:07 Selma Bouvier

@jefferyrobertson7520 2 жыл бұрын

It Was So Sad That Baltimore Don't Have NFL Teams Because Colts Moved to Indianapolis From 1984 To 1993 🏈☺

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

1984 through 1995 the Ravens came in 1996

@BaltimoreColt 2 жыл бұрын

Worst case ever of stolen identity. At the very least, the name should have remained in Baltimore. Irsay did promise to return the name when and if Baltimore were to ever land another team either by expansion or relocation. The Browns move to Baltimore. The name stays in Cleveland. Modell asks Irsay for the Colts name. Irsay asks for a ridiculous amount of money. Doesn't get it. Baltimore gets a new identity. Indianapolis retains Baltimore's previous identity.

@jonstefanik9400 Жыл бұрын

Isray was a snake.

@Anglovox 7 ай бұрын

I CAN'T watch this. It's TOO GUT WRENCHING!

@crosstatt7441 10 ай бұрын

It’s all a big mess!

@adamdorgant9454 4 жыл бұрын

Looking back on it now, Baltimore Deserved to lose the Colts, and why, The City of Baltimore no longer supported the team, and also, because Baltimore was stupid enough not to build a new stadium for the Colts, no wonder they moved to Indianapolis!!

@josephkelley8297 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you!👍

@CasiodorusRex 3 жыл бұрын

We got a new team and two Superbowls since then.

@adamdorgant9454 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephkelley8297 Thanks, and reading about it right now, Baltimore did in fact deserve to Lose the Colts!!!

@acharleyhorse1 3 жыл бұрын

They tried to negotiate with Irsay, but he was an unreasonable drunk. He would promise something one day, and go back back on it the next. he GM, Accorsi, said he had to talk to Irsay before noon, because he was usually drunk by then. Eminent Domain was a last ditch effort to prevent the inevitable.

@bgraham928 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamdorgant9454 I can understand that on the surface it may seem that Baltimore deserved to lose the Colts in that they wouldn't build the stadium and Indianapolis did. But I can sympathize with the Baltimore fans in that they really had no control over the situation. And in terms of public relations, Bob Irsay's conduct was a disaster. By lying to the media and public he made himself look like the bad guy.

@crowtservo 2 жыл бұрын

They moved when I was 2. They’ll always be the Indianapolis Colts to me.

@nonny0929 2 жыл бұрын

Same here… I was 4

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

I was 29 , Memorial Stadium just wasn't good enough for an NFL team anymore, should have done something about the stadium situation back in the 70's

@notredameandcoltsfan Жыл бұрын

Same

@raywilson7838 5 ай бұрын

Same lol I’m from Indy and didn’t even know this. (I’m 20 so it makes sense 😂).

@obieacres4676 6 ай бұрын

O you screwed another city to get yours.

@kmac1766 Жыл бұрын

Johnny U

@Alcochaser 3 жыл бұрын

For those in Baltimore, send me a message, I will get you a Hogan's Mayflower t-shirt.

@stanleygoss5922 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand. Please elaborate.

@rockvilleraven 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t you mean a Glendenning's Mayflower t-shirt? Hogan had nothing to with it.

@Alcochaser 2 жыл бұрын

@@rockvilleraven Hogan is the current owner of the Mayflower franchise in Indianapolis

@rockvilleraven 2 жыл бұрын

@@Alcochaser Also after the fact, Mayflower moved the Baltimore Stars to Owings Mills, but it was after the USFL's $1.00 lawsuit damage victory.

@rickanderson549 Жыл бұрын

Ravens will never be the Colts to me

@kalel311superman9 3 жыл бұрын

imagine Baltimore Jaguars or Baltimore panthers

@bgraham928 3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the Baltimore Cardinals.

@rockvilleraven 2 жыл бұрын

@@bgraham928 Batlimore Raiders, Baltimore Bengals, one station had a BBFL, Baltimore Bound Football League.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Not to mention, those names would never be used in Baltimore if they got a team in that expansion

@Thegod_of_memes 2 ай бұрын

Jim Irsay > Rbert Irsay

@brianeverman5368 4 ай бұрын

Love my colts and love my city of Indianapolis and love to show off colts stuff in maryland

@thehaughtcorner 5 күн бұрын

They are BALTIMORE's Colts!

@ralphstevens2776 10 ай бұрын

They snuck out of Baltimore like cowards in the middle of the night. This is why I hate the Colts.

@lonniestephens6254 2 жыл бұрын

The Colts nfl team belonged in Baltimore, MD.

@1notredamefightingirishfan12 Жыл бұрын

Not anymore

@kevinmatulonis 6 ай бұрын

You stole the browns..screw Baltimore

@timtreece-hk2gy Ай бұрын

Why does this not mention the fact that Baltimore started Imminent Domain proceedings to take the team from Irsay? They left him with no choice. They could have taken the team from him the very next day if he hadn't slipped out in the middle of the night. Irsay couldn't take that chance. Baltimore has nobody to blame but themselves

@rickanderson549 Жыл бұрын

u stole Clevelands team just like they stole the colts

@mikeheffner1895 9 ай бұрын

But the Brown history was given to Cleveland before they left. Baltimore didn't get their history. Jim Brown a Cleveland Brown not a Raven. But all the old colts are Indianapolis Colts. That's what is the difference.

@kevinmatulonis 6 ай бұрын

John elway didn't come to Baltimore because who the hell wants to play in Baltimore

@johnweber6076 9 ай бұрын

NO WAY I will ever acknowledge the Ravens, You have a team absolutely stolen from another city, A statue of a double murderer in front of your stadium and they had the guile to put it next to a statue of John Unitas. Then, they absolutely stole the Colt's fight song and just changed the words, then they went to Wembley Stadium in London and knelt for our National Anthem while they stood at attention for "God save the Queen". Knelt for the same flag that my dad shed blood for in WWII and my son shed blood for in Afghanistan. Yeah, keep YOUR Ravens, I'll pass.