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Baltimore Colts (1947–1950)

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365:, initially refused to cooperate. He considered Baltimore to be part of his home territory, and believed the Colts would infringe on his rights. Marshall finally relented in exchange for the Colts paying him $ 150,000. With this obstacle overcome, the merger was finalized, and the Colts were brought into the NFL. In order to improve the team's financial picture, ownership decided to have a businessman run the team in 1950 and selected Abraham Watner, the president of a Baltimore cemetery firm, to serve as president. Driskill remained on as the team's general manager. 224:, one of the charter franchises of the AAFC. After playing a single disastrous season, the Seahawks were seized by the league, and were purchased and reorganized by a group of businessmen as the Baltimore Colts. The new team struggled through the next three seasons, but managed to grow a sizable fan base in Baltimore. In 1949, the Colts were one of three AAFC teams, along with the 250: 38: 368:
The Bills were arguably a better choice for entry into the NFL; they were in a more isolated market, had stronger attendance and performed better on the field. The newly merged league's owners scheduled a second vote to add the Bills in order to balance the schedule. However, in those days, adding a
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Nevertheless, the Colts struggled financially through the 1947 season, leading the owners to walk away after the season. The team was little better on the field, winning only two games to finish in the Eastern Division basement. Sensing a crisis, the AAFC supplied its three weakest teams (the Colts,
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At the end of the season, the team was $ 350,000 in debt, including $ 80,000 in outstanding travel and payroll costs. This was well beyond Hester's ability to pay, and his boosters walked away upon realizing the extent of the debt. Hester was subsequently declared bankrupt, leaving AAFC Commissioner
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In 1948, both the AAFC and the NFL were struggling, and determined that the continued viability of professional football depended on a merger between the leagues. The leagues began negotiating a deal in which three AAFC teams would be brought into the NFL, and the owners of the others would be
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The Colts were nominally part of the "National Conference" along with the other eastern teams in the merged league, but unlike the other twelve teams, Baltimore was scheduled as a "swing team" and played every team in the NFL over the course of the 1950 season; the other twelve teams played a
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Facing a financial crisis, Colts president Abraham Watner sold the team and its player contracts back to the NFL for $ 50,000, and the team officially folded. Despite this, fan support continued in many quarters: notably, the team's marching band and fan club remained intact.
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attorney Robert D. Rodenburg, made a bid to purchase the Seahawks' assets and use them to start a new team in Baltimore. The AAFC quickly approved the deal, and the team was reorganized as the Baltimore Colts, a name chosen due to the city's long history of
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was the only AAFC owner who was not a millionaire. The season saw them play seven of their first eight games on the road, and combined with a very poor team, the Seahawks drew a total of 49,151 fans to their seven home games.
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Even with more talent the Colts were barely competitive on the field in 1948. However, the Eastern Division was rather poor that year; none of its four teams tallied a winning record. The Colts tied for first with the
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It initially appeared that the Bills would be the third team in the merger. However, the Colts' owners pressed to be included in the Bills' place, even though they were one of the weakest teams in the league, but
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president R. C. Embry, but its financial crisis was not resolved. Embry stepped down as president after the season and was succeeded by general manager
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with a 7–7 record, and lost the division championship playoff to the Bills. The team then regressed in 1949, finishing dead last with a 1–11 record.
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and breeding. Due to the club's inherited talent drought, the Colts were permitted to recruit a player from each of the AAFC's four strongest teams.
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had initially intended to place a team in Baltimore in its opening 1946 season, but this fell through as its prospective owner, retired boxer
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The Seahawks problems included being in the second-smallest market in the NFL or AAFC (ahead of only Green Bay), while Seahawks owner
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Despite the addition of the Bills players, the Colts struggled through the 1950 season, ending with a record of 1–11–0.
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persuaded two other clubs to vote with them in blocking the merger. (The Bills were not the same team as the modern
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schedule in their conference, plus one crossover game with the opposing conference and a game with Baltimore.
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As of 2024, this is the last time the NFL has outright contracted a franchise. The following year, the
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Baltimore Colts 1949 Press, Radio and Television Guide (information on page 4).
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Index

Baltimore Colts (NFL)
Baltimore Colts logo
Baltimore, Maryland
All-America Football Conference
National Football League
National Conference
Miami Seahawks
Cecil Isbell
Walter Driskill
Clem Crowe
Jack Espey
Al Ennis
Memorial Stadium
American football
Baltimore, Maryland
bear the name
All-America Football Conference
National Football League
1984
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
Cleveland Browns
AAFC–NFL merger

Y. A. Tittle
All-America Football Conference
Gene Tunney
Miami
boosters

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