Top 50 Indianapolis Colts
The Baltimore Colts first took the field in 1953 following the collapse of the Dallas Texans, most of whom joined the new team in the Mid-Atlantic Coast.The late 50’s were good to Baltimore, as they would win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959. They would win a third one in 1968, though that is one best forgotten. This was the year that they lost Super Bowl III to the New York Jets thus rendering the ’68 NFL Title essentially meaningless.
Baltimore would however rebound two years later and win Super Bowl V.
The team would controversially relocate to Indianapolis prior to the 1984 season however for years they were not a bona fide Super Bowl contender for years…until Peyton Manning was drafted.
Manning would take the Colts to two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLI and providing the first title following the move to Indianapolis.
This list is up to the end of the 2022 regular season.
Note: Football lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics and post-season accolades.
A product of the University of Iowa, Tight End, Dallas Clark was viewed by many as the prefect fit for the offensive system of the Indianapolis Colts. Those prognosticators were not mistaken as Clark would set multiple records for a Colts Tight End and help Indianapolis win the Super Bowl. Overall, Clark would tally nearly 5,000 Yards and was a…
Darius Leonard was a beast at South Carolina State, winning the MEAC Defensive Player in the Year in both 2016 and 2017. The Linebacker may have played at a small school, but he was noticed and was the Indianapolis Colts gladly took him in the Second Round. Leonard, who was given the nickname of “Maniac” by his teammates, had one of…
We can hear the anger from some of you now. Eric Dickerson, the Hall of Fame Running Back was not exactly the model player in terms of behavior as suspensions, attitude and decline certainly made him less of a player than he was with the Los Angeles Rams. Still, this is a player who won the Rushing Title as a…
There are many forgotten players in the history of the NFL, which needless to say is the case for many an NFL team. This is especially true if that franchise relocates.
Bubba Smith would become more known for his acting career (notably as Hightower in the Police Academy movies) but for many in Baltimore he is best known as the gargantuan defender who helped the Colts win Super Bowl V. Smith was the first overall draft pick in 1967 and his five year run also saw him make the Pro Bowl…
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990, Ted Hendricks was with the Baltimore Colts for the first third of this career. Hendricks would win his first of four Super Bowls with Baltimore (Super Bowl V) and went to three Pro Bowls with the team. Hendricks, the Strong Side Linebacker had 11 picks for the Colts. He would later be…
Duane Bickett would win the AP defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 1985 and follow that up with a Pro Bowl nod in ’87. Bickett was a starter immediately for the Colts and he would accumulate over 50 Quarterback Sacks for the organization.
From the Marines to the NFL, Gene Lipscomb had a strange road to the National Football League, as not only was he undrafted out of college, he didn’t play in one. Lipscomb would break in the Los Angeles Rams, but a trade to the Colts saw him hit his apex, where he would not only help the team win two…
Known mostly for at one time holding the longest Field Goal (56 Yards) in NFL history, Bert Rechichar should probably be known more for being a three-time Pro Bowl Safety who was a punishing tackler. Rechichar recorded 24 Interceptions for Baltimore and was also a top kick returner in the league. This is definitely one of those players who you…
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Undrafted from Rutgers, Bill Pellington would be an excellent sign for the Baltimore Colts as he would play 141 Games starting all but one of them at Linebacker. His peers would regard Pellington as one of the most vicious players in the game, and he would accumulate 21 Interceptions, an excellent tally for his position. A member of Baltimore's two…
Perhaps we are letting sentiment get in the way here, but Buddy Young was a major part of the early history of the Colts franchise. Young was already with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference where he was one of the first African-Americans to play Professional Football. Following the folding of the Yankees, he went to the…