The Colts left baltimore?

Question

okay so i know that the colts usesd to be baltimores team but then they left... When?? like what year?
Also Why How come they didnt tell
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Answer 1

Ya in the middle of the night. Pretty funny.

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"By early 1984, Irsay threatened to move the team unless Baltimore city officials helped pay for a new stadium and other concessions. Despite numerous public announcements that he would not move the Colts out of Baltimore, and the Maryland legislature threatening to give the city of Baltimore the right to seize the team by eminent domain, Irsay secretly negotiated with Indianapolis to move the team. The Indiana capital agreed to give the team a $12.5 million loan, a $4 million training complex, and the use of the Hoosier Dome [1]. After signing the agreement, Mayflower Transit trucks rolled into the team's training complex in the wee hours of March 28. Workers then packed and shipped the team's offices and equipment to Indianapolis.

The move triggered a flurry of legal activity that ended when representatives of Baltimore and the Colts organization reached a settlement on March 1986 in which all lawsuits regarding the relocation would be dismissed, and the Colts would endorse a new NFL team for Baltimore. [2] Nonetheless, most of the prominent old-time Colts (many of whom had settled in the Baltimore area) were so outraged at how Baltimore had been treated that they cut all ties to the relocated team. Unitas, for instance, asked the Hall of Fame on numerous occasions to remove his display unless it was listed as belonging to the Baltimore Colts. Many former Colts players actively worked to bring the NFL back to Baltimore.

Several years later on November 6, 1995, Browns owner Art Modell announced his intention to move his Browns team to Baltimore. The decision also triggered a flurry of legal activity. Modell originally intended to take the Browns name with him to Baltimore. However, many Baltimore fans, remembering the events of 1984, sympathized with the hostility Modell faced in Cleveland. To this day, many Baltimore fans feel that Irsay stole Baltimore's football history when he moved the Colts. By the same token, they felt that Modell would be stealing Cleveland's football history if he called his team the "Baltimore Browns." Finally, representatives of both cities and the NFL reached a settlement on February 9, 1996. It stipulated that the Browns' name, colors, and history of the franchise were to remain in Cleveland. A reactivated Cleveland Browns team would then begin play in 1999. Modell would be allowed to take his players and organization to Baltimore, but it would be technically regarded as an expansion team. However, the Irsay family did not grant the city of Baltimore the rights to the Colts' name or colors. Therefore, the new team was named the Ravens after a fan vote."

Answer 2

First Game Played: September 27, 1953
Last Game Played December 18, 1983
Moved to Indianapolis in 1984
December 18th 1983 the Colts had played their final game in Baltimore. Almost after the season ending win at Memorial Stadium; Colts owner Robert Irsay began talking to other cities about moving the club. On February 13th he toured the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts also spoke to officials in Phoenix, as the Maryland legislature tried to use eminent domain laws to force the franchise to remain in Maryland. On March 28th Phoenix dropped out of the bidding, at Irsay called up officials in Indiana saying he was on the way. However, he kept the move secret until just after midnight when by cover of darkness on a cold snowy night he used Mayflower moving trucks to pack up the Colts offices, and relocate them in Indianapolis. By the time anyone realized what had happened it was too late to stop. The NFL feeling they could not win in court did not fight the move, as Maryland put up a futile fight before the Colts agreed to support Baltimore getting an expansion team. The city of Baltimore would fail in several attempts at landing a NFL franchise, and even entered the CFL, before landing a new NFL franchise named the Ravens in 1996. However, the Irsay family would not relinquish the name Colts, as they once promised. Many Colt legends were angered by the move including legendary QB Johnny Unitas who refused to acknowledge the franchise for the rest of his life.

Answer 3

In 1999 the Colts moved to Indianapolis because of money, and yes this was announced. So the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Ravens because of the loyal fans. But Cleveland still wanted a team and were willing to give big money so another Cleveland Browns team was made. Its kind of confusing but thats how it happened.