European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saw the trucks lined up. I left a cold Chilli jus an absolute revulsion loftier said i Felt sick. They were Iho first legitimate big time thing to happen in this town. They made m More than a Way station Between Philadelphia and Washington in 1959 when the Colls played the nil title Gam eat memorial stadium it was the Center of Iho football universe hey the babe Ruth of football John Unitas played Here Baltimore s loss was Indianapolis gain for Colts Mike Westhoff employees going to Indianapolis it was a new Start. Davo Filar the team s purchasing administrator said i really like in out Marly Heckscher the team s video director is a Ballimore Kalivo his sister is Baltimore Sun columnist Laura Charles bul he would t consider moving Back Tho Cost of living is a lot cheaper Here he said. I know what the property values Art in Tia Limore i 1 Conj Len 1 get a town House in waverly1 for what i paid for. A Nice House to she country the move apparently is too sensitive a topic for some in the Colls Hierarchy to discuss alter Craig Kelloy. The team s Public relations director by can aware interviews wore being conducted he said interview requests with Colls personnel should be made through him. Allow interviews were requested Wlsh five other Colls omployco5,including to players. Killoy s answer every time was they had no comment the Colls seem to like to forget the Way they moved. They have w pages of the is Story of the Colts in hair Media guide most Aboul the years in Bah More Thoj Islington March 28.193"is Usi los Colls in Indianapolis " not Many players final Baltimore Cocks team had lies to the City Nesby Glasgow now wish the Seattle so Hawks. Was Poneot Tho Lew players Al the Compla Lipit night the move did t seem to bother him much ii was t thai big a Deal Glasgow said a int of Guys dirt i have in Lown i kind of fell it was t a bad move Lor the players Afler the moving vans arrived in Indianapolis and were unpacked at a Lormer elementary school president and treasurer Robert say. Roger the Cdr unmarked boxes were strewn Aso Vor the place Bob Ellor an Tilem in Baltimore who joined the dub Lull Lime after the move said a lot of Truncations were dumped in a Back room. Eller. Now Cleveland s assistant director of Public relations said he made a startling discovery in one of those Bones the super bowl v trophy i could t believe my eyes thinking of All Iho Yuanis of tradition and glory sitting in a of Boa a hat in the Back of some school in Indianapolis he said the trophy was returned to Ballimore m 1985 when the City made an out of court settlement with lha Colls loom sri enl tvo months m Indianapolis l Elo i he Cam Back to Ballimore i guess the Way the move was conducted had a lot to do with a decision to leave the coils he said Hayboy. I m old lash one but it was a lifelong dream to Tor lha Colts and h tarnished a boyhood image Light in Iron of my own eyes " the Hoosier dome became the team Shirie in 1s84. It s really the Irsay Colts by Vito Stellino Baltimore Sun w Hen owner Bob Irsay moved the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis a was Quick to let the fans know Illey weren getting their were gelling his team. I i s not your Ball team Irsay told the fans welcoming the team Al the Hoosier ,."ll s not our Ball team. It s my family s Ball learn. I paid Lor it i. Worked of Irsa has kept that Promise. Thoy in no the Baltimore Colls and they re not the Indianapolis Colls. They re the Irsay coils. " in Irsay s 12 years in Baltimore to bought the los Angeles rams in 1972 and immediately traded idiom to Carroll Rosenbloom for Iho Colt the Colts tailed to win a playoff game. A. In their Tirol live years in Indianapolis. They fair Edo win a playoff game. Irsay Iscmor-17 years in the playoff a. -. His learn has played 79 regular season games in. Indianapolis and posted a30-49 s nol. Much bolter than the 24-54-1 record for sheir tinal 79 . Even though Tho learn had 200.000 requests or season tickets in Indianapolis Al Hie time of the move it slopped Selling out every gome hallway through Vehe 9s6season. Still from an economic land Point Tho Loam has both a Boon por Indianapolis. It even has a Chanco to be Hosl of super bowl Xvi in it s not your Ball team Irsay told the fans welcoming the team at the Hoosier dome. It s not our Ball team. It s my family s Ball team. I paid for it. I worked for 1992, which is scheduled to to played in a Northern cily Wilh a domed stadium Indianapolis mayor William Hudnul said that when the Colls moved live years ago Iho City said in gamed $30 million a year in economic benefits lion Haing the learn Aji hoi i Tho figure has 1 been updated. Hudnul said the value actually was much More than Tho direct economic Impact of 10 he added to s Worth a lot More in terms of Iho enhancement of inc reputation o Tho Tho Trade for All pro in neg Back Eric Dickerson on Hab Oween 1987 helped Hie Colts Post winning seasons the last iwo years after they were 4-12.5 11 and 3-13 in their first three seasons in Indianapolis Ofie big change in Irsay s operation after he moved to Indianapolis was hat he became willing to pay tug Money to players for example he paid Dickerson .55 55 million Tor Lour years allot High lha cols resumed the super bowl trophy and Tho Rotnor Memorabilia to Baltimore when they settled Tho eminent Domain lawsuit with she cily of Baltimore m 19bb. They kept the nickname colors horseshoes on the helmet and records. Geo go Young lha new York giants general manager and a Baltimore native May have summed up Iho Leei mrs of Many Ballimore ans when a said "1 lust wish they d Lake the horseshoes off Tho f \prim7,1989 the stars and stripes Page 15
