The Great Escape
Like thieves in the night, the Baltimore Colts flee their city
Quarterback Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts calling a play at the 1958 NFL championship, the team's first national title. The deep-rooted franchise would abandon their fans 30 years later for Indianapolis.
40 years ago, on the morning of March 29, 1984, the city of Baltimore woke up to the news that its professional football team was gone.
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