Not only did the Colts suffer their first losing season since 1956, Johnny Unitas's rookie season, but the team started Marty Domres at quarterback and put the veteran Unitas on the bench.
What's ridiculous about that first Colts/Jets game is that Namath only completed 15 passes if I remember correctly. Do the math...496 yards on only 15 completions
...and the Colts had their legendary zone defense built to prevent that. The cracks began to show at the end of the 1971 season when they gave up a bomb to the Pats that cost them the division title & one two weeks later in the AFC Championship game.
5:20 Johnny Unitas made his only appearance at The Stick. From 1956-1969. Johnny played at Kezar Stadium when Weeb Ewbank and Don Shula were head coaches.
The Bob Irsay era in Baltimore saw the Colts release and/or trade many of their stars of the glory seasons, such as Johnny Unitas, John Mackey, Fred Miller,Tom Matte,Bubba Smith (who missed the entire 1972 season due to injury), and others to bring in younger talent, such as Lydell Mitchell and Rex Kern.
After beating New England and Buffalo at home, the Colts lost on the road to Kansas City and Miami to finish 5-9, no worse than third in the division, but a most disappointing season.
Joe Thomas would destroy the mid 70s 49ers. Then Eddie Debartolo took over. 5 Superbowls. Should have been 8. Colts were fools to let Stork, Raymond Chester and John Dutton go.
Ted Hendricks was one of the best all around lbs to ever play the game I’d take him over larry Taylor anyday and Dutton was beast he won a Super Bowl in Dallas sad
@@jaymoon5906 'Mad Stork' would only be a compliment to LT. Sir Lawrence of the Meadowlands changed the position and the game. Dutton came to Dallas to replace 'Too Tall' and missed out on the Cowboys Superbowl appearances
I'm a Raider fan for life(Since 67') , how in the world did the Colts let Ted Hendricks get away when there was no free agency?? He went to the Packers, then the Raiders. One of the best steals of all time.
Hendricks didn't get along with the management team in Baltimore & had signed a WFL deal. He was traded for Tom MacLeod...who was a good linebacker, but not Hendricks.
Prior to the 1972 season Carroll Rosenbloom wanted out of Baltimore, and Bob Irsay bought the Los Angeles Rams from the estate of Daniel Reeves. For the only time in NFL history, two owners "traded" franchises- Irsay swapped the Rams for the Colts. Rosenbloom got to own the Rams.
@@michaelleroy9281 Only Bob Irsay was worse. In the Colts final six seasons in Baltimore between 1978-83, the team had losing seasons, spiraling attendance at Memorial Stadium and the games were blacked out (only one home game was a sellout during that period of time in 1980). As for Carroll Rosenbloom, he and Orioles owner Jerry Hoffberger weren't bosom buddies as owners. After the Orioles won the World Series in 1970 and the Colts won Super Bowl V, Rosenbloom made a beeline with Hoffberger to build a stadium downtown, but nothing came of it.
It was the beginning of the end of the Baltimore Colts as we knew them
Not only did the Colts suffer their first losing season since 1956, Johnny Unitas's rookie season, but the team started Marty Domres at quarterback and put the veteran Unitas on the bench.
Sadist day in Baltimore history when that drunk swapped the Rams for the Colts.
I know the rams stunk
@@jaymoon5906 in 1972 the Rams did have a below average season. but between 1966-71 under Allen and Prothro the Rams had winning seasons
Col drunky john. conductor on the red nose express
Irsay the scum of the NFL, destroyed my desire to follow the Colts. I wish nothing but the worst for the Indianpolis Colts forever and ever.
I think the names on the back of Colts jerseys started in 1971.
With the exception of a brief three year period (1975-1977) the arrival of the Irsays in Charm City cursed the Colts and Baltimore.
What's ridiculous about that first Colts/Jets game is that Namath only completed 15 passes if I remember correctly.
Do the math...496 yards on only 15 completions
...and the Colts had their legendary zone defense built to prevent that. The cracks began to show at the end of the 1971 season when they gave up a bomb to the Pats that cost them the division title & one two weeks later in the AFC Championship game.
5:20 Johnny Unitas made his only appearance at The Stick.
From 1956-1969. Johnny played at Kezar Stadium when Weeb Ewbank and Don Shula were head coaches.
Only 2 years before, Baltimore was on top of the NFL world.
And of course, 1958 and 1959
Very good 1972 Baltimore Colts football documentary film!
in 1972 the veteran core of the Baltimore Colts collectively hit the proverbial wall together and would either be traded released or retired in 1973
The Bob Irsay era in Baltimore saw the Colts release and/or trade many of their stars of the glory seasons, such as Johnny Unitas, John Mackey,
Fred Miller,Tom Matte,Bubba Smith (who missed the entire 1972 season due to injury), and others to bring in younger talent, such as Lydell Mitchell and Rex Kern.
After beating New England and Buffalo at home, the Colts lost on the road to Kansas City and Miami to finish 5-9, no worse than third in the division, but a most disappointing season.
Awesome hope you do more Merry Christmas
whatever happened to the quaterback before burt jones?
Domres was traded after the 1975 season...played a few games for the Jets in 1977...struggled & retired.
Marty Domres lost a lot of his hair
@@fromthefarside Marty Domres went to the 49ers
This was the end of an era and Johnny U. Would like to chat with you sometime about your videos
Well, right now I do not have any...my external hard drive went up...my brother-in-law is a computer wizard so hoping he can recover them.
@@fromthefarside sorry to hear that always looking for any one that has a large collection of NFL films
@@PAL-cy2dq Will let you know if they are recovered.
Joe Thomas would destroy the mid 70s 49ers. Then Eddie Debartolo took over. 5 Superbowls. Should have been 8. Colts were fools to let Stork, Raymond Chester and John Dutton go.
Ted Hendricks was one of the best all around lbs to ever play the game I’d take him over larry Taylor anyday and Dutton was beast he won a Super Bowl in Dallas sad
Joe Thomas left the 49ers after the 1978 season. Early in 1979 DeBartolo hired someone named Walsh to turn the teams fortune around
@@jaymoon5906 'Mad Stork' would only be a compliment to LT. Sir Lawrence of the Meadowlands changed the position and the game. Dutton came to Dallas to replace 'Too Tall' and missed out on the Cowboys Superbowl appearances
I'm a Raider fan for life(Since 67') , how in the world did the Colts let Ted Hendricks get away when there was no free agency?? He went to the Packers, then the Raiders. One of the best steals of all time.
Hendricks didn't get along with the management team in Baltimore & had signed a WFL deal. He was traded for Tom MacLeod...who was a good linebacker, but not Hendricks.
The beginning of the end… 😢
Irsay was one of the biggest phonies and was a bum!
Prior to the 1972 season Carroll Rosenbloom wanted out of Baltimore, and Bob Irsay bought the Los Angeles Rams from the estate of Daniel Reeves. For the only time in NFL history, two owners "traded" franchises-
Irsay swapped the Rams for the Colts. Rosenbloom got to own the Rams.
@@armorybrunotjr.3204 Rosenbloom was tired of the stadium games in Baltimore, just like Irsay
@@michaelleroy9281 Only Bob Irsay was worse. In the Colts final six seasons in Baltimore between 1978-83, the team had losing seasons,
spiraling attendance at Memorial Stadium and the games were blacked out (only one home game was a sellout during that period of time in
1980). As for Carroll Rosenbloom, he and Orioles owner Jerry Hoffberger weren't bosom buddies as owners. After the Orioles won the World Series in 1970 and the Colts won Super Bowl V, Rosenbloom made a beeline with Hoffberger to build a stadium downtown, but nothing came of it.