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==History and League Success==

==History and League Success==

The Colts began play as an expansion team in 1953, though technically they were awarded the "remains" of a prior franchise, the Dallas Texans (no relation to the future AFL team which became the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]), nor were they related to a prior Baltimore Colts franchise which was a member of the All-America Football Conference, then when the league folded joined along with the [[Cleveland Browns]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]], but only played a single season in the NFL before folding.

The Colts began play as an expansion team in 1953 located in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], though technically they were awarded the "remains" of a prior franchise, the Dallas Texans (no relation to the future AFL team which became the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]), nor were they related to a prior Baltimore Colts franchise (which was a member of the All-America Football Conference, then when the league folded joined along with the [[Cleveland Browns]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]], but only played a single season in the NFL before folding) except in name only.

They were one of three original NFL teams (along with the Browns and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] to be moved to the AFC after the 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football league in order to equalize the number of teams between the conferences.

They were one of three original NFL teams (along with the Browns and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] to be moved to the AFC after the 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football league in order to equalize the number of teams between the conferences.