The Midnight Move: How the Colts Left Baltimore and Transformed Indianapolis

The Midnight Move: How the Colts Left Baltimore and Transformed Indianapolis

In the annals of professional sports, few stories are as dramatic and consequential as the relocation of the Colts franchise.

It’s a narrative filled with political gambles, clandestine operations, and the starkly different emotions of two great American cities.

The 93.1 WIBC special, “A Tale of Two Cities and One Team,” masterfully captured the essence of this historic event, detailing how one city’s heartbreak became another’s catalyst for transformation.

Before the Mayflower vans ever rumbled out of Maryland, the relationship between the Baltimore Colts and their city was fracturing.

Owner Robert Irsay, who acquired the team in a unique franchise swap in 1972, grew increasingly frustrated with the aging Me