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The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their 3rd in the AAFC & their 2nd in Baltimore. The team improved on their previous season 's output of 2–11–1, winning seven games. [ 1 ] They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in their 5-year franchise history (dating back to their days as the Miami Seahawks ).
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name, it was a member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1947 to 1949 and then joined the National Football League (NFL) for one season before folding. The Colts were one of the least successful teams in the ...
However, Tittle instead began his professional career with the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in 1948. That season, already being described as a "passing ace", [ 17 ] he was unanimously recognized as the AAFC Rookie of the Year by UPI after passing for 2,739 yards and leading the Colts to the brink of an Eastern Division ...
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Following his graduation, Spruill played professional football for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. [2] He played in 26 total games, starting 15. [2] Spruill also played in the Basketball Association of America for the Indianapolis Jets in just one game during the 1948–49 BAA season. [1]
Baltimore eventually acquired Gambino, and to do so, they traded their first-round 1948 draft selection to the Cleveland Browns, who had selected Gambino in the 22nd round of the 1948 AAFC Draft. [14] Gambino played two seasons for the Colts, 1948 and 1949. During his first year, he saw action in nine games including one as a starter.
The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL). This Baltimore Colts played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
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