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The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the National Football League 's 1969 season with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie.
The new team kept the Triangles' blue and white color scheme and was named the Colts after the unrelated previous team that folded after the 1950 NFL season. [2] After 31 seasons in Baltimore, Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis, Indiana. [3] The Colts have won two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl V and Super Bowl XLI).
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Super Bowl III was an American football championship game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". [3]
Kern was a fine passer and a dangerous runner. In the 1968, 1969, and 1970 seasons, he ran for 583, 524, and 597 yards respectively—high numbers for a Big Ten quarterback. The 1968 team shut out top-ranked Purdue on October 12 and went on to an undefeated season, a Big Ten championship, and a berth in the Rose Bowl.
The Colts now have 47 sacks on the season, the most in the Indianapolis era, because of a pass rush full of players having their best seasons.
The Colts would turn to backup quarterback Earl Morrall to lead the offense. The Colts marched to a league-best 13–1 record and Morrall was named the 1968 MVP. Despite this strong season and the return of Unitas during the game the Colts lost the Super Bowl to the AFL's New York Jets and their quarterback Joe Namath. [6]
Edward Gerald Hinton (born June 26, 1947) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hinton spent four seasons with the Baltimore Colts, including their 1970 Super Bowl winning season, and one season each with the Houston Oilers and New England Patriots.