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Seven Baltimore Colts greats to be inducted into Hall of Legends
Baltimore Sun staffBaltimore Colts Hall of Famers Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Raymond Berry, Weeb Ewbank, John Mackey and Jim Parker will be inducted into the Hall of Legends at the Sports Legends Museum on Dec. 6, the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced...Tags: Gary Williams, Brooks Robinson, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Art Donovan, History
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Legendary Colts tight end John Mackey dies at 69
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn Mackey changed the game of football on and off the field. The former Baltimore Colt brought grace to a position that had been known for its brutality, and he made the first real headway in the NFL players' fight to earn a more equal share of the pie....Tags: Heisman Trophy, Vince Lombardi, Government, Contracts, National Football League Players Association
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Your turn: Baltimore a baseball town or a football town?
The Orioles' 5-1 start has reinvigorated baseball fans in Baltimore, leading some to speculate that the Orioles will take over the city from the Ravens if they are playoff contenders down the stretch. "Baltimore is a baseball city," is what I keep hearing...Tags: Athletes, Buck Showalter, Super Bowl, Baltimore Orioles, Radio
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Stover stands toe-to-toe with greatest Ravens of all time
Matt Stover retiring? At the tender age of 43? What's he going to do, sit home all day and wait for the mailman to show up, like lots of other retirees we know?
Me, I still picture Stover working out on a dusty high school field, a couple of kids...Tags: Ray Lewis, Brian Billick, Lou Groza, Ice Hockey, Super Bowl
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Berry's heart says Patriots, head says Ravens
Today, Raymond Berry will retreat to the den of his Tennessee home and - if his nine grandchildren will allow – watch the NFL playoff game between two places dear to his heart.
Berry will root for the New England Patriots, the team he once...Tags: Horse (animal), New England Patriots, Tom Brady, Super Bowl, Memorial Stadium
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The greatest game nobody remembers
Fifty years ago, the Baltimore Colts rallied to win a world championship over the New York Giants before 57,545 jubilant fans at Memorial Stadium.
Go on, scratch your head. The 1958 title game is burned into our brains: 23-17, sudden-death, Ameche's...Tags: Richard Nixon, Art Donovan, Sam Huff, Memorial Stadium, New York Giants
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Missing Unitas: 5 years later, his city has changed, but love remains
It's been five years since he left us.
Five years since his heart stopped at age 69, an act that, even now, feels much bigger than a man's physical death. It was dubbed the end of an era by a thousand scribes, but that barely scratched the surface. It...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Hospitals and Clinics, New York Giants, Bars and Clubs
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Colts great 'blocked out the sun' and rushers, too
Sun StaffHis crushing blocks launched Lenny Moore's runs and saved John Unitas' skin. Jim Parker, the Hall of Famer who anchored the Baltimore Colts' offensive line during the club's glory years, died yesterday of congestive heart failure and kidney disease at...Tags: The Ohio State University, Don Shula, Ohio State Buckeyes, Bars and Clubs, New York Giants
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Black & white
Lenny Lyles is not a bitter man. In fact, it pains him to tell this story. He hesitates, knowing how it will sound. He was a different man in 1960, frustrated and angry, and it was a very different time in America. But the guilt hasn't totally faded....Tags: Art Donovan, Minority Groups, African Americans, Restaurants, History
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1958 NFL championship game: Men who made the moment
Ernie Accorsi watched the 1958 NFL championship game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts as a 17-year-old Colts fan. He went on to become general manager of both teams that played in the historic contest. He has probably watched the game 40...Tags: Art Donovan, New York Giants, Sam Huff, Jim Parker, Football
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Memories of '58
Today we examine the historic Dec. 28, 1958, game between the Colts and Giants through the eyes of a player from each team, and a Colts fan, cheerleader and band member. As the 50th anniversary approaches, we'll have more stories about those who played in...Tags: Art Donovan, Joe DiMaggio, Memorial Stadium, New York Giants, Vehicles
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When pro football was a lark
For Mark Bowden, writing a book about the 1958 pro football championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was a return to his roots. Bowden made his name writing prize-winning articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer and best-selling...Tags: Book, New York Giants, Crisis, Death, Football
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