History of the Bullets

The Baltimore Bullets are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The franchise was founded as the Miami Seahawks in 1945 and moved to Baltimore two years later. Several names have known the team throughout its history, including the Colts, Ravens, and now the Bullets.

The franchise's original owner was Carroll Rosenbloom, who purchased it from Miami for $50,000 in 1947 after failing to secure an NFL expansion spot for his hometown of Washington, D.C. He renamed them “the Colts” after his beloved horse racing stable which also bore that name then. They played their first season as part of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) before joining National Football League (NFL) following its merger with another league rival – AAFC – in 1950, where they finished 4th out 8 teams overall with a 7-7 record under head coach Cecil Isbell who left shortly afterward due to disagreements over personnel decisions made by Rosenbloom himself.

In 1953, Weeb Ewbank took over coaching duties while quarterback YA Title led them through a successful 9–3 season culminating in their first playoff appearance against Chicago Bears. Unfortunately, they were defeated 14–10. Still, they went on to win back-to-back championships during the 1958 & 1959 seasons, respectively, thanks primarily to the due contribution of running back Alan Ameche's 1-yard touchdown run during a sudden-death overtime game against the New York Giants, which earned him the nickname "the Horse."

After suffering numerous losing campaigns between the 1960s & 70s, a new ownership group headed up by Robert Irsay decided to change direction completely when he hired Hall Of Famer Ted Marchibroda 1974, who brought along some much-needed stability leading into playoffs twice within 3 year period despite having limited resources available at the time. However, this success didn't last long once again as Irsay relocated the entire organization to Cleveland Browns in 1983, leaving behind many disappointed fans without any explanation whatsoever other than simply wanting a fresh start elsewhere, thus ending the 32-year association between the city & club altogether since inception way back in 1945 when started!