Indianapolis Colts logo history
The Indianapolis Colts logo is a blue horseshoe with seven white holes and its open ends pointing upward. The horseshoe dates to the franchise’s Baltimore years, long before its move to Indianapolis in 1984. The team retained it as the primary logo when introducing a separate Indiana-shaped alternate mark in 2020.
Current Indianapolis Colts logo vs. the old logo
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Old
The classic Colts emblem shows a bucking horse wearing a football helmet, with a football beneath it. The horseshoe condenses that horse identity into a single object. The illustrated colt and the helmet horseshoe were used during overlapping periods of the team’s history.
How many holes are in the Colts logo?
The current horseshoe contains seven white holes around its curve. The upright ends and broad blue shape make it easy to identify without lettering. The name Colts refers to young horses, connecting the current horseshoe with the full animal in the older emblem.
When did the Indianapolis Colts start playing?
The present Colts franchise began in Baltimore in 1953 and moved to Indianapolis in 1984. It won NFL championships in Baltimore and later won Super Bowl XLI representing Indianapolis. The horseshoe remained part of the team’s identity through the move.
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