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When the NFL Colts were formed in Baltimore in 1953, they took the name of an earlier, defunct team that had played in the All-American Football Conference (AAFC) in 1947-49. That team's name came from a naming contest.

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There was a name the team competition, and the winner decided on "Colts."

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