Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline ─ A Collection of the Greatest Colts Stories Ever Told

With roots that go back to 1953, the Indianapolis Colts are one of the most storied franchises in the NFL. But the modern legacy of achievement began in 1984 when the Colts arrived in Indianapolis after a midnight escape from Baltimore. More than thirty years later, the Colts have forged an identity as one of the most dynamic, power-driven teams in football today.

Now diehard Colts fans can relive all the struggles, all the passion, and all the glory of Indianapolis football in this newly revised edition of Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline. Indiana sportswriters Mike Chappell and Phil Richards take readers inside the Colts’ Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center; onto the Lucas Oil Stadium sidelines; into the huddle; and inside the decisions, the strategies, the players, and the personalities that have made the Colts one of the NFL’s most exciting teams. They pay homage to Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dwight Freeney, and all the players who propelled the team to its Super Bowl victory following the 2006 season. And they look ahead as Andrew Luck and company attempt to bring home another title.

This is the book for football fans that bleed Colts blue

Mike Chappell is an award-winning sports writer and correspondent for TheIndyChannel.com. A recent Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame inductee, Chappell covered the Colts as a writer for the Indianapolis Star since the team arrived from Baltimore in 1984 until 2013.

Phil Richards is a member of the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters hall of Fame and covered the Colts for the Indianapolis Star from 1999 to 2013.