Today's Tidbit... Rooming With Art Donovan at the 1953 Baltimore Colts Training Camp

I recently acquired a small collection of mid-1950s NFL playbooks and other documents, including the 1953 Baltimore Colts Training Camp Guidelines that outline the rules and regulations during the team's stay in Albert Normal Ward Hall on the campus of Western Maryland, now McDaniel College. We'll focus today on this document, which includes basic instructions and room assignments for the players, coaches, and assorted others.

The franchise that is now the Indianapolis Colts traces its origins to...