Texans, and the Baltimore Colts began play in 1953. At the end of the decade, Rosenbloom’s Colts would win the 1958 NFL Championship against the New York Giants. Considered the “Greatest Game Ever Played”—more for the impact made by NBC’s live coverage of the sudden-death overtime victory than the level of play—the Colts’ championship proved to be spectacular entertainment for homebound husbands on Sunday afternoon.
