Colts to wear 1950s-era throwback uniforms in Week 12 vs. Buccaneers

The special uniform modeled after the 1956 Colts is intended to honor the Colts teams of the late 1950s, which featured star players like quarterback Johnny Unitas, fullback Alan Ameche and flanker Lenny Moore. The franchise — which was then based in Baltimore — won consecutive championships in 1958 and 1959, including the heart-stopping 1958 title contest known as the Greatest Game Ever Played, a sudden-death overtime thriller which has long been credited for helping vault the NFL into the top position in the American sporting landscape.