The first ever player drafted by the Indianapolis Colts attended what university?
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Indianapolis Colts draft history This is a list of NFL Draft selections by the Indianapolis Colts. The first draft that the current incarnation of the Colts franchise participated in was 1953, in which they made halfback Billy Vessels of Oklahoma their first ever selection.
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Billy Vessels Billy Dale Vessels (March 22, 1931 – November 17, 2001) was a gridiron football player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and won the Heisman Trophy in 1952. Vessels went on to play professional football with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts and the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos.
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Tim Jennings Timothy DeShawn Jennings (born December 24, 1983) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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Dick Wood Malcolm Richard "Dick" Wood (February 29, 1936 – April 4, 2015) was an American football quarterback who played college football at Auburn before being drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in 1959. He never played for the Colts, and signed with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL) as a free agent in 1962. After his player career ended, Wood served as an assistant coach in college football and the NFL for over four decades.
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Bert Jones Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School in Ruston, Louisiana, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle." Jones played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is the son of former NFL running back Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1976 with the Colts. In 2016, Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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1951 NFL Draft The 1951 National Football League draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season. The NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft.
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Ernie Blandin Ernest Elmer "Ernie" Blandin (June 21, 1919 – September 16, 1968) was a professional American football tackle who played six seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Blandin was a standout as a tackle at Tulane University and earned All-America honors in 1941, his senior year. Blandin was drafted to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he instead joined the military and served in the Pacific theater of World War II. Upon his discharge, he signed with the Browns of the AAFC and played on the team for two seasons. The Browns won the league championship in both of those years. Blandin was then sent to the Colts, where he remained through the 1950 season. He played one more year of professional football in 1953.
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Denzelle Good Denzelle Good (born March 8, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina State and later Mars Hill University, and was drafted by the Colts in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Jack Trudeau Jack Francis Trudeau(born September 9, 1962) is a former professional American football player and morning show co-host on Fox Sports Radio. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A quarterback from the University of Illinois, Trudeau played ten NFL seasons from 1986 to 1995.
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Walker Gillette Walker Adams Gillette (born March 16, 1947) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the University of Richmond and was drafted 15th overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. Gillette's father, Jim Gillette, also played in the NFL.
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Pat Beach Patrick Jesse Beach (born December 28, 1959 in Grants Pass, Oregon) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for eleven seasons for the Baltimore Colts, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. Beach caught a 2-yard TD pass in the Colts' 1987 Divisional Playoff Game against the Cleveland Browns. The Colts eventually lost 38–21. In his career, he totaled 163 catches for 1,558 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch, and caught fourteen touchdowns.
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Henry Anderson (American football) Henry Wyatt Anderson (born August 3, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford, and was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Malik Hooker Malik Hooker (born April 2, 1996) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Colts with the 15th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. While at Ohio State, Hooker was named a First Team All-American and won the 2015 CFP national championship.
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Dwight Hollier Dwight Hollier (born April 21, 1969) is a former linebacker in the NFL who played most of his career with the Miami Dolphins. He also played one season for the Indianapolis Colts. He attended the University of North Carolina for college.
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Andrew Luck Andrew Austen Luck (born September 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford, where he won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football's player of the year and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in both 2010 and 2011. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12 (Pac-10) Conference in both 2010 and 2011. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang called Luck the best prospect he had ever scouted, while the "Kansas City Star" put him in line with LeBron James and Bryce Harper as "the most hyped amateurs in recent sports memory."
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Charles Washington (gridiron football) Charles Edwin Washington (born October 8, 1966) is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Colts in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cameron University and attended H. Grady Spruce High School in Dallas, Texas. Washington was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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1997 Indianapolis Colts season The 1997 Indianapolis Colts season was the 45th season for the team in the National Football League and 14th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1997 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division. The Colts would start horribly, losing their first 10 games, their first 0-10 start since 1986, before an upset home win over eventual NFC Champion Green Bay. That would turn out to be the only good highlight all season for the Colts, as the team fell to a league-worst 3-13 record, and earned the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, in which they selected quarterback Peyton Manning in what would be the start of a dynasty for the Colts in years to come.
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Tyreek Burwell Tyreek Burwell (born March 11, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the San Diego Chargers in 2015 as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
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Ricky Williams (American football, born 1978) Ricky Antwan Williams (born August 29, 1978) is a former American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Williams was born in Dallas, Texas.
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1953 IRFU College Draft The 1953 IRFU College Draft was the first official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1953. 40 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University. The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, Doug McNichol, who became the first player to be drafted to a Canadian professional football team.
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Jacoby Brissett Jacoby Brissett (born December 11, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida before transferring to NC State, and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Tom Calvin Thomas Marvin "Tom" Calvin (born June 13, 1926) is a former American football halfback in the National Football League. Calvin played college football for the University of Alabama. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 25th round (298th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft. He played for the Steelers for four seasons (1952–1955).