Football in Baltimore by Ted Patterson & Dean Smith

Author:Ted Patterson & Dean Smith [Patterson, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Several area department stores issued souvenir ceramic pottery, everything from glasses and mugs to ash trays.

Colt nodders debuted in the early 1960s and sold for 50 cents each. The black version is extremely rare and valued at several hundred dollars.

Until 1958, press passes had always been made of thick paper with a string attached. The Colts changed that in 1958 by issuing a beautiful enamel pin that was worn in lieu of the pass. The 1958 pin was shaped like a football with a blue border that said “Baltimore Colts Press—1958.” In the middle was the Colt insignia in white with gold lettering. In 1959 the colors were reversed, with a white outside border and a blue inside with the Colt logo in gold. In 1960, the pin was round, with a Colt helmet and the words “Baltimore Colts, ’58 and ’59 World Champions” around the rim. In 1961, the pin had a three-dimensional colt with helmet and ball jumping over a crossbar. In 1962 and 1963 the pins were once again shaped like footballs, with the protruding Colt logo on each. The 1964 pin was shaped like a horseshoe with the three-dimensional Colt logo in gold. The pin tradition continued throughout the 1960s, stopping in 1969.

In 1958, National Beer put out the smaller color team photo-postcard as well as a giant, color team picture with an easel back that was made for bars and taverns. National also released a collectible 45-rpm record of the “sudden death” game, narrated by Chuck Thompson and featuring the play-by-play of Bob Wolff. The back cover of the record jacket had the team photo in a red, white, and blue motif. National even debuted a brand of light beer called “The Colt,” with the Colt insignia above the National Bohemian label. Several Baltimore department stores, among them Stewarts, Hutzlers, and Hochschild Kohn, distributed ceramic ashtrays, plates, and mugs with newspaper headlines emblazoned on the white pottery. There were also championship drinking glasses with the scores of the games in 1958 and 1959.

In the early 1960s, Bobbing Head dolls made their debut. The Colt nodder stood on a blue wooden base and wore a blue jersey with a double zero on it. Others followed with a white base and then a more elaborate gold base with a larger figure wearing a face bar. These sold for $1.00 each and now can go for over $100 in top condition.

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