Popular Retired Colts Players

The Indianapolis Colts have been a professional football team for many years. Over those many years, the Colts have had numerous players who became very well known and popular. Some of these popular players had such an illustrious career that they got their jersey number retired by the Indianapolis Colts. This means that nobody else can wear their number for as long as the Colts are a professional football team. This is quite an honor for these players. So who are some of the more well known Colts players who are now retired?

Probably the most popular retired Colts player is Johnny Unitas. Unitas was the quarterback for the Colts for many seasons and cemented himself as one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game of football. Johnny is considered to be one of the top quarterbacks ever to play by fans, coaches, and teammates alike. Unitas is currently in the NFL football Hall of Fame and also had his jersey number retired by the Indianapolis Colts in his honor.

A few of the other very popular players in Colts history include Buddy Young, Lenny Moore, Art Donovan, Jim Parker, Raymond Berry, and Gino Marchetti, just to name a few. All of these players had very successful careers with the Colts and will always be remembered as the faces of the franchise. These are also all of the former team members who have had their number retired within the team.