A story of a Year where the NFL disappeared from Baltimore... for years

One day, it's football season, which means, Gil is excited for the NFL.

Gil: (to us) Hi.

Gil: What's this? Football season? Ravens play Pats? Hooray!

Gil swims fast. And into the school.

Oona: Hi.

Deema: Hello there.

Goby: Hi.

Molly: Hi.

All: Good Morning, Mr. Grouper.

Mr. Grouper: Well good morning, everyone.

Gil: Mr. Grouper, guess what.

Mr. Grouper: What is it?

Gil: It's football season!

All cheering.

Deema: Mr. Grouper, have the Baltimore Ravens played long?

Mr. Grouper: They were but not in the 80s, the 70s, or the 60s, or the 50s. The NFL is old. The that is... the Baltimore Colts.

All: Ooh.

Gil: What happened to them?

Mr. Grouper: I'm glad you asked. The NFL left in the year...

Deema: 1984.

Mr. Grouper: That's right. The nickname Colts were claimed to...

Oona: Indianapolis.

Mr. Grouper: That's right. And in 1996 the NFL returned to our city and the...

Gil: Baltimore Ravens!

Mr. Grouper: That's right.

Nonny: The Colts in Baltimore won Super Bowl V in 1970. And in 1984 the name change to Indianapolis Colts.

Mr. Grouper: Yep. And the Ravens won 2 Super Bowls. Can you tell?

Gil: XXXV and XLVII.

Mr. Grouper: Yes siree, that's two super bowls.