National Football League - Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts Announce Uniform Changes
NEW BLUE, OLD BLUE
Colts Return to Former Color Scheme Beginning in
2004
 INDIANAPOLIS
– Almost imperceptibly, the change happened. Whereas
once the Colts’ uniform featured a deep, royal blue
there was still blue . . .
But it wasn’t quite the same.
That’s no longer true.
On Friday, the Colts unveiled a series of uniform
changes at a press conference at Galyan’s at Castleton
Square Mall in Indianapolis. Among the changes were a
return to black shoes and striped, horizontal socks and
a change to a gray face mask.
But most notable was a change in uniform color.
A subtle change, but an important one, Colts
President Bill Polian said Friday.
“The changes in the jersey came about because over
the years – long predating (Head Coach) Tony Dungy’s and
my time with the team, the manufacturer had gone further
and further away from the original color,” Polian said
at Galyan’s Friday morning.
“We ended up with a color somewhere between the
original and the San Diego Chargers’ original.”
The Colts’ original scheme featured a deep blue and
the Chargers’ original scheme was a pale – almost sky –
blue.
The blue in the Colts’ color schemes in recent years
wasn’t pale, but it was far lighter than originally
designed, Polian said.
Pete Ward, the Colts’ Senior Executive Vice
President, worked with officials from the league office
to identify the proper colors.
“He had the manufacturers put together a jersey and
uniform that more approximates the original, and in
fact, that is right in sync with the original,” Polian
said.
Colts linebacker David Thornton, the team’s leading
tackler last season, modeled the new uniform, and
Indianapolis resident Rupert Boneham – who recently won
$1 million on the television reality show “Survivor” –
also attended the unveiling.
“It’s exciting for us,” Dungy said. “I’m kind of an
old school guy, so I was very, very happy to go along
with this. They asked me what my thoughts were on it. I
think it brings us a little bit back closer to our
roots. We’re excited about that.”
The Colts in recent seasons had worn white shoes, and
the face masks had been blue since the mid-1990s.
“I can see the difference in what we’re wearing and
what we had worn,” Dungy said. “It will be a little bit
of an adjustment for people, but I think it gets us back
closer to what we originally wore.
“I guess my feeling was, ‘As long as we have the same
players, we can change uniforms.’ I think we’ll set a
new standard, new tradition and it’s something we can be
excited about.
“Hopefully, the look will be sharp and the play will
be just as sharp.”
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