FOOTBALL IN HIGH HEELS: BALTIMORE RAVENS
Today I am going to shift gears a bit and focus on the origin of the Baltimore Ravens, which is one of our 32 NFL teams. Here is a look at their stats, trivia and other fun facts, thanks to Mental Floss and Wikipedia.
NFL Since: 1996
AFC Since: 1996
AFC Central: 1996-2001
AFC North: 2002-Present
Colors: Purple, black, gold, white
Fight Song: Baltimore Fight Song
Home Field: M&T Bank Stadium since 1998, previously Memorial Stadium
Championships:
Super Bowl Wins: 2000, 2012 (2 out of 2)
Conference Championships—AFC: 200, 2012
Division Championships—AFC North: 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012
Playoffs: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008-2012, 2014
Staff:
Owner: Steve Bisciotti
President: Dick Cass
GM: Ozzie Newsome
Head Coach: John Harbaugh
Trivia: The name Ravens is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem. It beat out names such as Americans and Marauders in a contest that was held by the Baltimore Sun.
“It gives us a strong nickname that is not common to teams at any level, and it gives us one that means something historically to this community,” said then-team owner Art Modell. At the time, he actually attempted to buy the Colts nickname back from the franchise that left Baltimore for Indianapolis in 1984.
