▁headquarters , ▁I rs ay ▁accepted ▁a ▁deal ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁Indian apolis ▁Mayor , ▁William ▁H . ▁Hud nut ▁III , ▁contact ed ▁John ▁Burn side ▁Smith , ▁then ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁May flow er ▁Trans it ▁Company , ▁who ▁arranged ▁for ▁fifteen ▁tr uck s ▁to ▁pack ▁the ▁team ' s ▁property ▁hurried ly ▁and ▁transport ▁it ▁to ▁Indian apolis ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 9 . ▁An ▁ec static ▁crowd ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁its ▁new ▁NFL ▁team , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁received ▁ 1 4 3 , 0 0 0 ▁season ▁ticket ▁requests ▁in ▁just ▁two ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁was ▁without ▁a ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁team ▁until ▁another ▁controvers ial ▁move ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁Art ▁Mod ell ▁brought ▁the ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁there ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens . ▁ ▁After ▁I rs ay ' s ▁death ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Col ts ▁were ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Jim , ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁CE O . ▁Bill ▁Pol ian ▁handled ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁as ▁vice - ch air man ▁until ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁I rs ay ▁married ▁Har ri et ▁P og