Baltimore Colts

Bernice Robinson, a retired bank secretary, died of complications from arthritis and osteoporosis Aug. 3 at her Lutherville home. She was 83. Born Bernice Jeffery in Newark, Del., she was a 1946 graduate of Newark High School, where she played field hockey and basketball and was a member of the school band, glee club and dramatic society. She moved to Baltimore and became a teller and then a secretary to the president, S. Page Nelson, at the old Savings Bank of Baltimore at Charles and Baltimore streets.

John Mackey's suffering is over, but even in death he keeps giving to the game he loved. Mackey, the Hall of Fame tight end who played nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts, died Wednesday of frontal temporal dementia But soon researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine will study his brain to see if there's a link between repeated concussions in football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the perfect storm of head injuries that leaves ex-players reeling from depression, dementia, suicidal thoughts and God knows what else.

Lloyd Kenneth "Colt" Colteryahn, a former outstanding University of Maryland football star who later was a receiver and defensive end for the Baltimore Colts in the mid-1950s, died Monday of a blood infection at a hospital in Dunedin, Fla. The former Northeast Baltimore resident was 79. Mr. Colteryahn was born in Pittsburgh and raised in the nearby suburb of Brentwood. He was a 1949 graduate of Brentwood High School, where he earned 16 varsity letters during his high school career.

The photos posted on The Baltimore Sun's web site don't do justice to the energy and enthusiasm my teammates and I were greeted with at the Corralin' the Colts Bull and Oyster Roast on March 6. On behalf of Fourth & Goal and members of the 1975, 1976 and 1977 division champion Baltimore Colts, I want to thank the more than 700 sponsors and fans who came out to support both our organization and the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation. We were overwhelmed by the warm reception we received. Bert Jones spoke for all of us when he commented that Baltimore is our home.

The line of football fans seeking autographs snaked out the door, down the spiral staircase and into the lobby at Martin's West. At the Ed Block Courage Awards banquet Tuesday night, hundreds of people waited as long as 45 minutes for NFL players to sign helmets, jerseys, balls and programs. Among those signing was Nick Eason of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ravens fans gave him the business — and Eason gave it right back. "I like your smile, but that quarterback of yours [Ben Roethlisberger]

Thanks to a brief article published in The Sun several weeks ago, I found out about and attended a wonderful reunion of the Baltimore Colts on March 6 at Martin's West. Former Colts Bruce Laird, Lydell Mitchell and their helpers organized a reunion of the 1975-77 Colts that formed one of the most exciting teams we've ever had. Led by Bert Jones, they won their division three years in a row and created a fever that lasts to this day. More than 600 fans and guests attended the bull and oyster roast, sang the Colts fight song, lined up for autographs and reveled in the highlights projected on giant screens.

NFL Reunion of '75-77 Colts set for March 6 at Martin's West Bert Jones , Bruce Laird and Lydell Mitchell will be part of Corralin' the Colts, a reunion of the Baltimore Colts' 1975, 1976 and 1977 teams, which will be held March 6 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Martin's West. The event will feature a bull and oyster roast, a silent auction, autographs (at the player's discretion) and a walk down memory lane with the teams. Tickets are $60 apiece, and sponsorships are also available.

Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards and Fourth & Goal today announced that they will host Corralin’ the Colts, a reunion of the Baltimore Colts’ 1975, 1976 and 1977 teams, on March 6 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Martin’s West. Proceeds from the Bull and Oyster Roast will benefit Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards and Fourth & Goal’s efforts to assist retired NFL players. “The Baltimore Colts teams of the late '70s were dominating forces in the NFL,” said Mike Gibbons, executive director of the Babe Ruth Museum.

William Henry Meyer, a retired hardware store owner whose recollections of 1930s Baltimore baseball are part of downtown's Sports Legends Museum, died of pneumonia Nov. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 97 and lived in the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm. Born in Baltimore and raised on Bonaparte Avenue, he was the son of a beverage distributor and saloon owner. A 1931 City College graduate, he attended the University of Alabama and earned a degree in business from the University of Baltimore.