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TIL that on December 18,1983 when the NFL’s Baltimore Colts played their final game in Baltimore before relocating to Indianapolis (which they won 20-10 over the Houston Oilers) The visiting QB was Oliver Luck, whose son Andrew was taken number 1 overall by the Colts nearly 30 years later in 2012.

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