Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor

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The Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor honors former players, coaches, club officials, and fans who made outstanding contributions to the Indianapolis Colts football organization. Originally a ring around the former RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, it currently encircles Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Ring of Honor began on September 23, 1996, with the induction of then owner, Robert Irsay. [1] Since then, thirteen players (11 offensive and 2 defensive), two head coaches, a general manager, and an honor to the fans have been added. Tony Dungy was the first to be added to the ring of honor in Lucas Oil Stadium.

The 12th Man addition to the ring was the last to be added in the RCA Dome. While the ring membership is not increased annually, there was at least one inductee added every season from 2015 to 2019.

Inductees

Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist [2]
Inducted or Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
N°NamePosition Years With ClubInducted
— Robert Irsay Owner1972–19971996 [1]
80 Bill Brooks WR1986–19921998 [3]
75 Chris Hinton OT, OG1983–19892001 [4]
— Ted Marchibroda Head Coach1975–1979
1992–1995		2002 [5]
4 Jim Harbaugh QB1994–19972005 [6]
— 12th Man (removed)†Fans—2007 [7]
— Tony Dungy Head Coach2002–20082010 [8]
88 Marvin Harrison WR1996–20082011 [9]
32 Edgerrin James RB1999–20052012 [10]
29 Eric Dickerson RB1987–19912013 [11]
28 Marshall Faulk RB1994–19982013 [11]
63 Jeff Saturday C1999–20112015 [12]
— Bill Polian General Manager1998–20112016 [13]
18 Peyton Manning QB1998–20112017 [14]
87 Reggie Wayne WR2001–20142018 [15]
93 Dwight Freeney DE2002–20122019 [16]
98 Robert Mathis DE2003–20162021 [17]
78 Tarik Glenn OT1997–20062022 [18]
44 Dallas Clark TE2003–20112024 [19]

† The Colts removed the 12th Man reference in 2016, retroactively renaming the honor "Colts Nation" [20] [21]

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