Certainly many people were disappointed when the Baltimore Ravens announced Dec. 2 that the team will not be returning to its McDaniel College summer training camp.
In a Carroll Eagle article that day on ExploreCarroll.com, Westminster Mayor Utz spoke for many, “It’s almost a 50-year tradition that’s being broken… That’s the sad part about it.”
The tradition and history of Baltimore football and Westminster first began when the newspaper announced ran on Feb. 11, 1949, “College Campus To Be Used By Colts … Coach Isbell Expects to Bring 55 Players to Train, Starting in July … Baltimore’s football Colts are going to train at Western Maryland College this year.”
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