Canadian Football League team that was originally called the
Baltimore Colts and then the
Baltimore CFL Colts and then the
Baltimore CFLs. The
Irsay family, who owned the
Indianapolis Colts and moved the
NFL Baltimore Colts from
Baltimore to
Indianapolis in 1984, sued the team and the name was changed to the
Baltimore Stallions.
The team joined the CFL in 1994 along with two other
American teams; the
Las Vegas Posse and the
Shreveport Pirates.
Baltimore lost the 1994
Grey Cup Championship to the
British Columbia Lions, but won the 1995
Grey Cup by beating the
Calgary Stampeders. This was the first time an American team won the Grey Cup.
The team received great support in
Baltimore until the old
Cleveland Browns announced their move to
Baltimore. The old
Cleveland Browns became the
Baltmore Ravens, and the
Baltimore Stallions moved to
Montreal and became the
Montreal Alouettes.