Ted Marchibroda, a Venango County native who quarterbacked the Steelers for three years in the 1950s and then went on to coach both iterations of the Colts -- in Baltimore and Indianapolis -- has died, the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announced today.
Mr. Marchibroda was 84.
He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL draft in 1953 as a quarterback. He also played for them in 1955 and 1956; the missing year was given to the US Army. Then he joined the Chicago Cardinals for the 1957 season before entering the coaching world.