Opening day of the 1963 NFL season - Giants and Colts. Giants quarterback YA Tittle gets protection as the Colts defense swarms all around. Rosey Brown battles Ordell Braase in the foreground while Jack Stroud keeps Gino Marchetti away. Tittle threw 3 touchdowns this day in a 37-28 win.
YA Tittle vs the Colts Defense in 1963
Late 1950s NFL - Colts & 49ers action. San Francisco quarterback John Brodie gets the pass away before on-coming Colts Ordell Braase and Big Daddy Lipscomb and reach him. The 49er lineman behind Lipscomb is Bruce Bosley who played 14 seasons in the NFL and behind Bosley is #52 - linebacker/center Dick Szymanski.
John Brodie passing against Ordell Braase & Gene Lipscomb of the Baltimore Colts Late 1950s NFL
Joe Namath gets the pass away but not before he gets a little whack from Colts linebacker Mike Curtis in Super Bowl III. #81 to the right is longtime Colts veteran lineman Ordell Braase who played 12 seasons with the Colts.
Joe Namath under pressure from Mike Curtis and Ordell Braase in Super Bowl III
Lions QB Milt Plum (#16) passes Over Colts defenders Fred Miller (#76), Ordell Braase (#81) & Gino Marchetti (#89) in 1964. Also shown is Lions runner Nick Pietrosante (#33) in the center.
Milt Plum Passes Over Ordell Braase, Gino Marchetti & Fred Miller of the 1964 Baltimore Colts Defense
1960s NFL - Colts and Packers. Paul Hornung (#5) rips through Colt defenders Gene Lipscomb (#76), Ordell Braase (#81) and Gino Marchetti (#89)
Paul Hornung runs through Colts defense of Gene Lipscomb, Ordell Braase and Gino Marchetti
Former CFL star Eagle Day comes under some intense pursuit from Colt defensive lineman Ordell Braase (#81), Don Joyce (#83) & "Big Daddy" Lipscomb (#76) in the 1960 season opener between the Colts and Redskins. The Colts won handedly 20-0.
The Redskins Eagle Day is pursued by "Big Daddy" Lipscomb & Ordell Braase | 1960 NFL
Rams quarterback Billy Wade come under heavy pressure from Colts defensive lineman Gene Lipscomb (#76) & Ordell Braase (#81) in 1959 Ram-Colts action. Art Donovan is directly behind Lipscomb.
Gene Lipscomb &, Ordell Braase rush Billy Wade in 1959
In an article on Gino Marchetti, I read that you have done some research on SACKS before 1960. I am interested in learning the number of sacks by members of the Baltimore Colts defensive line between 1953-1959, particularly Gino Marchetti, Art Donovan, Don Joyce, Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb, and Ordell Brasse. Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Unfortunately, I’ve done very little research on sacks before 1960 other than consulting team media guides from those years I can get my hands on. Sometimes they’re helpful, sometimes not.
ProFootball Reference has been my go-to for almost all my statistical info you see on the site.