Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline
Mike Chappell has been the Colts beat writer for the Indianapolis Star since 1989, making him one of the nation’s longest-tenured writers for the same team. He was on hand for the team’s first training camp, its first regular-season victory, its first Indianapolis-based playoff appearance, and the franchise’s first postseason victory in a quarter-century, a 35-20 win at San Diego in 1995 that served as a springboard to the AFC title game. He chronicled the 1-15 travails of ’91, three different 3-13 squads, and the 12-4 outfit in 2003 that reached the AFC championship game.Phil Richards is a former Indiana Sports Writer of the Year Award winner who is in his 21st year with the Indianapolis Star. He has covered the Colts since 1999 and writes the cover story for the Star’s weekly "Colts Weekend" sections. The native of Alpena, Michigan, resides in Indianapolis with his wife and three children.