On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons ' new head coach.

* Rex Kern, Football quarterback, Ohio State Buckeyes football 1968 National Championship team, All-American, College Football Hall of Fame ( 2007 ); played professionally as a defensive back for the NFL's Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts

He made his Major League debut on September 8 of that season, as a late inning defensive replacement against the Baltimore Orioles.

* Tony Siragusa, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle, was born and raised in Kenilworth and starred in football and wrestling for David Brearley High School.

Notable staff included 9 year NFL Veteran John " JT " Turner of the Minnesota Vikings and Sam Adams, 6 time pro bowl defensive tackle who had two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl ring while playing for the Baltimore Ravens.

Berman was joined by fellow ESPN analyst Steve Young, Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick, and New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan.

* Bryan Mattison, defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens

* On September 13, 2012, in Baltimore, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon moved DH Evan Longoria to third base as a defensive substitution in the ninth inning of a tied game.

The day after his death, before the start of the Yankees ' four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx, the team paid tribute to their deceased captain in a pre-game ceremony in which the starters stood at their defensive positions, save for the catcher's box, which remained empty.

* James Jones ( defensive lineman ) ( born 1969 ), defensive lineman for Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions

Hill also starred in the Third Professional AFL-NFL World Championship Game ( Super Bowl III ), as the Jets decimated the right side of the Baltimore Colts ' defensive line with Ordell Braase at end against Hill and Fred Miller at tackle against Bob Talamini, so that Matt Snell gained 121 yards rushing in the Jets ' 16 – 7 upset victory.

After his dismissal by the new Baltimore Ravens, Belichick served under Parcells again as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach with the Patriots for the 1996 season.

Pillman and John Harbaugh, current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, were roommates and defensive teammates while at Miami.

Upon Rodgers ' arrival he immediately took up preparing defensive measures about the area, the actions of which restored order and calm among the citizenry, and with their courage somewhat restored, Rodgers combined his command with that of Porter's and secured a small flotilla on the Patapsco River, which flowed south-east into the bay at Baltimore.

Previously, he was notable as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, whose record-setting defense helped them win Super Bowl XXXV 34-7 over the New York Giants.

The newly-relocated Baltimore Ravens ( formerly the Cleveland Browns ), hired Lewis as their defensive coordinator in 1996, a position that he held for six seasons ( 1996 – 2001 ).

The high ground at the northwest corner of Patterson Park, called Hampstead Hill, was the key defensive position for U. S. forces against British ground forces in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.

On September 13, 1814, the day after the Battle of North Point, some 4, 300 British troops advanced north on North Point Road, then west along the Philadelphia Road toward Baltimore, forcing U. S. troops to retreat to the defensive line.

The British planned a combined operation, with Ross launching a land attack at North Point, and Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane laying siege to Fort McHenry, which was the point defensive installation in Baltimore Harbor.

At dawn on September 13, 1814, the day after the Battle of North Point, some 4, 300 British troops advanced north on North Point Road, then west along the Philadelphia Road ( now Maryland Route 7 ) toward Baltimore, forcing the U. S. troops to retreat to the main defensive line around the city.

The Colts ' 2006 playoff run was characterized by a marked improvement in defensive play, as the Colts defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, holding one of the NFL's best running backs to less than 50 yards, and upset the favored Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round.

Henry Waechter, former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts, and Washington Redskins.

Anthony " Tony " Siragusa ( born May 14, 1967 ), nicknamed " Goose ", is a former National Football League defensive tackle who spent 12 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens.

Before entering West Point, Poe moved back to Baltimore for a time, to stay with his widowed aunt Maria Clemm, her daughter, Virginia Eliza Clemm ( Poe's first cousin ), his brother Henry, and his invalid grandmother Elizabeth Cairnes Poe.

On the way back to Baltimore, he was inspired to write a poem describing his experience,

The Phillies made the playoffs twice more in the 1980s after their Series win, in 1981 and 1983, where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series, but they would soon follow these near-misses with a rapid drop back into the basement of the National League.

After forcing the Cowboys to punt, Baltimore got the ball back on their own 18-yard line.

Dallas ' defense forced Baltimore to punt after 3 plays, and got the ball back with great starting field position after receiving David Lee's 38-yard punt at the Colts 48-yard line with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

The Cowboys got the ball back on their 40-yard line with a few seconds remaining after O ' Brien's ensuing squib kick, but Morton's pass to Garrison was intercepted by Logan at the Baltimore 29-yard line, and time expired.

Because Key and Skinner had heard details of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise and later back on HMS Minden.

* August 27, 2012: Baltimore, Maryland Robert Gladden, 15, took a double barrel shotgun to Perry Hall High School and shot a 17 year old senior with down syndrome in the lower back.

* Randy McMillan -- Former NFL running back with the Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts.

* Jason Brookins, former running back for the NFL Baltimore Ravens

Among these native to Reading are Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Carl Furillo, Baltimore Colts running back Lenny Moore, and Philadelphia 76ers forward Donyell Marshall.

* Mike Anderson, Baltimore Ravens running back, formerly of the Denver Broncos where he was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2000 season.

* Allen Patrick, Oklahoma Sooner running back and NFL player drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 7th round in 2008.

* Jalen Parmele, National Football League running back for the Baltimore Ravens

In 1853 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B & O ) reached Wheeling, connecting it to markets back to the port city of Baltimore, Maryland and stimulating development.

The team moved back to Baltimore in 1916, and Dunn again put together a juggernaut, ultimately signing 10 more players who went on to have solid major league careers.

In the eighteenth century a certain Philip McKinney of Baltimore patents the first nailcutters with a spring attached: the problem is solved, the fingers can squeeze with all their strength to cut toenails, incredibly tough, and the cutters will snap back automatically.

Upon Constellation < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s arrival back in Baltimore, the anti-federalist press, who opposed the military in general and the Quasi-War in particular, seized upon this incident as an example of the Navy's " arrogance and cold-bloodedness ".

Enterprise was sent back to Baltimore with dispatches after this engagement.

* 1814-British troops burn Washington, D. C. but are forced back at Baltimore

The Texans failed after one year and was sold back to the NFL, who folded the Texans franchise, and its remains were awarded to an ownership group in Baltimore to form the second version of the Baltimore Colts.