Rick Venturi: Football Lifer Having a Ball

“He cleared his throat and said, men, the deal has been done. We’re going to Indianapolis tonight.” Rick Venturi was there for the Colts’ stealth move to Indy. His assignment: removing blackboards with a screwdriver. Just one of countless stories from more than four decades in the coaching business at the college and pro levels. In an entertaining episode number 122, the popular Colts radio game analyst talks football, life and the time it all came into perspective.