The Colts' first ever draft pick was a halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in what year?
Indianapolis Colts draft history This is a list of NFL Draft selections by the Indianapolis Colts. The first draft that the current incarnation of the Colts franchise participated in was 1953, in which they made halfback Billy Vessels of Oklahoma their first ever selection.
Forrest Griffith Forrest Martin Griffith (February 15, 1928 – December 12, 2007) was an American football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Giants in the fifth round of the 1950 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.