Where do Larry Bird and Caitlin Clark's Colts ties come from?
Larry Bird, the retired NBA player who spent his career with the Boston Celtics, was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, and went to Springs Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana. The Boston Globe reported on November 12, 2015, that he watches the Colts. His tie to the team lines up with the state where he was born and went to school. The Colts' AFL championship in 1968 came the year he turned 12, and Super Bowl V in 1971 came the year he turned 15.
Caitlin Clark plays for the Indiana Fever. Yardbarker carries her remarks on the Colts, in which she describes supporting "the hometown team" and says it is not the same level of fandom as her other loyalties. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Dowling Catholic in West Des Moines, so her Colts connection comes through her pro career in Indiana rather than through where she grew up.
Both entries are reported ones, so each is an outlet's account of what the player said, not a confirmed statement in a player's own voice.
Questions people ask
Which athletes grew up Colts fans?
Neither entry says either player grew up a Colts fan; Bird was born and schooled in Indiana, while Clark grew up in Iowa.
Which athlete is the most famous Colts fan?
Larry Bird, the retired Celtics player, was reported by The Boston Globe in 2015 as saying he watches every Colts game.
Which athletes are Colts fans?
Larry Bird of the NBA and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever are the two players on the record, both through outlet reports.