Published February 09, 2010 08:34 am - ANDERSON, Ind. – Imagine being a self-proclaimed “biggest Colts fan.” Then, imagine cleaning your living room and accidentally scooping your first Colts game ticket into the trash. What would you do?
Colts fans decorate blue
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By Christina M. Wright, Herald Bulletin Staff Writer
ANDERSON, Ind. – Imagine being a self-proclaimed “biggest Colts fan.” Then, imagine cleaning your living room and accidentally scooping your first Colts game ticket into the trash. What would you do?
Andersonian Cody Chandler, 25, didn’t give it a second thought.
“I went into the Dumpster in my apartments and I got it out,” he said proudly of his 15-minute dive.
That prized game ticket from Aug. 20, 2009 now hangs in a frame on his wall.
Chandler is one of the area Colts fans who have feverishly decorated their homes in blue and white and every horseshoe-emblazoned trinket available.
“I have Colts stuff in just about every room,” he said. “I got stuff scattered all over the place.”
He said Saturday he owns playing cards, throw pillows, towels, and an assortment of pennants, hats and T-shirts.
“I’m the biggest Colts fan you will ever meet,” he said.
Anita Woodsides, 85, would try to give him a run for his money.
“I enjoy all of the players,” she said.
Woodsides has decorated her room at Keystone Woods Assisted Living in as much blue and white as she could. Colts can be seen on her bed, in her kitchen, and even on her door.
“It’s been decorated a while,” she said.
The door features a Colts helmet magnet, blue and white balloons, a Colts sock and an emblem from the first Super Bowl.
Woodsides said she’s been a Colts fan since the team came to Indianapolis.
“I didn’t know much about them until they came,” she said. “I think Peyton Manning is a great man.”