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John Constantine Unitas ( / juːˈnaɪtəs /; [a] May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 to 1973, he has been listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time. [3]
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Sep 12, 2002 · Johnny Unitas, who rose from a $6-a-game sandlot player to become perhaps professional football's greatest quarterback, died yesterday in suburban Baltimore. He was 69.
May 23, 2024 · Johnny Unitas (born May 7, 1933, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died September 11, 2002, Timonium, Maryland) was an American professional gridiron football player who is considered to be one of the all-time greatest National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks.
During his final NFL season, suiting up for the San Diego Chargers, Unitas became the first player in NFL history to eclipse 40,000 career passing yards. At the time of his retirement, Unitas ranked No. 1 in NFL history in pass attempts (5,186), pass completions (2,830), passing yards (40,239) and touchdown passes (290).
Apr 30, 2022 · Today in #NFLHistory: HOF QB Johnny Unitas is born in 1933. He became 3x @NFL MVP and won @SuperBowl V with the Colts. pic.twitter.com/Gax76MwKQc. — NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) May 7, 2017. His father died when Unitas was only five which left his mother to work two jobs and care for the family.
Johnny Unitas was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback and the National Football League’s most valuable player in 1959, 1964, and 1967.
