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Johnny Unitas. John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas (May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002, often called "Johnny U."), was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s. He was a record-setting quarterback and the National Football League 's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. His record of throwing a touchdown pass ...
Apr 7, 2014 · Johnny U won our Bracketology competition as the greatest quarterback of all time, surprisingly trouncing Joe Montana with 72 percent of the vote in the final. Montana reached the finals by ...
Sep 11, 2002 · "Johnny Unitas is the greatest quarterback ever to play the game, better than I was, better than Sammy Baugh, better than anyone," Sid Luckman, the great Chicago Bears quarterback of the 1940s ...
Johnny Unitas played his collegiate career at the University of Louisville (1951-54), passing for 3,007 yards and 27 touchdowns. Unitas, who wore No. 19 as a professional, had his No. 16 collegiate uniform retired at Louisville, the only number retired by the Cardinals.
Born John Constantine Unitas, his father died when he was four years old and he was raised by his mother, who worked two jobs to support the family. After graduating from Saint Justin's High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Louisville at Louisville, Kentucky where he completed 245 passes for 3,139 yards and 27 ...
Sep 27, 2023 · John Constantine Unitas, fondly known as "Johnny U," left an indelible mark on American football, etching his name into the annals of NFL history. Born in Pittsburgh on May 7, 1933, to Francis J. Unitas and Helen Superfisky, Johnny's Lithuanian heritage was reflected in his unique last name, which was a phonetic transliteration of the common Lithuanian surname Jonaitis.
