Johnny Unitas

Passing attempts:	5,186
Passing completions:	2,830
Completion percentage:	54.6%
TD–INT:	290–253
Passing yards:	40,239
Passer rating:	78.2
Rushing yards:	1,777
Rushing touchdowns:	13

Johnny Unitas
	Unitas in 1967
No. 19
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	May 7, 1933; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 11, 2002 (aged 69); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Justin's (Pittsburgh)
College:	Louisville (1951–1954)
NFL draft:	1955 / Round: 9 / Pick: 102
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1955)*; Baltimore Colts (1956–1972); San Diego Chargers (1973);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (V); 3× NFL champion (1958, 1959, 1968); 3× NFL Most Valuable Player (1959, 1964, 1967); NFL Man of the Year (1970); 5× First-team All-Pro (1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967); 3× Second-team All-Pro (1957, 1960, 1963); 10× Pro Bowl (1957–1964, 1966, 1967); 4× NFL passing yards leader (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963); 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1957–1960); 2× NFL passer rating leader (1958, 1965); NFL completion percentage leader (1967); NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; 3× Bert Bell Award (1959, 1964, 1967); Indianapolis Colts No. 19 retired; Louisville Cardinals No. 16 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	5,186
Passing completions:	2,830
Completion percentage:	54.6%
TD–INT:	290–253
Passing yards:	40,239
Passer rating:	78.2
Rushing yards:	1,777
Rushing touchdowns:	13
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

John Constantine Unitas (/juːˈnaɪtəs/; 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.

Unitas played college football for the Louisville Cardinals. He set many NFL records and was named Most Valuable Player three times in 1959, 1964, and 1967, in addition to receiving 10 Pro Bowl and five first-team All-Pro honors. He helped lead the Colts to four championship titles; three in the pre-merger era in 1958, 1959, and 1968, and one in the Super Bowl era in Super Bowl V. His first championship victory is regarded as one of the league's greatest games and is credited with helping popularize the NFL. Between 1956 and 1960, he set the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 47, which held for 52 years.

Nicknamed "Johnny U" and "the Golden Arm", Unitas was considered the prototype of the modern era marquee quarterback. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

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