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Scholarships Times Jobs Contact us Johnny Unitas: 1933-2002 Pure leadership: Evolving eras make it difficult to compare all-time quarterbacks, but "Johnny U.' always is in the discussion. Compiled from Times wires published September 12, 2002 Johnny Unitas, who rose from a $6-a-game sandlot player to become perhaps professional football's greatest quarterback, died Wednesday in suburban Baltimore. He was 69. Mr. Unitas had a heart attack while working out at a physical therapy center in Timonium, Md., Vivienne Stearns-Elliott, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, told The Associated Press. Mr. Unitas had triple bypass surgery in 1993 after a heart attack. When he retired after the 1973 season after 18 years in the NFL the first 17 with the Baltimore Colts Mr. Unitas had a big part of the record book to himself. He led the Colts to three NFL championships. He was the first quarterback to pass for more than 40,000 yards in a career. From 1956 to 1960, he completed at least one touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games, still the record. | |
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