| Birth: | May 7, 1933
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Sep. 11, 2002
Timonium
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA | 
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. Played 19 years (1955 to 1973), 18 with the Baltimore Colts, and one with the San Diego Chargers. Considered but most to be the greatest quaterback of all time. He broke nearly every NFL passing record and won three championships with the Baltimore Colts in an 18 year career. In 1958 and 1959 he led the Baltimore Colts to NFL championships and in 1970 to the Superbowl. Twice he was voted Most Valuable Player (1964 and 1967). In 1979, he was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. In 1993 after suffering a heart attack, he had triple bypass surgery. On September 11, 2002, while exercising at a fitness facility in Maryland he suffered a heart attack and died. He was 69 years old. His uniform number, 19, was retired by the Baltimore Colts.
Search Amazon for Johnny Unitas | | | Burial:
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
Timonium
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 12, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6772006 |
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