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Ravens mourn friend, supporter
Sun StaffWhen the Modell family moved its NFL franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1996, it knew a major endorsement from a certain local legend would ensure the new team's acceptance. The Modells got it from quarterback John Unitas without hesitance. "His...Tags: Sports, Football, Johnny Unitas, National Football League, Jim Harbaugh
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Colts-Giants II: Greatest letdown
Sun ColumnistThey were almost identical teams, with the same coaches and similar rosters, that had combined for what is referred to as "The Greatest Game Ever Played" the NFL's first overtime championship, which put pro football on a glittering run to record...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Sports, Football, Lou Gehrig, Society
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Hall of fame sportswriter John Steadman, 73, dies
Sun StaffJohn Steadman, who chronicled the Maryland sports scene in his newspaper columns, books and commentaries in a career that spanned seven decades, died of cancer Monday at a Towson hospice. He was 73. A one-time minor-league baseball player, Steadman...Tags: Sports, Football, Newspaper and Magazine, Health, Baltimore Orioles
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Special talent, regular guy
Sun StaffJohnny Unitas' football life was remarkable, a royal blare of records, championships and honors. His life after football was another matter, grounded in the touchstones of normalcy more familiar to those who cheered for him. Like a lot of former players,...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Sports, Football, Golf
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No. 19 was No. 1 in city, my house
Sun StaffThe first words I remember are "Get the baby out from in front of the TV." I was 3 years old when the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL championship game, so it's a safe bet that my father wanted an unobstructed view of the man...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Entertainment, Sports, New York Jets, Football
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At Club 4100, memories
Sun StaffDino Spanomanolis smoked cigarettes and sipped his coffee yesterday morning at Club 4100, the restaurant in Brooklyn Park he and his brother Manny own, waiting for the tribute to the man who often sat on the stool he now occupied - John Unitas. When it...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Steaks, Sports, Travel, Football
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'A class all to himself'
Sun StaffChuck Thompson, whose familiar radio voice painted the picture of Baltimore sports for more than half a century, died yesterday morning after suffering a stroke Saturday. He was 83. Mr. Thompson, known for his catch phrases "Ain't the beer cold!" and "Go...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Entertainment, Philadelphia Phillies, Radio, Sports
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Unhurried Flutie runs down win
Sun StaffWho's next, John Unitas? The Ravens have run out of quarterbacks and offensive options, and yesterday they ran out of time in a 13-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills before 68,673 at PSINet Stadium. The script has become familiar. The defense plays well...Tags: Scott Mitchell, Sports, Football, Cleveland Browns, Matt Stover
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Family's loss, father's pain
Sun StaffThey watched the Ravens' football playoffs together, muffling their whoops in the hush of a hospital. Les Moore lay propped in bed in the critical care wing, more mindful of the TV than the IV in his arm. Beside him sat his father, Lenny, the Colts'...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Sports, Illnesses, Football
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At quarterback
JOHN UNITAS was slow but cool, gritty yet unpredictable. He played with an unsentimental grace. One day he was a semi-pro on Western Pennsylvania's oil-soggy fields, and seemingly the next he was at Memorial Stadium, taking the Colts and football and...Tags: Memorial Stadium, National Football League, Sports, Football, New York Giants
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Streak for the ages
Sun StaffIt was only a 3-yard pass, hardly worth watching on a highlights film. John Unitas, the Colts' rookie quarterback, flipped the ball to his tight end, who fell into the end zone. The play averted a Baltimore shutout. It also provided a glimpse of a...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Sid Luckman, Hemorrhaging, Entertainment, NPR
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Letters to the Editor
I think what Johnny Unitas did was elevate a second-tier city like Baltimore to major-league status - not just in sports. Johnny U. made that kind of difference on the psyche of a city. And he raised the expectations that a city has for itself, and, to...Tags: Entertainment, Memorial Stadium, Sports, Football, New York Giants
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