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His words, feats are as vivid as ever
From Staff And Wire ReportsOrioles great Brooks Robinson, who played third base in Baltimore from 1955 to 1977, said last night that John Unitas took himself and the game in stride. "He was simply the most unassuming guy I knew, and he had every right to be big-headed. If he...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Indianapolis Colts, New York Yankees, Art Donovan, San Diego Chargers
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In counting ways Unitas was giant, 47 stands out
Baltimore Sun columnistIt'll soon be 40 years and John Unitas has hardly been challenged, meaning the unapproached record of throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games. A mark that seems sacrosanct, almost indelible as his exclusive property. Hundreds of quarterbacks...Tags: Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Unitas, Don Hutson, New York Yankees, Indianapolis Colts
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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: Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Unitas, Dan Marino, Sid Luckman, Dining and Drinking
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Lifetime guarantee; Jets-Colts
Sun Staff"I guarantee it." These words may never go down with "Four score and seven years ago," "War is hell" or "Read my lips," but, remembered in proper context, they, too, will not perish from the face of the earth. Yes, long after the particulars of the...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, Music Theater, New York Jets, Multi-Sport Events
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Turning 40, game still has great hold
Sun StaffEvery time Gino Marchetti takes a step, he remembers The Game. It was Dec. 28, 1958. Marchetti's Baltimore Colts were playing the New York Giants in what is now known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. It was fourth down. Marchetti had just made the...Tags: Restaurants, Art Donovan, Johnny Unitas, Dining and Drinking, Multi-Sport Events
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Remembering Johnny U.
Sun StaffFearing another terrorist attack on the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, former Baltimore Colt Gino Marchetti said he "was praying all day I wouldn't hear any bad news." But the news the former defensive lineman got when he arrived at his home in West...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Folklore and Mythology, Gino Marchetti, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Heart Attack
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Toughest Colt lifted up a city
Sun ColumnistIt must have been a blind-side tackle that took John Unitas yesterday. The man who made Sudden Death part of the American language would have headed downfield in that determined crablike scuttle of his if he had seen the real thing coming. Anybody could...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Hospitals and Clinics, Green Bay Packers, Heart Attack, Art Donovan
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The mix that made him great
Sun StaffThey came to watch the cold war, to be fought at Memorial Stadium on an icy Sunday in late November 1958. On the field, Popsicle-hard at 2 o'clock, the high-flying Colts readied to play San Francisco, a team Baltimore had rarely beaten. At game time, the...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Robert F. Kennedy, Ray Nitschke, Willie Wood, Willie Davis
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Old Colts delight in Ravens' NFL title
Sun StaffThey watched the Super Bowl flanked by family, friends and Fritos. Many former Baltimore Colts, some with championship rings themselves, celebrated quietly. But others, such as Jim Parker, said the Ravens' victory over the New York Giants made him feel...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Hospitals and Clinics, Gino Marchetti, Multi-Sport Events, Baltimore Colts
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'We won't see another Johnny Unitas'
Sun StaffMourners said goodbye to John Unitas yesterday, evoking memories of a steely, Hall of Fame quarterback and a tender father who stayed close to his coal-shoveling roots. Cardinal William H. Keeler said he found "sanctity" in the man who threw footballs as...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Regional Authority, Government, Heart Attack
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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: Johnny Unitas, Heart Attack, World War II (1939-1945), Weather, Art Donovan
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Game over, but no time to quit
Sun StaffThree weeks after hip surgery, the old Baltimore Colts center is off the injured list. Buzz Nutter is back at work. He no longer blocks charging linebackers such as pro football Hall of Famers Sam Huff and Ray Nitschke. But Nutter does operate heavy...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Basketball, Ray Nitschke, Restaurants, Art Donovan
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