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Johnny Unitas

1933 - 2002

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John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Nicknamed "Johnny U." and "the Golden Arm", Unitas was considered the prototype of the modern era marquee quarterback and is regarded as one of the greatest NFL players of all time. During his professional career from 1956 to 1973, Unitas 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Unitas is the 7th most popular american football player (up from 8th in 2019), the 10,937th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,347th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American American Football Player.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Johnny Unitas ranks 7 out of 63. Before him are O. J. Simpson, Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes, and Dan Marino. After him are Michael Oher, Brett Favre, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, Peyton Manning, and Dick Butkus.

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Among people born in 1933, Johnny Unitas ranks 494. Before him are Jenő Hámori, Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, Boris Tatushin, and Renato Pirocchi. After him are Peter Orlovsky, Sheila Hancock, Daniel Massey, Steve Shirley, Jeffrey Goldstone, and Mihály Mayer. Among people deceased in 2002, Johnny Unitas ranks 316. Before him are Martin Kamen, Pierre Rapsat, Stanley Wagner, Daniel Pearl, Renato Pirocchi, and Jonathan Harris. After him are John James, Aglaja Veteranyi, Salman Raduyev, Krishan Kant, W. T. Tutte, and Sam Snead.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Unitas ranks 10,939 out of 20,380. Before him are David Karp (1986), Richard Hofstadter (1916), CoCo Vandeweghe (1991), Jack Weston (1924), Lou Williams (1986), and Bridget Regan (1982). After him are Peter Shor (1959), Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946), Jim Hall (1935), Robert Detweiler (1930), Shannon Leto (1970), and Dustin Poirier (1989).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Johnny Unitas ranks 7. Before him are O. J. Simpson (1947), Jim Brown (1936), Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Patrick Mahomes (1995), and Dan Marino (1961). After him are Michael Oher (1986), Brett Favre (1969), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), Peyton Manning (1976), and Dick Butkus (1942).

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