2007-03-23 09:35:56 · 9 answers · asked by kimiliv 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2002/0911/1430557.html
Johnny Unitas, the Hall of Fame quarterback who broke nearly every NFL passing record and won three championships with the Baltimore Colts in an 18-year career, died Sept. 11, 2002 at age 69.
2007-03-23 09:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by d b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
September 11, 2002
2007-03-23 10:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by J.A. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Date of Death: 11 September 2002
Quarterback Johnny Unitas was one of the greatest professional football players in history, his storybook career coinciding with the rise of football as television entertainment. Despite an unpromising start in high school, Unitas went on to modest success at the University of Louisville and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955. His slight build gave the Steelers doubts, however, and he was waived in the first year. After playing semi-pro football for a few dollars a game, Unitas was picked by the Baltimore Colts in 1956. He defied the skeptics and went on to earn a reputation as a tough competitor who was cool under pressure, and his winning performance in the 1958 title game against the New York Giants became legendary. During his career, "Johnny U" took the Colts to two NFL titles and one Super Bowl victory, was named Player of the Year three times and was chosen for ten Pro Bowls. He broke records for pass attempts (5,186), pass completions (2,830) and total yards (40,239), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
2007-03-23 09:41:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sept 11 2002
2007-03-23 13:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by bigsey93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any Jhonny Unitas. I have heard of Johnny Unitas and he isn't dead, he is hiding out with Elvis.
2007-03-24 02:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by zombieraider 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sept. 11 of 02'. he was and still is in my opinion the best QB of all-time in the NFL and he went to the Pro Bowl 10 straight years 57'-67'.
2007-03-23 10:19:37 · answer #6 · answered by str8 outta louisville 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shortly after his heart stopped beating?
2007-03-23 10:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by Water Monkey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
who said he was dead?
2007-03-23 11:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by chowda99@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is not gone yet.
2007-03-23 09:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋