Johnny Unitas changed the game forever &  refined the QB position

R.I.P. to the real “Johnny Football”

Now theres a haircut you can set your watch to

Swagger. Lol. I love it. I'll never forget the day I asked my dad who the best QB ever was. His answer, Johnny U.

Saw that 58 game. Lived in Annapolis and went to old Memorial stadium many times in the 50’s and 60’s to watch the Colts. Vietnam took me away, but I still love the Colts today. No greater connection ever than Johnny U to Raymond Berry.

He is the GOAT. Wish I could have watched him live. Quote from Mackey who is one of the greatest TE's in history " Being in the huddle with him was like being in the huddle with GOD." But Unitas does not get the respect he should.

He invented the west coast offense. Walsh gave it a name but it's the Unitas offense.

In my mind Johnny Unitas is the greatest quarterback that ever played the game.  Everybody wanted to be him, to be like him.  When we played football on the streets and lawns of my hometown back in the mid to late sixties, early seventies, I was Unitas.   Loved the man, loved the game, love them still.

Baltimore still talk about Johnny Unitas til this day. I live in Baltimore. We have the Baltimore Ravens and support them greatly. But We still talk about the Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas

Johnny U. My all time favorite quarterback. One of the best ever.

My grandfather was friends with Mr.Unitas.  They knew each other from high school and used to go diving and crabbing together in Baltimore.

Johnny was my neighbor……and one of the nicest men you’d ever want to know……and as always.    Heaven 19….Baltimore 0…. RIP Johnny U.

I was a young kid of 10 years old when I watched what became the greatest game ever played.  I already knew who Johnny Unitas was, and I really like the way he played.  Well, this day I became a fan of the Baltimore Colts. I did not know then, just how important this game was.  It brought the NFL into the spotlight.
I really loved Johnny Unitas and I still do, even today as a 77
year old man.  
There have been a lot of great quarterbacks that have come and gone since that day.  I have a lot of favorites, and they have been great.  They have also been the recipients of lots of rule changes that have protected them through the years.  They have had the benefit of playing with much better equipment, including the much improved football.  Back in  Unitas’s day the balls were slick with not much grip on them, making them a little elusive.
There have been a lot of great quarterback since Unitas, but if I had one game to win, I would pick old high tops, under center.  He was a field general;  he called his own plays, he was as tough as nails.  He  could withstand any kind of punishment that the other team could dish out, and still win.
Because of him, and what he did on the field, he paved the way for every other QB that has followed.  He played in a run first era, and still set records that lasted for decades.  So, for my money, he was the greatest of all-time.  The real GOAT!

What many people don't realize is Unitas and Namath threw the inferior and slipperier pre-1981 footballs. The night footballs with the two white stripes were even slicker. Also, they didn't protect the quarterbacks and receivers in those days. You can't compare their numbers to the numbers of today's quarterbacks and receivers.

Before Tom Brady, Unitas was the king of comebacks!

“If you know what you’re doing, why is it a gamble?”

Does anybody else wonder what would have happened if Johnny Unitas had played the whole game Super Bowl III.?

"As all thoroughbred horses are descended from three Arabian stallions, all modern day quarterbacks are the progeny of Johnny U."  Frank Deford

Johnny U. - the Man. A real American

The greatest QB that ever played the game. No one will ever even come close to his style of playing.

John said before games  ,"Talk is cheap,let's play." Enough said.