SportsCentury
No. 32 -- Johnny Unitas
S1 • E26 Jun 10, 1999 30m
Johnny Unitas was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. 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 pre–Super Bowl era, in 1958, 1959, 1968, and Super Bowl V. His first championship victory is regarded as one of the league's greatest games and credited with helping popularize the NFL.
