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Happy 75th Birthday - Johnny Unitas!

"We'd never had anything like that before in the league," said Tex Schramm, who worked for the Los Angeles Rams and CBS television in the '50s, of John Unitas (standing in Memorial Stadium shortly before its demolition). "His passing was remarkable. ... There was just so much drama with Unitas."

If still alive, Johnny U. would have celebrated his 75th birthday on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Here is a photo of the greatest QB who ever lived, standing on a patch of turf at old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, where he made so many wonderful memories for the fans of the Baltimore Colts. Damn you to hell, Bob Irsay, may you never rest in peace (let it go, Rexx, let it go). Sorry.

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Unitas we still stand.
Damn you to hell, Bob Irsay, may you never rest in peace (let it go, Rexx, let it go). Sorry.

No reason to apologize for that. No-one was hurt more than Johnny U by Bob Irsay’s disgraceful actions. As reporters often discovered, Johnny U could never feel right about his football experience, because his legacy had been willfully misrepresented outside of Baltimore. It still is. I’m just Glad Johnny U got to see his city (and team) win another superbowl in 2001.

by math_geek on May 8, 2008 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

And another thing...

....the fact that all his info and display is under the Indianapolis Colts banner still disgusts me!

Rexx

by Rexx on May 8, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

John

God bless his memory. I wept for 3 days when he passed away. Thanks for remembering his birthday.

Say, am I the only one who thinks Peyton Manning has a certain facial similarity to John?

by claudell on Jun 6, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions  

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