Its a tough situation, said Lee Stotsky, a longtime friend of Johnny Unitas. He also played football for the Bloomfield Rams, a semipro team in the Pittsburgh area that played on dirt, not grass, and sprayed the field with oil before a game to keep the dust down. Unitas remembered at site of 'Greatest Game', Curry: Unitas was real, but a giant among men, Unitas guided Colts to historic OT win in '58. Birth Place: Johnny Unitas will always be a legendary name in NFL history, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue declared when Unitas died of a heart attack on September 11, 2002, at 69. 19 jersey was retired by the Colts and No. Fortunately, however, the Colts' other backup had opted for law school and Unitas was able to start the next game, when Baltimore beat the Green Bay Packers 28-21. Omega-3 Oils Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death The only touchdown the team scored was in the fourth quarter when Unitas made a fake pitch to the running back and ran the ball 23 yards for a touchdown. The Colts finished 86 in Shula's first season at the helm, good enough for only third place in the NFL's Western Conference, but they did end the season on a strong note by winning their final three games. Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. In their first rematch with the Jets, Unitas and Namath threw a combined nine interceptions in a 2922 Colts win. Despite not playing until late in the third quarter, he still finished the game with more passing yards than the team's starter, Earl Morrall. ''I always accused Johnny of writing it.''. Click here for reprint permission. 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 Wednesday. The Colts won the NFL championship under his leadership on December 28, 1958, by defeating the New York Giants 2317 in sudden death overtime on a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche. It might be resolved this month, when the Maryland Court of Special Appeals is expected to decide who owns Unitas Management. ''We received a letter from a fan telling us there was a player in Bloomfield deserving a chance,'' Ewbank said. He was inducted into the football Hall of Fame in 1979. The season was one of Unitas's best as he finished with 2,824 yards passing, a league-best 9.26 yards per pass attempt, 19 touchdown passes and only 6 interceptions. In Baltimore, he was football. Orr, former WR for Steelers and Colts, dies at 85
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