Johnny Unitas dies at age of 69

[neovan]

ESPN story

Great quarterback. RIP

 

[spanky]

 

[Imported]

 

[Rallispec]

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

Good ole Johnny.

Hope you're ripping up that great gridiron in the sky man.

 

[aphex]

 

[ElFenix]

 

[FSUpaintball]

You're the man Johnny, RIP.

 

[Harvey]

More from CNN/SI

BALTIMORE (AP) -- 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 at age 69.

 

[N8Magic]

R.I.P. Johnny.

 

[Atrail]

Good ole Johnny, R.I.P.

 

[Vehementi]

Ripping up the gridiron in the sky indeed. R.I.P.

 

[Red Dawn]

One of the All time greats. RIP

 

[Tates]

Johnny U........

 

[eplebnista]

 

[NFS4]

Since it's 9-11, most people won't even hear the news or really care

 

[kranky]

RIP Johnny U.

One of the many great QBs who were from the Pittsburgh/western PA area (along with Namath, Marino, Jim Kelly, Montana, Johnny Lujack, George Blanda, and Willie Thrower, the first black QB to play in the NFL).

 

[Cyberian]

On the NFL's 50th anniversary in 1969, Unitas was voted the greatest quarterback of all time. He also was selected at quarterback for the NFL's All-Time team in 2000 by the 36 Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.

Surely one of the best to ever play the game.