Johnny Unitas
John Constantine Unitas
Born: May 7, 1933
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: September 11, 2002
Towson, MD
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 194
College: Louisville
High School: St. Justin (Pittsburgh, PA)
Career: 1956-1973
Drafted: 1955 in Round 9, #102 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979
Johnny Unitas played from 1956 to 1973 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers. Unitas threw for 40,239 yards in his career, completing 2,830 of 5,186 passes with 290 touchdowns and 253 interceptions. He also ran for 1,777 yards in 450 attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 198 | 110 | 55.6 | 1498 | 7.6 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 5.1 | 54 | 74.0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 301 | 172 | 57.1 | 2550 | 8.5 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 5.6 | 82 | 88.0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 263 | 136 | 51.7 | 2007 | 7.6 | 19 | 7.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 77 | 90.0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 367 | 193 | 52.6 | 2899 | 7.9 | 32 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 71 | 92.0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 378 | 190 | 50.3 | 3099 | 8.2 | 25 | 6.6 | 24 | 6.3 | 80 | 73.7 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 420 | 229 | 54.5 | 2990 | 7.1 | 16 | 3.8 | 24 | 5.7 | 72 | 66.1 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 389 | 222 | 57.1 | 2967 | 7.6 | 23 | 5.9 | 23 | 5.9 | 80 | 76.5 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 410 | 237 | 57.8 | 3481 | 8.5 | 20 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 64 | 89.7 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 305 | 158 | 51.8 | 2824 | 9.3 | 19 | 6.2 | 6 | 2.0 | 74 | 96.4 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 282 | 164 | 58.2 | 2530 | 9.0 | 23 | 8.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 61 | 97.4 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 348 | 195 | 56.0 | 2748 | 7.9 | 22 | 6.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 89 | 74.0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 436 | 255 | 58.5 | 3428 | 7.9 | 20 | 4.6 | 16 | 3.7 | 88 | 83.6 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 139 | 4.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 4 | 12.5 | 37 | 30.1 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 327 | 178 | 54.4 | 2342 | 7.2 | 12 | 3.7 | 20 | 6.1 | 52 | 12 | 93 | 64.0 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 321 | 166 | 51.7 | 2213 | 6.9 | 14 | 4.4 | 18 | 5.6 | 55 | 19 | 158 | 65.1 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 176 | 92 | 52.3 | 942 | 5.4 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 5.1 | 35 | 15 | 129 | 52.3 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 157 | 88 | 56.1 | 1111 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.8 | 63 | 14 | 114 | 70.8 |
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 76 | 34 | 44.7 | 471 | 6.2 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 9.2 | 51 | 14 | 96 | 40.0 |
| Totals | 5186 | 2830 | 54.6 | 40239 | 7.8 | 290 | 5.6 | 253 | 4.9 | 89 | 74 | 590 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 28 | 155 | 5.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 42 | 171 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 33 | 139 | 4.2 | 28 | 3 |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 36 | 195 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 50 | 137 | 2.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 47 | 224 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 37 | 162 | 4.4 | 20 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 16 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 450 | 1777 | 3.9 | 34 | 13 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 95 | 29 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 7 |
| 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 10 |
| 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 11 |
| 1966 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 13 |
| 1967 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 12 |
| 1970 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 5 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 5 | 4 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1959 - UPI MVP
1959 - AP MVP
1959 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1964 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1964 - AP MVP
1964 - UPI MVP
1967 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1967 - AP MVP
1967 - UPI MVP
1970 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
