Johnny Unitas

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

I met Mr. Unitas at a celebrity Night at Bromwell's bar in Fullerton md in 1984 or 1985, He walked pasted and I yelled The Greatest Quarter Back in the world and he walked over and shook my hand and asked my name , He was so nice that he talked with me for a good while, and I got him to sign my shirt and he did and then he drew a funny picture on my shirt and told me he dont do much of those for any body, But I Loved talking and Laughing and the drawing on my shirt with his signature .Great Memories and a great man to talk with me for that long. Never forget, I take that shirt out and tell everyone about the Golden arm did this. Thank you Mr Unitas

I grew up loving the Baltimore colts and idolizing the greatest quarter back of all time...Johnny was always such a gentleman when I had the several chances to meet him. It is hard to believe you have been gone 21 years....RIP and God bless..

As 20 years since this loss is now approaching, let's never forget. We are unlikely to ever see another true giant like the one and only golden arm with his genuine humility. One of a kind.

"Talk is cheap! Let's go play."

RIP Johnny U!

Johnny was my hero when I was a boy in the 50's and his example of hard nose work ethic has followed me all my life. All I have to do is close my eye and picture a crew cut and high tops and I am back in the old living room watching the Colts on a snowy black and white set! Thanks for giving me a role model all those years ago Johnny U!!!

No matter how today's stats may indicate that your record has been broken, you were, and will always be, the Greatest Quarterback of all time. I still, and will always, cherish the autographed picture that you gave me in 1992. RIP Johnny U.

Johnny you were the best!! My Dad and brother loved you so much. R.I.P.

The best quarterback ever play the game.when the rules of protection was totally different then now.

My father told me that if worked on throwing the ball thru the tire long and hard enough i'd succeed, and be better for it. I did and I am. Thanx for the inspiration and the Memories Johnny.We will never forget the Golden Arm.

When I was 13 and sick in the hospital John came to see me and his visit was a Godsend. One week later, I returned home thanks to God and the healing HE sent to me through John Unitas. This world was a better place when John was here. Thank God for Number 19.

you were just great. you had class and back then the league had it

Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.

No one has ever filled the void left by your death. I have been a fan from the first. Your integrity and talent are unsurpassed. RIP

I lived in Baltimore as a kid in the 50's and i just loved Johnny U. Even after I moved to Texas in the 60's, Johnny U. and the Colts were my team. Johnny Unitas was the hero of all heroes and quite simply, the best.

Dear John,
On this the 10th anniversary of your passing, you are still missed and remembered by many. As you signed in Harv's copy of your book "Pro Quarterback: My Own Story Johnny Unitas": "Good friends are hard to find" meant a lot to him when you signed his book and will always have a special meaning to him. He feels very blessed to have been among one of your "friends." May you continue to rest in peace.

Mister Unitas, you were truly a class act. As far as I am concerned, you Sir are the Greatest Pro Football Quarterback of all time. You played when Pro Football was a much tougher game, especially on Quarterbacks. You performed in a superb manner, and you were always a down to earth guy. Many of today's quarterbacks in the NFC and AFC are stars, but they're not in the same league as you. Rest easy Mister Unitas, as you continue to throw completions on that grand Football field in the sky.

i miss johnny unitas,he was a great man and ouarterback.i will always rember meating him.and seeing him play in person.johnny unitas was the best ever to play the game.mr,unitas was my idol growing up. he is still my idol . brad munger

I want to be just like Johnny U he was and still is one of the best Quarterbacks ever

Still the last man to really impress me, with his strenght of character, and straight forward thinking.
He was REAL! He spoke to everyone the same way.
Not only a great man but a good one!

MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, MR. QUARTERBACK, THE GREATEST EVER. SOMEONE ONCE SAID "YOU CAN COMPARE OTHER QB'S TO UNITAS BUT NO ONE EVER COMPARES UNITAS TO ANYONE ELSE." THERE IS NO COMPARISON. HE IS UNEQUALED, UNPARALLED AND SIMPLY 'THE BEST THERE EVER WAS.'THE N.F.L.SHOULD HAVE RETIRED NO.19 ON ALL TEAMS WHILE HE WAS STILL LIVING, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE.

Im 12 and ive seen videos and I can tell you all now. Mr. Unitas is my idol.

I lost two of my heros in September of 2002, my Dad and Johnny. I hope they both meet up there, Dad loved Johnny to.

Dear unitas family I'am sorry about john passing but saw I him in church and the one thing I wanted to do was to sit next to him and just give him a shake before he died. But john was a idol to me to look up to and everybody else also john was the greatest quaterback who ever lived and plus he was a leader to all of us. He will never be forgotten. Rest in peace john 19.

Just wanted to thank all of my fathers fans across the country. It means alot to my family, that you the fans still care about my father and my family. Thankyou so very much and please help to keep my fathers legacy alive. We love and miss him very much. Godbless all of his fans and thankyou for your continued support.

I have followed your career from the beginning in 1956. Nobody since has created such excitement as you and your Baltimore Colts! The 1958 playoff game against the NY Giants is still the most exciting game ever. In an era when you could kill the quarterback and beat up the receivers, you stood out as the best. You are an inspiration to many and remain the epitomy of a true athlete. God Bless you and your family.

What a great quarterback!!! Could you imagine what the Steelers would have done with Unitas?

Now that I am 62 years old and have watched my share of football games, I truly believe if Johnny Unitas played under the conditions played now, records he would have would never be broken.

I grew up with all the "old Colts" in Baltimore and lived very near Johnny in Timonium. He never forgot a name once he met you and never forgot mine. I would see him frequently at the Timonium post office and other areas and he would always stop to chat. What a guy! What a Man! They don't make them like that anymore. Those were the true heroes our children could look up to, sorry, NOT the sports figures of today. I'm getting ready to go to a Super Bowl party in a little while here in Florida and I'm STILL rooting for the "COLTS"! They may have moved from Baltimore but they're still the Colts, wherever they go! Let's win the Super Bowl for The Golden Arm!!!!

I know it is never to later to show a person sympathy. When I think of football Johnny's name comes to mind. I remember my late husband watching all the Colt's football game. Johnny is and always will be a wonderful man and a great football player.
God bless you and your family.

There has never been a more heroic, more astonishingly effective quarterback then Johnny Unitas.
The most extraordinary memorial to Unitas is in the New York Times Magazine at the end 0f 2002. The way in which neither the colts nor the league took care of him after he walked off the field with the burden of so many injuries -- that broken noze, that incrediblly dogged persistence -- it broke me heart when I read it.

Rest In peace, Johnny. Millions of people will always remember you.

Sorry Johnny we didn't win it for you but Peyton is your double. I still love them and so does the city. I guess your shoe is almost worn by now because every fan was touching it. Next year

Well John the Colts are back in Baltimore and they are in the play-off game with the Baltimore Ravens. This game is being played by the Ravens in your honor and you are being honored in a big way. We have shirts that your family allowed your picture to be on and the name UNITAS 19 on the back. If the Ravens do win and advance to the Super Bowl it will be a tribute to you and all the old Baltimore Colts who have gone on to the football field above. Look down on us tomarrow and as we would say Let's Go You Baltimore Colts(now RAVENS) and put that ball across the line and Win for old Baltimore. You will be in everyone whoever watched a game at Memorial Stadium and saw the greatest QB who ever stepped onto the fields thoughts and we hope to win one for Baltimore and Maryland and March on to Victory in Memory of John Unitas.

To The Unitas Family: Recently I received from a friend a beautiful story and picture that was in The Baltimore Sun I have saved this and I am going to have it laminized so I can put it on a memorial that I will make for my husband who lived during John's times and loved this man for his abilities and values in football. His death has hurt many of us in Baltimore who would never leave our seats until the end because some how or other John would throw that winning ball. God Bless all of you during this Christmas holiday and it was Baltimore's pleasure to be able to say we had the best QB in football ever and he was a BALTIMORE COLT.

Has kids we wanted to be him.Our fathers praised him.Baltimore loved him.And football fans in general miss him.But all the feelings never go away.To be him,to praise his play,the love and we miss him.The way the game of football is played today and promoted is because of this one man Johnny Unitas.The greastest quaterback?maybe not on record.But he is and always will be the GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER THAT EVER WAS.A leader on and off the field.

I grew up knowing you were a distant cousin, but never realized how powerful your life was Mr. Unitas. After repetive comments of negative disbelief my children and I are doing a genealogy search so they can prove once and for all to their father ect. that they're not lying. This has been a great experience for my children and I. Thank you, no matter what we find, or do not find.

the greatest qb in history R.I.P

the greatest qb ever

the best qb ever R.I.P

John Even tho he is not a Baltimore Colt everytime I see Peyton Manning throw the ball and then shrug his shoulders and walk off the field sit down and look at his play sheet I think of how many times we in Baltimore saw that same move but by the greatest QB ever YOU. You are missed and thought of still in this city and like I said it is like you are with Peyton especially when he has the Blue Shirt on. I know you are proud of the Ravens they are 4-0. God Bless your grieving family as it never goes away. A loyal John Unitas fans.. The Adams Family

It was really cool growing up in the shadow of Memorial Stadium during the sixties. It was like the colts played in my backyard.All the kids would pretend to be Johnny U ,throwing to Raymond Berry and winning the game in the final minutes Later in my late teens I worked at The Golden Arm Restaurant and got to know Mr Unitas on a personnal basis and found him to be a fine boss and friend Baltimore was lucky to have him

Well, John you would have been very proud, the first pre-season game was the anniversary of when 25 years ago you first stepped foot on the field and they honored you and the family. There were grown men crying. Also, the RAVENS opener was great 27-0 over the Dolphins and Ray is the MVP of the NFL this week. Rest with my husband in peace he was your greatest fan.

My father who grew up in Wisconsin was a huge fan of his in the 50's. When I was born in the later part of the 60s, my father told me about the greatness of Johnny U. To this day, even though I never saw him play, I feel that he is greatest QB ever to play the game. He is greatly missed!

To the Unitas Family, I was at the Raven game on Friday and really enjoyed the tribute to Johnny Unitas.It brought tears to my eyes as he is a great football player and our hero in Baltimore. He will never be forgotten by his loyal fans.When he passed it took a lot from the fans who loved your husband,father, grandfather,son,brother and friend to the people of Baltimore. He was never to busy to stop and talk to his fans or sign an autograph and the people of Baltimore will long honor this great man.

I was a young boy when Mr unitas was

playing for the colts, and i never missed a game on tv when he was playing. HE has and will always be my hero, even at the age of 57, i still think of him playing. IF ONLY FOOTBALL WAS PLAYED THE WAY IT WAS PLAYED WHEN HE WAS PLAYING, I WOULD WATCH IT. BUT SINCE HE LEFT THE GAME, SO HAVE I.

THANK YOU JOHNNY FOR BEING BORN.

HEy I had NO idea who this Unitas guy was until this month. My awsome English teacher had us do a report on someone of history and i picked this guy! I liked the football idea! I have had a blast doing this report and i plan to keep up the research even when the assignment is over!!!! love to you all~ k.marie **

The first time I see John Unitas was in 1959. He was my favorite football player. I followed him through his career and the Colts were the favorite. John set the standards for Quarterbacks and his legacy will live forever.

I will always thank John Unitas for all he did for people who saw him play and remember him as a truly great man to look up to.I met him through my friend and his Andy Nelson.Two truly great men and football players.# 19 The greatest !

Truely the greatest player in the history of the game!

Thank you very much for giving me and my father many hours of entertainment as we loved watching you play football!



Now, maybe you guys can discuss the plays in person.



You guys are really going to have a great team up there. I hope someday I will have a seat in the endzone reserved for me!



THANKS!

#19 Simply the greatest who ever played .

Mr John Unitas is Football, is the majesty that most modern quarterbacks strive to be. We will never see another like him, nor should we. He is the yardstick that all football players must be judged by. "Mr Unitas, God Bless You"

No geater hero ever walked onto the field then this man John Unitas. Every time I go to a Raven game I just feel that you are there helping those guys go over that goal or kick that field goal. After all these months your shoe is starting to get shiney because evryone who visits needs to touch the greatest hero and the greatest team ever The Baltimore Colts and John Unitas. You are truly missed

FEW WORDS SAYS IT ALL:'THE BEST THEARE EVER WAS'GODBLESS YOU JOHN

it is years after his passing. but everytime i think of football, i think of john unitas. don shinnick just died. ameche is dead. and there are others. great players, some good, some great men. the undisputed leader on the field and off was john unitas. todays players should look at the old film, not for what he did, but how he carried himself.

that was the best example of an athlete should be. i am not a religious man, but for johnny u i say: god rest his soul.

To The Unitas Family we send you our love and know how you feel at this time of the year. We lost our 25 year old grandchild by a drowsey driver in 2002 July and we know how it hurts. Your father, husband, grandfather or whoever connected to John Unitas should feel proud as the fans of the Baltimore Colts adored him and he will always be in our hearts. God BLess you and may you have a blessed holiday

Dear John...I know you are helping the Ravens do so good. I always say you and my husband Bill are sitting on that goal post just waiting to guide that ball over for those points. I hope your family know how much you were and still loved all over the world. My main reason for writting you in to say MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE GREATEST QUARTBACK EVER. Thank you and let's get those Ravens to the Super Bowl .

Great Man and Football Player...Mr. Quarterback.

To The Unitas Family...I like you have suffered the loss of a husband, father and my parents and then on July 12,2002 I lost a 25 year old granddaughter by a sleepy driver. My grandchild I am sure has meet your husband and father JOHN UNITAS because he was my husbands hero. It is the hardest thing in the world to l ose someone you love and John was loved by the state of Maryland and all the Baltimore COlt Fans, he made football what it is today. The Ravens are doing a good job but I can still hear my husband if he were living and at a game and we were only a few points behind don't leave yet John will pull it thru, I am sure the world is unfortunate not to have know a great man and football player like Mr. Jonn Unitas. I pray that you are able as a family to go on and keep the Unitas name alive in Maryland not that you have to because John already has. God Bless You all. The Adams FAmily from Dundalk,Md

John,you were greatest .Im dying of heart failure and i have a big collection of you.One room of nothing but unitas.I sit in there everyday.I miss you Johnny u.

MR Unitas, I am only 17 years old so I was never old enough to see youplay football for the Colts, but my Poppy always talked about you and how wonderful you were, and what a great quarterback you were. He use to go every Sunday he told me because he loved the Colts, you and my Uncle was in the band. Had he been alive he would have been very sad to have seen your passing. I did fuss at one time because my mom named me Constantine but after seeing that your middle name was the same I was very proud. I only wish I could have seen you play but my grandfathers stories of you I feel like I knew you. I am a big Raven Fan and enjoy watching the game but I am sure I would have enjoyed seeing you play as they say you were the greatest. God Bless your family. Dino (my nickname) Constantine Dakos

Dear John, Well, I finally received my plate for my sons 49th BD about his hero John Unitas. I understand we got a quarterback today for the Ravens and I hope you are pleased. One of your biggest fans Bill Adams is up there with you and I know he is glad to be in such company, his grandaughter Jenn is with him I am sure but un-fortunatly her dad is a Steeler Fan. We know the best thing the Steelers ever did was send you to the Baltimore Colts. John you live in the hearts of any person in this city who ever saw you walk on that field in those black high tops and put that bal in the air. When Lydell visited our house one time he told us what a great insperation you and Ray Berry were to those young guys. You are loved and missed and will long be remembered in Maryland and football. The Adams family

Mr.Unitas you were truly a great man.I met you more than once and you were very nice.My deepest sympathy to your wife and kids.We all miss you but I'm sure not like they must.God takes care of the good ,so I know your in good hands and good company.I would have written you sooner but I dont have a computer or know how to work one,I needed help.God Bless,Vern.

Merry Christmas Johnny U. I am sure Sunday's game wasn't a happy one for you and my husband. I hope you can help another team other then the Steelers Go all the way. You are truly missed in Baltimore Merry Christmas to Your Family ALSO

To The Unitas family I know this will be a very hard Christmas for you as my family is suffering also from the death of our 25 year old Jenn. She was killed by a sleepy driver on July 12th this year. I pray that you and your family will be able to go on with your holiday and I know if John were here he would want it that way. He was loved by many and I am sure when he came to heaven my husband was the first to welcome him as that was the hero of Baltimore, The Colts and the Fans. John Unitas will alwlays be a legend in Baltimore and the Colt Fans. God Bless all of you

John,Your the greatest,A model for us all.My deepest sympathy to your family.I know you are sorely missed.

MR.UNITAS YOU ARE THE MAN,THE STUFF OF LEGENDS.I AM 45 YEARS OLD AND GROWING UP YOU WERE MY HERO.YOU SIR CHANGED THE GAME .THE GAME AS WE KNOW IT NOW IS JOHNNY U'S GAME.IN YOUR DAY THOUGH PEOPLE SHOWED CLASS.YOU SIR WERE THE EPITOME THE WORD.I CAN REMEMBER BEING ABLE TO TALK TO MY PARENTS ABOUT ANYTHING,ANYTIME I WANTED.EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS WHEN YOU WERE QUARTERBACKING.I SWEAR THEY WENT INTO THE PERPETUAL SUNDAY TRANCE WHILE WATCHING YOU.I MEAN IT WAS GOOD AND BAD.YOU COULD DO PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU WANTED WHILE THEY WERE TRANSFIXED ON #19 ON THE TV.IT WAS BAD THOUGH IF YOU HAD SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY OR DO.THE CITY OF BALTIMORE,THE NFL EVEN THIS WHOLE COUNTRY HAS LOST A LEGEND AND A HERO.YOU SIR ARE MY HERO ,YOU WERE BIGGER THAN LIFE THATS WHY YOUR NOT HERE ANYMORE.WHERE YOUR AT THEY CANT RUN A POST PATTERN BECAUSE THE POSTS CANT STICK IN A CLOUD.YOUR IN HEAVEN MR UNITAS AND THEIR PROBABLY IN AWE OF YOU TOO.YOUR TRULY THE GREATEST.......

John I played in the Baltimore Colt Band when you played and what a thrill to see you come out of that tunnel with your head down and those black high tops on the Number 19 was magic for the Colt fans. Many times my dad sat in the stands so cold his nose was red and he hated cold weather but he would never leave as long as you had the last ball. The game that was fogged over he sat with his radio in his ear and listened because he knew you and Ray would make that last touchdown to win the game. My dad was a true fan of Johnny Unitas and until the day of his death in 2000 he would say their will never be another Johnny U. I know when you went thru those gates he was there to greet you and let you know that he was a Colt fan. We now support the Ravens but it isn't like those old days when you walked onto the field and the fans went wild. You were and always will be he best Quarterback in the history of football. I am so glad I had the opportunity to be part of the Unitas years. God Bless your family as I know how hard it is to lose a father.

So sad to hear of Johns passing. He was so nice to everyone. He will be greatly missed.

To the Unitas family I send my deepest sympathy. Your father,husband,grandfather etc. was a hero to all the Baltimore Colt fans. Many times my husband sat in the fog, snow and rain till the last play was made because he knew John would pull us out and win. My son played in the Colts Band and enjoyed growing up with the greatest qyarterback in the world. He will be missed and was loved by any person who ever saw a Baltimore Colts game. Thank you for sharing his life with his fans no greater man will ever wealk on a football field then John Unitas. God Bless You All. A Colt and now Raven fan

Thanks Mr. Unitas for the memories, for being a hero, and for the greatest football teams the NFL will ever know. Thanks too, for being one of the 'good guys'.

Pound for pound the greatest quarterback the game has known, and to be selfish, the cause of one of my life's most enjoyable and exciting experiences....in black and white on the old television. He was another Greek first. May he play forever on the other side, if there is one.

Johnny Unitas was truly one of a kind. He had the knack of making the "little people" like me feel important. No one was from a station so low that they were not important to him.

I am fortunate to have been able to call him my "friend" and will miss him tremendously.

John C. Unitas

"A legend in his own time"

God now has one of the greatest QBs on his team! We'll miss you johnny

Johnny,



As a young boy in the early sixties, like everyone else, I was a "big" admirer of the man Johnny Unitas." We walked like you, through passes like you and, tried to carry ourselves as you did in life.

I'll always remember you tossing passes to me and my friend at Western Maryland College. What a thrill for us that has lasted till this day.

Later on I knew you as a friend and golfing partner during our many charity events.

I always considered it an honor to know you as a hero and friend.

I'll miss you. God bless you.

Chuck Whitaker

(formerly) Channel 13 Traffic

Mr. Unitas was and will continue to be an inspiration for all Americans, especially Greek-Americans.

Thank you Johnny U. for all the memories, the Golden Arm and putting Baltimore on the map. There will never be a Baltimore legend like you anymore. You will surely be missed.

My hearts go out to your family. He was a special man who will forever remain in our hearts. My fondest memories was going to Memorial stadium with my dad and watching the Colts play. I had an autograph years ago that John signed for me before a game. I wish I still had it.

To The Unitas Family,

Our condolences to you for the loss of your husband, father and friend. His legacy will live on forever. Just know he was loved and admired by all. He will definitely be missed but never ever forgotten. He was just such a wonderful person in every sense of the word. God Bless.

Sorry For Your Loss ,he will be missed by all, my husband worked with him years ago, all he has is good to say about him ,

we have lost a great man, god bless you all

Johnny retired when I was 8 years old, and I never saw Johnny play, but I grew up in Baltimore , and I knew Johnny was a Colts legend . I read his biography as a little girl and admired him has a hard working man and a caring husband and father. I idolized Johnny as a dedicated citizen of Baltimore and thought of him as a father figure. He set an example for me as how a person should live a very decent and upright life. I will be visiting "home" this week and home will be a lesser place without "dad". I love U, Johnny.

To the Unitas Children,

You are all such an inspiration. Your strength, courage, and ability to express your feelings about your Dad today were extraordinary.

Janice, your ability to present you family as a whole with your "Mom's" was so beautiful and touching. I am sure that your Mom And Dad are above, looking down at you and very proud.

Thanks for all the great memories when I was growing up. You were my idol then and still are today. The only regret I have that I never got to meet you. My sincere condolances to the family.

My deepest sympathies to the Unitas family in this time of sorrow. John was one of the most beloved athletes in Baltimore's sports history. It was my privilege to meet him a few times and to eat at his restaurant. He was my football hero as I was growing up and remains so today. It's nice to know that he was also a very nice person as well to both teammates, family and fans.

Dear Mrs. Unitas & Family:

I remember seeing John at 9 o'clock Mass almost every Sunday morning at St. John's Church, Longreen. So many times I wanted to approach him and talk to him for just a few minutes. Just to ask about his health and to thank him for the wonderful football excitement that he gave to sports fans across the country. And to thank him for being such a good person to his community.

However, I (like most of the parishoners) respected John's privacy. I decided instead to write John a letter expressing the above thoughts to him. I am now sorry that I did not act more quickly and do so while John was still with us. Only God knows what is in store for each of us.



My wife, Mary Ellen and I wish to express our sincerest condolences to all in the Unitas family and to thank you for sharing "Johnny U" with all of us.

We'll miss a great person.

I remember as a little girl when I attended Waverly Elementary this football player would walk his kids to school and would always say hello to us while we stood in line to go in as he went by. Growing up and working at Memorial Stadium the memories of Johnny were always around us....we will miss him dearly!



Anita Walker-Schreck & Family

Heaven must have needed a quarterback. Thanks for all the memories. We love U Johnny U.

The Kram & Monfredo family

Pittsburgs loss was our gain thanks for all the memories john, you will always live in our hearts.

I was extremely blessed to have had the privilege of working alongside John on the radio over the past few years. It was never less than thrilling to be in his company. I hope everyone can grasp just how special he really was: a star of the greatest magnitude who chose to walk with the people.

You have my heart felt sympathy

Our condolences to the Unitas family. We would like to thank number 19 for the memories.



The Gardners

I remember my dad going to the Colts games and watching them on tv. I grew up with Colts football and remember all the wonderful things that were said about Johnny and what he stood for. Number 19 will reign in everyone's hearts as one of the greatest people on earth. May God rest his soul.

Dear Sandy, Children and Family,



I just want to express my sincere sympathy to everyone of you. I am originally from Catonsville, Maryland and loved your dad and what he stood for. When I was 16 years old in 1957 I begged my dad to get me tickets to the Colt game to see Johnny U. He did and I will never forget it and others afterwards. Later in life my brother-in-law, Bill Elkins, spotted for the colts and I made it to the locker room after a game. Then I met your dad again at Sir Walter Raleigh's during a Telephone Company luncheon. He never changed, always so pleasant and easy to speak to. Not only was he the Greatest Quarterback, he was a "Great Person". May God Bless each and everyone of you.

Sincerely,

Dolores(Dolly)Dotson

Mrs. Unitas & family,



Mr. Unitas was truely a kind gentleman. Years ago as an 8 year old kid walking through the woods, I came upon a man chopping wood. I'd been walking a while & almost lost asked him where I'd come upon. I wasn't much into football & had no clue who I was speaking to. He brought me in the kitchen for a glass of water where I noticed trophies over the cupboards. He saw me looking... I apologized I'd not recognized him... He said a few nice words.. I asked if he could give me his autograph & he went off & brought back two pictures which he signed & addressed to me. He then pointed me back through the woods best to my home. I can still clearly recall most of it all & feel a great deal of warmth & kindess from this man chopping wood. Mr. Unitas is known as a truely kind & caring gentleman & that day he left a memory I'll never forget. My prayers & best wishes go out to his wife, kids & family.

I will miss you John, I was the phoneman in Hunt Vally, I met you many times, you were always, just like the guy next door. Nothing phoney about you sir..I cried when I heard the news...Have a good voyage..

Danny