JOHNNY UNITASUnitas, John ConstantineHeight: 6-1 Weight: 194 Born: May 7, 1933 Pittsburgh, PA Died: September 11, 2002 Towson, MD High School: St. Justin (Pittsburgh, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1952 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1953 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1954 | Louisville | Lettered |
| Draft: 9th round (102nd overall) 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 12 | 6 |
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1957 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 12 | 11 |
| 1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1958 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 10 | 9 |
| 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1960 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1961 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1962 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1963 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1965 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 11 | 11 |
| 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 13 | 12 |
| 1970 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1970 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1971 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 13 | 5 |
| 1972 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1972 BAL NFL | 19 | QB | 8 | 5 |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 19 | QB | 5 | 4 |
| 18 Years (NFL)18 Years NFL | 211 | 184 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1955 | 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | |
| Released | 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | |
| Signed | 2/19/1956 | 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL |
| Traded | 1/22/1973 | 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL |
| Retired | 7/24/1974 | 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1957 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1958 BAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1961 BAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1965 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 28 | 155 | 5.5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1957 BAL NFL | 42 | 171 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1958 BAL NFL | 33 | 139 | 4.2 | 28 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1960 BAL NFL | 36 | 195 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1961 BAL NFL | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1962 BAL NFL | 50 | 137 | 2.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1963 BAL NFL | 47 | 224 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL | 37 | 162 | 4.4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1965 BAL NFL | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 18t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1970 BAL NFL | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1971 BAL NFL | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1972 BAL NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 450 | 1777 | 3.9 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 198 | 110 | 55.6 | 78 | 1498 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 54 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 5.1 | 202 | 74.0 | ||||
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1957 BAL NFL | 301 | 172 | 57.1 | 112 | 2550 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 82t | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 5.6 | 212 | 88.0 | ||||
| 1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1958 BAL NFL | 263 | 136 | 51.7 | 120 | 2007 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 77t | 19 | 7.2 | 7 | 2.7 | 120 | 90.0 | ||||
| 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | 367 | 193 | 52.6 | 160 | 2899 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 71 | 32 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 185 | 92.0 | ||||
| 1960 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1960 BAL NFL | 378 | 190 | 50.3 | 164 | 3099 | 8.2 | 16.3 | 80t | 25 | 6.6 | 24 | 6.3 | 190 | 73.7 | ||||
| 1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1961 BAL NFL | 420 | 229 | 54.5 | 167 | 2990 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 72t | 16 | 3.8 | 24 | 5.7 | 204 | 66.1 | ||||
| 1962 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1962 BAL NFL | 389 | 222 | 57.1 | 144 | 2967 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 80t | 23 | 5.9 | 23 | 5.9 | 255 | 76.5 | ||||
| 1963 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1963 BAL NFL | 410 | 237 | 57.8 | 161 | 3481 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 64t | 20 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 42 | 298 | 89.7 | |||
| 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL | 305 | 158 | 51.8 | 141 | 2824 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 74t | 19 | 6.2 | 6 | 2.0 | 37 | 254 | 96.4 | |||
| 1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1965 BAL NFL | 282 | 164 | 58.2 | 106 | 2530 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 61 | 23 | 8.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 29 | 221 | 97.4 | |||
| 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | 348 | 195 | 56.0 | 129 | 2748 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 89t | 22 | 6.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 21 | 146 | 74.0 | |||
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | 436 | 255 | 58.5 | 165 | 3428 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 88t | 20 | 4.6 | 16 | 3.7 | 25 | 198 | 83.6 | |||
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 17 | 139 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 37 | 2 | 6.3 | 4 | 12.5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 30.1 | ||
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 327 | 178 | 54.4 | 129 | 2342 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 52t | 12 | 3.7 | 20 | 6.1 | 12 | 93 | 64.0 | |||
| 1970 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1970 BAL NFL | 321 | 166 | 51.7 | 137 | 2213 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 55t | 14 | 4.4 | 18 | 5.6 | 19 | 158 | 65.1 | |||
| 1971 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1971 BAL NFL | 176 | 92 | 52.3 | 75 | 942 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 35 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 5.1 | 15 | 129 | 0 | 52.3 | ||
| 1972 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1972 BAL NFL | 157 | 88 | 56.1 | 63 | 1111 | 7.1 | 12.6 | 63t | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.8 | 14 | 114 | 70.8 | |||
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 76 | 34 | 44.7 | 35 | 471 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 51 | 3 | 3.9 | 7 | 9.2 | 14 | 96 | 40.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5186 | 2830 | 54.6 | 2103 | 40239 | 7.8 | 14.2 | 89t | 290 | 5.6 | 253 | 4.9 | 230 | 3090 | 0 | 78.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1957 BAL NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1958 BAL NFL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1960 BAL NFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1961 BAL NFL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1962 BAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1963 BAL NFL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1964 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1964 BAL NFL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1965 BAL NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1968 BAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1969 BAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1970 BAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1971 BAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1972 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1972 BAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 95 | 29 | 0 | 29 | -4 | 0 |
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