Johnny Unitas
date: label: Date made
content: 1962
name: label: depicted
content: Unitas, Johnny
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Baltimore Colts
label: maker
content: Topps Chewing Gum
notes: label: Description
content: 1962 Topps football card #1 featuring Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas. Statistics on reverse. Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL,) all but two with the Colts (1956-1972), where he was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player (1959, 1964, 1967) ten-time All-Pro selection, and the NFL’s passing leader for four seasons, leading the Colts to three NFL championships (1958, 1959, 1968) as well as a Super Bowl victory in 1971. The Pennsylvania native’s career was bookended by stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1955), where he was never on the active roster, and the San Diego Chargers, where he suited up for his final season (1973). Unitas, who played collegiately for the University of Louisville, is considered one of the greatest players in NFL history, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.027.164
label: catalog number
content: 310547.027.164
label: accession number
content: 310547
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Card, Football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm