Football Socks worn by Baltimore Colts Quarterback Johnny Unitas
date: label: date made
content: ca 1962
name: label: associated person
content: Unitas, Johnny
label: Associated Name
content: Baltimore Colts
notes: label: Description
content: Socks worn by Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) in 1962, given to collector Edwin Rowlands. Unitas played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL,) all but two with the Colts, where he played from 1956-1972 and 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) and a Super Bowl victory in 1971. The Pennsylvania native’s career was bookended by stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1955), where he was not 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
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edwin A. Rowlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0347.14
label: accession number
content: 1983.0347
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0347.14
objectType: label: Object Name
content: socks, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, nylon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in; 57.15 cm x 14.605 cm