Lithograph of Baltimore Colts Quarterback Johnny Unitas
date: label: Date made
content: 1977
name: label: referenced
content: Baltimore Colts
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Unitas, Johnny
label: maker
content: Swanton, E. Michael
notes: label: Description
content: Limited edition print of football player Johnny Unitas, signed by the artist and donor, E. Michael Swanton. 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: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: E. Michael Swanton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1114.16
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1114.16
label: accession number
content: 1977.1114
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lithograph
label: Object Name
content: lithograph, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 8 in; 27.94 cm x 20.32 cm