Johnny U
Subtitle: the life and times of John Unitas
By: Tom Callahan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781400081394
Subjects: Football players; Biography
Description: Drawing on interviews with colleagues, competitors, and others, a portrait of legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas recalls his seventeen-year career with the Baltimore Colts and the athletic talents that made him the dominant football player of his generation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: It was the players' game then; title: Francis Unitas and Helen Superfisky; title: Losing in Louisville; title: Goodbye Pittsburgh, hello Bloomfield; title: Baltimore; title: Learning it together; title: Coming to the top; title: Something inside Gino; title: 4 TDs; title: Colts 23, Giants 17; title: Trouble, and another title; title: Shula returns; title: Jets 16, Colts 7; title: Reefer madness in San Diego; title: Colts 28, Giants 14; title: A Jack Daniel's manhattan.