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Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas
Johnny U The Life and Times of John Unitas
Author: Tom Callahan
In a time “when men played football for something less than a living and something more than money,” John Unitas was the ultimate quarterback. Rejected by Notre Dame, discarded by the Pittsburgh Steelers, he started on a Pennsylvania sandlot making six dollars a game and ended as the most commanding presence in the National Football ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781400081400
ISBN-10: 1400081408
Publication Date: 8/28/2007
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
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4.2 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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buzzby avatar reviewed Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas on + 6062 more book reviews
A lot of mini-biographies (within the chapters) of some of the players in the 50s and 60s, as well.
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This is one of the best sports biographies I've read.
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If you have an interest in what football used to be, back when there weren't so many coaches/assistants treating players like robots, you'd really appreciate this book. It also is a compelling human interest story when you consider what someone like Johnny went through in his life.

I'd heard from Mike Francesca on WFAN in NYC that this author was excellent and the coverage of Unitas was great so I came into this with great expectations and still feel that they have been exceeded.


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