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Johnny Unitas week at PFJ

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:13 am
by JohnTurney
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/

Monday, May 2, 2016
Johnny Unitas Week: Sports Illustrated
LOOKING BACK
By Chris Willis, NFL Films


there are three posts up and will be about 1-2 each day with cool items of memorabilia, books and Chris's take on all of it.

Re: Johnny Unitas week at PFJ

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:28 am
by JuggernautJ
A fun read with a lot of fun stuff.

I remember many of those covers/books as I'm sure many here do.

Among my favorites:
The December 1960 Sport Magazine cover subtitles:
Willie Mays May Be The best ever (well, maybe....) &
Sonny Liston Says: I Want A Shot At Floyd Patterson

Perhaps because listening to Sonny Liston lose to Cassius Clay (remember him?) is one of my first memories it seems strange to me to think of Johnny U being before Liston/Ali.

Re: Johnny Unitas week at PFJ

Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 1:04 pm
by JeffreyMiller
More excellent work from Mr. Willis ....

Re: Johnny Unitas week at PFJ

Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:27 pm
by slats7
have had these two in my collection for quite some time

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Re: Johnny Unitas week at PFJ

Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 9:06 pm
by BD Sullivan
Top photo is after the Colts won the 1959 title, with Steve Myhra (65) and Carl Taseff)

Second photo ???. One online source says 1955 training camp, which is wrong.