Johnny Unitas Unitas signing an autograph in 1964 No. 19      Quarterback Personal information Date of birth: May 7, 1933(1933-05-07) Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date of death: September 11, 2002(2002-09-11) (aged 69) Place of death: Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland High School: St. Justin's High School Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 194 lb (88 kg) Career information College: Louisville NFL Draft: 1955 / Round: 9 / Pick: 102 Debuted in 1956 for the [[Baltimore Colts]] Last played in 1973 for the San Diego Chargers Career history Pittsburgh Steelers (1955)* Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) San Diego Chargers (1973) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only Career highlights and awards Super Bowl Champion (V) (1970) 2x NFL World Champion (1958, 1959) NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1960s All-Decade Team 10× Pro Bowl selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967) 6× First-team All-Pro selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967) 1× Second-team All-Pro (1963) 1× Second-team All-Conference (1970) 3× AP NFL MVP (1959, 1964, 1967) 3× UPI NFL MVP (1959, 1964, 1967) 2× NEA NFL MVP (1957, 1967) 3× Pro Bowl MVP (1959, 1960, 1963) 3× Bert Bell Award (1959, 1964, 1967) 1970 NFL Man of the Year Award Colts #19 retired Career NFL statistics as of 1973 Pass attempts     5,186 Pass completions     2,830 Percentage     54.6 TD-INT     290-253 Passing yards     40,239 QB Rating     81.2 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame John Constantine Unitas (pronounced /juːˈnaɪtɨs/; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002), known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football League's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. His record of throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games (between 1956-1960) remains unsurpassed as of 2011. He has been consistently listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time..