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Apropos of absolutely nothing, I remember a joke going around when I was in grade school back in the 1960s, which was that Johnny Unitas was going to open up a chain of restaurants called "Unitas Steaks of America". soulpatch
Of only slightly more relevance, shouldn't something in the article mention his number 19? I don't know what team that started with or who retired it, etc., or I'd add it myself. But it will certainly help when I get around to my article on slang poker hand names (A-9, or aces and nines, is called a "Johnny Unitas"). -- LDC
The first few references have nothing whatsoever to do with pop culture and should be removed. Somebody seems to have gotten that section mixed up with 'trivia'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.84.245 ( talk) 16:41, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe Johnny Unitas, deserves a lot more, respect than that. It's disrespectful to, even joke about someone who, did a lot of stuff, that you could probably never do. And, just because, someone names a poker hand after him, doesn't mean, it should be discussed, under a Johnny Unitas, talk page. C2 aaron 14:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Can anyone give me a small clip of Johnny Unitas playing?
Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.254.168.239 ( talk) 23:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC).
Once, while playing a game, Unitas broke his nose. To stop the bleeding he shoved mud up his nostril. He played the entire game. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.213.113.57 ( talk) 22:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC).
They were removed per WP:EL. Jmfangio ► Talk 20:20, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
A direct quote from WP:EL - "Such pages could contain further research that is accurate and on-topic; information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics,..." Please explain how this is any different. This is a problem throughout the WP:NFL project. Jmfangio ► Talk 06:47, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I don't understand why the information that was added for this time period in Unitas' career was removed (as well as the details added to the 1957-59 seasons). Between 1960 and 1967, Unitas had some of his best seasons in the league (including MVP seasons in 1964 and 1967) and yet there was nothing about this in the main article prior to the additions I added. Please explain before deleting again. Thanks -- Sb26554 03:20, 12 March 2008
The AP obituary lists his age as 4. Other sources, including an ESPN sportscentury feature and what's possibly a letter from his own wife give his age as 5. Is it possible that the AP story contains the real mistake? Are there other reliable sources that give the age of 4? -- Onorem ♠ Dil 22:36, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm going to change the description of his 1968 injury, as I don't think calling it "chronic" is completely accurate. Unitas suffered a specific injury in the preseason, and since they didn't have such things as arthroscopic surgery, the only available treatment seemed to be resting the arm. (I could be wrong on this point - perhaps another member is a medical expert.) Elsquared ( talk) 02:37, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
There is conflicting information about his 1968 injury. He apparently had already developed a chronic problem, but it was either aggravated or an additional new injury happened in that last preseason game. His passing stats took a noticeable drop after that, which I noted. Cow257 ( talk) 20:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
The article currently says, "Due to an elbow injury suffered during his playing career, he was unable to use his right hand." I shook hands with him in 1979, and his right hand worked just fine. I remember how huge it was. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cowdery ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
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Apropos of absolutely nothing, I remember a joke going around when I was in grade school back in the 1960s, which was that Johnny Unitas was going to open up a chain of restaurants called "Unitas Steaks of America". soulpatch
Of only slightly more relevance, shouldn't something in the article mention his number 19? I don't know what team that started with or who retired it, etc., or I'd add it myself. But it will certainly help when I get around to my article on slang poker hand names (A-9, or aces and nines, is called a "Johnny Unitas"). -- LDC
The first few references have nothing whatsoever to do with pop culture and should be removed. Somebody seems to have gotten that section mixed up with 'trivia'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.84.245 ( talk) 16:41, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe Johnny Unitas, deserves a lot more, respect than that. It's disrespectful to, even joke about someone who, did a lot of stuff, that you could probably never do. And, just because, someone names a poker hand after him, doesn't mean, it should be discussed, under a Johnny Unitas, talk page. C2 aaron 14:21, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Can anyone give me a small clip of Johnny Unitas playing?
Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.254.168.239 ( talk) 23:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC).
Once, while playing a game, Unitas broke his nose. To stop the bleeding he shoved mud up his nostril. He played the entire game. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.213.113.57 ( talk) 22:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC).
They were removed per WP:EL. Jmfangio ► Talk 20:20, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
A direct quote from WP:EL - "Such pages could contain further research that is accurate and on-topic; information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics,..." Please explain how this is any different. This is a problem throughout the WP:NFL project. Jmfangio ► Talk 06:47, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I don't understand why the information that was added for this time period in Unitas' career was removed (as well as the details added to the 1957-59 seasons). Between 1960 and 1967, Unitas had some of his best seasons in the league (including MVP seasons in 1964 and 1967) and yet there was nothing about this in the main article prior to the additions I added. Please explain before deleting again. Thanks -- Sb26554 03:20, 12 March 2008
The AP obituary lists his age as 4. Other sources, including an ESPN sportscentury feature and what's possibly a letter from his own wife give his age as 5. Is it possible that the AP story contains the real mistake? Are there other reliable sources that give the age of 4? -- Onorem ♠ Dil 22:36, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm going to change the description of his 1968 injury, as I don't think calling it "chronic" is completely accurate. Unitas suffered a specific injury in the preseason, and since they didn't have such things as arthroscopic surgery, the only available treatment seemed to be resting the arm. (I could be wrong on this point - perhaps another member is a medical expert.) Elsquared ( talk) 02:37, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
There is conflicting information about his 1968 injury. He apparently had already developed a chronic problem, but it was either aggravated or an additional new injury happened in that last preseason game. His passing stats took a noticeable drop after that, which I noted. Cow257 ( talk) 20:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
The article currently says, "Due to an elbow injury suffered during his playing career, he was unable to use his right hand." I shook hands with him in 1979, and his right hand worked just fine. I remember how huge it was. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cowdery ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
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