Unitas

American  

[yoo-nahy-tuhs] / yuˈnaɪ təs /

noun

1. John Constantine JohnnyJohnny U, 1933–2002, U.S. football player.

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Example Sentences

Few of the 64,185 fans in attendance knew what would happen next; not even the Colts’ quarterback, Johnny Unitas, had any idea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unitas marched the Colts to victory, watched by a television audience of 45 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which is how Alcaraz turned up two weeks ago in New York City looking not like Carlos Alcaraz, or Johnny Unitas, but like Demi Moore in G.I.

From The Wall Street Journal

That, of course, was heresy, since Namath played for the AFL’s New York Jets and the big boys from the NFL champion Baltimore Colts, led by Johnny Unitas, were 19-point favorites.

From Los Angeles Times

In keeping with his fearless playing style, Tarkenton dived in with abandon, using his opening monologue to unflinchingly belt out a version of “Feelings” that was flat as a Johnny Unitas haircut.

From Los Angeles Times