AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Johnny Unitas

1933 - 2002

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John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Nicknamed "Johnny U" and "the Golden Arm", Unitas was considered the prototype of the modern era marquee quarterback and is regarded as one of the greatest NFL players of all time. During his professional career from 1956 to 1973, Unitas set many NFL records and was named Most Valuable Player three times in 1959, 1964, and 1967, in addition to receiving 10 Pro Bowl and five first-team All-Pro honors. He helped lead the Colts to four championship titles; three in the pre-merger era in 1958, 1959, and 1968, and one in the Super Bowl era in Super Bowl V. His first championship victory is regarded as one of the league's greatest games and is credited with helping popularize the NFL. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Unitas has received more than 3,195,118 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Unitas is the 8th most popular american football player (down from 6th in 2019), the 9,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,766th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

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  • 44.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Johnny Unitas ranks 8 out of 63. Before him are Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Ernie Davis, and Dan Marino. After him are Kurt Warner, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, Cam Newton, Jerry Rice, and Michael Oher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Johnny Unitas ranks 452. Before him are Gurdial Singh, James Goldsmith, Josef Němec, Sergio Valdés, Scotty Bowman, and Jesse Mashburn. After him are Frank Murkowski, Boris Razinsky, Irwin M. Jacobs, James Meredith, Anita Gradin, and Daniel Massey. Among people deceased in 2002, Johnny Unitas ranks 292. Before him are Geoffrey Crossley, Hellmuth Marx, Jovdat Hajiyev, Alex Hannum, R. A. Lafferty, and Jonathan Harris. After him are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Martin Kamen, Lev Kulidzhanov, Sylvia Rivera, Ivano Blason, and Walter Lord.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Unitas ranks 9,347 out of 20,380. Before him are Wiz Khalifa (1987), George Lopez (1961), Arthur Shaw (1886), Richard Davis (1930), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), and Russell Wong (1963). After him are Gregg Araki (1959), Gary Hart (1936), Judd Apatow (1967), Sterling Holloway (1905), Gary Fisher (1950), and Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Johnny Unitas ranks 8. Before him are Jim Brown (1936), Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Dick Butkus (1942), Ernie Davis (1939), and Dan Marino (1961). After him are Kurt Warner (1971), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), Cam Newton (1989), Jerry Rice (1962), and Michael Oher (1986).

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