Autographs, Sports, Trains, Cards, & Collectibles Auction
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 01:00PM EDT
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Lot 120
Johnny Unitas Hand Signed Autographed Official NFL Wilson Football
Estimate: $400 - $800
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- Johnny Unitas Hand Signed Autographed Official NFL Wilson Football
- Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), famously nicknamed “Johnny U†and “The Golden Arm,†was one of the greatest quarterbacks in professional football history. Unitas spent the majority of his 18-season career with the Baltimore Colts, where his strong arm, leadership, and ability to engineer late-game drives helped transform the quarterback position. He was a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time NFL MVP, leading the Colts to NFL championships in 1958 and 1959 and a victory in Super Bowl V.Unitas became a national sports icon following the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, often called “The Greatest Game Ever Played.†He directed Baltimore’s dramatic game-tying and overtime drives in the first sudden-death overtime championship game in NFL history, helping propel professional football into national prominence. Unitas also threw a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games, a remarkable record that stood for more than half a century. He retired with 40,239 passing yards and 290 touchdown passes, extraordinary totals for his era. Unitas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and remains one of the most influential and celebrated quarterbacks in NFL history.
- Excellent condition. Age related wear.
- Case is 7 1/4" tall and 12" wide.
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