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  1.                                  Johnny UnitasΓÇÖs 
  2.                                  intelligence, confidence, 
  3.                                  and leadership ability 
  4.                                  helped him become one 
  5.                                  of the greatest quarter-
  6.                                  backs of all time. 
  7.  
  8. Johnny led the Baltimore Colts to NFL 
  9. championships in 1958 and 1959 and was 
  10. named the NFL Player of the Year three
  11. times (1959, 1964, and 1967). The 1958
  12. NFL Championship Game, in which Johnny
  13. helped the Colts beat the New York Giants
  14. in sudden-death overtime, has been called
  15. the greatest football game ever played.
  16.  
  17. Drafted in 1955 by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 
  18. Johnny was cut before the season 
  19. started because the team didnΓÇÖt think 
  20.