Johnny Unitas is widely considered the finest quarterback ever to play the game. Much has been written about his life, but for the first time, Unitas’s son, John, writes about his father and reveals information about his family and father’s career that has never before been brought to light. For anyone who holds an interest in either Unitas’s life or NFL history, John Unitas Jr.’s revealing and touching biography honoring the life and times of his father is a must-read. It sheds light on the character and convictions of the man who has lived on in NFL history, both on and off the field, offering clues to what made him the man and the player he was.

John C. Unitas Jr. is the son of Johnny Unitas and the president of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc., which bestows the Golden Arm Award each year upon a college player. He lives in Baldwin, Maryland. Edward L. Brown teaches high school English in Baltimore County. He works during the summers for Middlebury College as the innkeeper at the Bread Loaf campus in the Green Mountains. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Raymond Berry is a former wide receiver who played his entire professional football career with the Baltimore Colts and is in the Professional Football Hall of Fame. He was the head coach of the New England Patriots when they appeared in Super Bowl XX. He lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.