Johnny Unitas spent the majority of his career playing for the Baltimore
Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football
League's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. For 52 years he
held the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (which
he set between 1956–1960), until New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew
Brees broke his long standing record on October 7, 2012. Unitas was the
prototype of the modern era marquee quarterback with a strong passing
game, media fanfare, and widespread popularity. He has been consistently
listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time.
In each of his first three seasons, Donovan played for a team which went
out of business. He started out with the first Baltimore Colts, who
folded after his rookie season in 1950, followed by the New York Yanks
in 1951, and their successor, the Dallas Texans, in 1952. After the
Texans franchise was moved to Baltimore in 1953 and became the second
Baltimore Colts, Donovan played with that team. He became one of the
stars in an outstanding defense and was selected to five straight Pro
Bowls, from 1953 through 1957. The Colts won back-to-back championships
in 1958 and 1959. He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
1968.
This Baltimore Ravens cap was signed under the bill by Baltimore Colts legends Johnny Unitas and Art Donovan. This cap includes a JSA sticker and COA.