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Article: Johnny U inspired Broadway Joe.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2002
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Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
R.I.P., Johnny U.
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Three things about Johnny Unitas that got left out of the obituaries:
1. Growing up in Beaver Falls, Pa., Joe Namath idolized Unitas - so much so that friends called him "Joey U." Namath wore Johnny's No. 19 jersey for home games, but had to settle for No.29 on the road because there was no 19.
2. Colts coach Weeb Ewbank, a former Cleveland assistant, brought Otto Graham to training camp to work with the young Unitas. "Otto liked the flat stuff [that is, throwing swing passes and dump-offs to his running backs]," Ordell Braase once said, "but I'm sure John would ...