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Game 1: New era, old errors
Sun reporterIt took the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland nearly 14 years to get a new stadium constructed, and the Ravens only three hours and one minute to lose their first game in the facility. The new $223 million stadium was a house of horror for the...Tags: Rod Woodson, Jerome Bettis, Sports, Memorial Stadium, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end)
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The Golden Colt
Sun StaffJohn Unitas' importance in pro football history can't be emphasized enough. He was not only one of the game's all-time greatest quarterbacks, but also a central figure in the NFL's rise from relative obscurity to the nation's No. 1 sports obsession. When...Tags: Literature, New York Giants, Television, Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana
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Unitas statue unveiled at ceremony honoring Colts Hall of Fame players
Sun StaffRavens Stadium got the Unitas touch yesterday, from the 13-foot statue of John Unitas to a ring of honor induction for Baltimore Colts Hall of Famers to an eloquent halftime address by the late quarterback's wife. "He was very much looking forward to...Tags: Sculpture, Johnny Unitas, Football, Baltimore Ravens, Art Donovan
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Family's loss, father's pain
Sun StaffThey watched the Ravens' football playoffs together, muffling their whoops in the hush of a hospital. Les Moore lay propped in bed in the critical care wing, more mindful of the TV than the IV in his arm. Beside him sat his father, Lenny, the Colts'...Tags: Bart Starr, Joe Perry, Diseases and Illnesses, Murder, Gino Marchetti
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'We won't see another Johnny Unitas'
Sun StaffMourners said goodbye to John Unitas yesterday, evoking memories of a steely, Hall of Fame quarterback and a tender father who stayed close to his coal-shoveling roots. Cardinal William H. Keeler said he found "sanctity" in the man who threw footballs as...Tags: Chris Redman, Government, Painting, Television Networks, William H. Keeler
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Game over, but no time to quit
Sun StaffThree weeks after hip surgery, the old Baltimore Colts center is off the injured list. Buzz Nutter is back at work. He no longer blocks charging linebackers such as pro football Hall of Famers Sam Huff and Ray Nitschke. But Nutter does operate heavy...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Family, Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wages and Pensions
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Turning 40, game still has great hold
Sun StaffEvery time Gino Marchetti takes a step, he remembers The Game. It was Dec. 28, 1958. Marchetti's Baltimore Colts were playing the New York Giants in what is now known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. It was fourth down. Marchetti had just made the...Tags: College Sports, Bethlehem Steel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gino Marchetti, Restaurants
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At Club 4100, memories
Sun StaffDino Spanomanolis smoked cigarettes and sipped his coffee yesterday morning at Club 4100, the restaurant in Brooklyn Park he and his brother Manny own, waiting for the tribute to the man who often sat on the stool he now occupied - John Unitas. When it...Tags: Health, Family, Johnny Unitas, Travel, Bars and Clubs
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Column after column underlines the loss
Excerpts from columns about John Unitas from around the country: - Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: I can close my eyes and still see him, wearing those black high-top shoes, walking slowly to the line of scrimmage, biding his time so he could...Tags: New York Giants, Johnny Unitas, The New York Times, Football, Sports
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Glories of football past
Sun StaffLike a few thousand other Baltimore fans counting down the days to Super Bowl XXXV, Brian Cooper can't help feeling as if he's been here before. Depending on how you look at it, he has. It was 1958 when his parents, Joseph and Annette Cooper, traveled...Tags: Shannon Sharpe, New York Giants, Family, Travel, PSINet Incorporated
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Ravens to honor Unitas, ex-Colts
Sun StaffForever embedded in the city's football history, John Unitas and his fellow Hall of Fame Baltimore Colts will now become permanent parts of Ravens Stadium. At the Ravens' next home game on Oct. 20, the team will unveil a statue of Unitas and dedicate the...Tags: PSINet Incorporated, Gino Marchetti, Sports, Arts and Culture, Memorial Stadium
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For ex-Colts, the stable's not same
Sun StaffA few weeks ago, some fellow Pro Football Hall of Famers graced a fund-raiser for the foundation that Lenny Moore operates in honor of his late son. Art Donovan, a guy who loves salami, and Gino Marchetti, a giant who had a sandwich named for him,...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Air and Space Accidents, Contracts, Chicago Bulls, Football
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