Their quarterback, Johnny Unitas, with his buzz-cut hair and high-topped boots, had played for little-fancied Louisville University.
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Basketball stars Larry Bird and Shane Battier jumped in and out of their own ventures, as did pro footballers Jim McMahon, Johnny Unitas and Lawrence Taylor.
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Johnny Unitas, Mickey Mantle and Wilt Chamberlain were acknowledged as iconic sports figures, but the country still had its priorities fixed where they counted most.
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