I grew up in Baltimore in the 50s and early 60s. I had two absolute heroes...Johnny Unitas and Brooks Robinson. I also had the pleasure of meeting Brooks on a few occasions and was amazed at how humble and accessible he was. My father attended the greatest NFL championship game against the New York Giants. He kept raving about Johnny U. and Raymond Berry and how they were unstoppable. On each side of the offensive line was Berry and Orr. Wonderful times that I will always cherish!
I remember chuck thompson calling the colts games - he would invariably say
that every time unitas completes a pass to Berry it sets a new nfl record
Same here. Didn’t matter what age you were in Baltimore you had a Unitas flattop.
I heard Berry once wore out Unitas and 2 other passers working on the out and dragging his feet over the sideline.
My Dad and uncle went to NY on the train for The Championship Game in 58. On the way home, there was a guy with a green board. When asked he said he wanted a souvenir of the game and goth Big Daddy Lipscomb to sit on a bench and break it.
My uncle had a shrine to the Colts and Orioles around his bar in the basement of his row house.
I have a glove Brooks autographed the day he retired. I have another one he signed in Texas stadium. That was my gamer and Brooks told me, “You have too much oil on this glove.”