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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: Steve Bisciotti, Ted Hendricks, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, Brian Billick
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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: Chicago Bulls, Companies and Corporations, Contracts, National Football League, Baltimore Colts
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A Baltimore legend, champion of underdogs
Sun reporterJohn Steadman, who chronicled the Maryland sports scene in his newspaper columns, books and commentaries in a career that spanned seven decades, died of cancer yesterday at a Towson hospice. He was 73. A one-time minor-league baseball player, Mr....Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, William Donald Schaefer, Brooks Robinson, Newspapers, Heart Surgery
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`Alien' thoughts never entered Marchetti's mind
Sun ColumnistIt was something he rarely talked about, and friends felt reluctant to introduce the subject in conversation. Now, more than a half-century later, Gino Marchetti, not offended or in any way irate, describes how it was when the government made his mother...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Justice System, National Football League, Football, Death
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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: New York Giants, University of Maryland Medical Center, National Football League, Bones and Joints, Colleges and Universities
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Remembering Johnny U.
Sun StaffFearing another terrorist attack on the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, former Baltimore Colt Gino Marchetti said he "was praying all day I wouldn't hear any bad news." But the news the former defensive lineman got when he arrived at his home in West...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Buffalo Bills, Bobby Layne, Baltimore Colts, Golf
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The mix that made him great
Sun StaffThey came to watch the cold war, to be fought at Memorial Stadium on an icy Sunday in late November 1958. On the field, Popsicle-hard at 2 o'clock, the high-flying Colts readied to play San Francisco, a team Baltimore had rarely beaten. At game time, the...Tags: Chicago Bears, Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, Y.A. Tittle
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Old Colts delight in Ravens' NFL title
Sun StaffThey watched the Super Bowl flanked by family, friends and Fritos. Many former Baltimore Colts, some with championship rings themselves, celebrated quietly. But others, such as Jim Parker, said the Ravens' victory over the New York Giants made him feel...Tags: Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants, Ted Hendricks, National Football League
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Colts-Giants II: Greatest letdown
Sun ColumnistThey were almost identical teams, with the same coaches and similar rosters, that had combined for what is referred to as "The Greatest Game Ever Played" the NFL's first overtime championship, which put pro football on a glittering run to record...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, New York Giants, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, Football
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Marchetti reflects on earlier era
Sun ColumnistOCEAN CITY -- Personally, Gino Marchetti was passive, not at all interested in the spotlight and content to let performance convey his statement. Professionally, among historians of the game, he is the greatest defensive end the National Football...Tags: Chicago Bears, Willie Lanier, National Football League, Weeb Ewbank, Detroit Lions
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For ex-Colt Mackey, Hall was worth the wait
Sun ColumnistAn autograph-seeker approached John Mackey, the 10th former Baltimore Colt to achieve the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He obliged, adding his jersey number, 88, and a team identity -- Colts. The youngster said he regretted the Colts had such a bad year....Tags: Polls, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Y.A. Tittle, Ted Hendricks
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Ex-Colt Mackey leads rebellious class into Hall
Sun StaffWhen the door to Pro Football's Hall of Fame finally swung open for John Mackey yesterday, the former Baltimore Colts great found rich irony in the knowledge that Al Davis would be joining him. "All the troublemakers go in together," Mackey said with...Tags: Ted Hendricks, Lem Barney, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, Elections
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