Released on: 11, June 2007
, Author: Rosemary McKittrick
, Audience: Internet related
June 11, 2007-- The year is 1958. ItÂ's the last quarter of theNFL playoffs. The New York Giants lead the Baltimore Colts 17-14. The Colts havethe ball on their own 14-yard line.
The final seconds tick off. Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas seems unbelievablyfocused and calm. ItÂ's as if heÂ's  willing the Colts into field goal range--likehe already knows how itÂ's going to turn out.
The Colts score, tie the game and send it into sudden-death overtime. On their nextpossession, Unitas continues to drive the team toward the goal line.
At New YorkÂ's 8-yard line Unitas knows he can setup an easy field goal and win thegame. But--he doesnÂ't.
Instead, he passes to the 1-yard line and presses for the touchdown. On the nexttry fullback Alan Ameche goes over the top and scores the winning touchdown.
In final moments like this, Unitas was the most dangerous. Nicknamed,  The Iceman ,he managed to pull off one more win when it counted most.
The Colts took the NFL title. The game went down in history as one of the greatestever played. The Colts captured the title again in 1959.
"The drama came from the championship setting rather than the game itself, until wecame down to tie it in the final seconds, Unitas said.  Then it became the firstplayoff ever to go to sudden death, and you can't have much more drama than that.''
Anything owned or autographed by a great athlete like Unitas is going to commandlots of interest at auction. The devotion sportÂ's fans and collectors show towardtheir heroes is mind-boggling.
Memorabilia is one big way fans idolize their idols. A 1960s era helmet belongingto Unitas went on the block at Hunt AuctionÂ's Sports Memorabilia and Cards Auctionin Exton, Pa., on Feb 23 and sold for $54,050.
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