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|Gender = Male
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|gender = {{Male cast}}
|Birth = May 7, 1933
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|birth = May 7, 1933
|Death = {{deathdate|2002|9|11|1933|5|7}}
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|death = {{deathdate|2002|9|11|1933|5|7}}
|Nationality = American
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|nationality = American
|Claim to Fame = Football player
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|Character = {{ch|Johnny Unitas|Himself}}
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|character = {{Ch|Johnny Unitas|Himself}}
|Appearance = "[[Homie the Clown]]"
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'''John Constantine''' "'''Johnny'''" '''Unitas''' (May 7, 1933 – September 11, [[2002]]) was an American football player, most famous for playing quarterback for the {{w|Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts}} from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. He voiced {{ch|Johnny Unitas|himself}} in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Homie the Clown]]".
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'''John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas''' (May 7, 1933 – September 11, [[2002]]) was an American football player. He voiced {{Ch|Johnny Unitas|himself}} in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Homie the Clown]]".
  
== Behind the Laughter ==
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In the [[season 3]] episode "[[Bart the Lover]]", the writers of the show had originally wanted to use an image of Johnny Unitas for [[Bart]]'s [[Woodrow|personal ad alias]], but were unable to obtain the rights to use his image for free, so instead they used an image of [[Gordie Howe]].<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/bart-the-lover-1336/ tv.com - The Simpsons - Season 3 - Episode 16 Bart the Lover]</ref>
*Unitas's picture is seen in the episode "[[Mother Simpson]]", where [[Grampa]] describes him as having a "haircut you could set your watch to".
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*In "[[Bart the Lover]]", the producers had originally wanted to use Unitas's picture for Bart's [[Woodrow|personal ad alias]], but were unable to obtain the rights to use his image for free.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 08:51, May 21, 2022

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Johnny Unitas (character).
Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas.jpg
Guest Star Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Born: May 7, 1933
Died: September 11, 2002 (aged 69)
Nationality: American
Claim to fame: Football player
Character(s): Himself
First appearance: "Homie the Clown"


John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas (May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American football player. He voiced himself in the season 6 episode "Homie the Clown".

In the season 3 episode "Bart the Lover", the writers of the show had originally wanted to use an image of Johnny Unitas for Bart's personal ad alias, but were unable to obtain the rights to use his image for free, so instead they used an image of Gordie Howe.[1]

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