He threw for 2,550 yards and 24 touchdowns the next season, leading the Colts to a 7-5 record. The league's players voted him the Most Valuable Player. Rebounding from injuries became a Unitas ...

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm committee has narrowed its ... Individually, Ward has 24 passing touchdowns and just under 2,800 ...

So Johnny Unitas is the antithesis of legend because everything about him is so documented. It is in the record book. What he did was so astounding that we don't even feel the need to embellish.