Word: semipros
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...greatest football game ever played; of a heart attack; in suburban Baltimore. Unitas broke passing records at the University of Louisville but was deemed too small by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, who cut him in 1955. The Colts found him playing for $6 a game in a semipro league and signed him to be their third-stringer. Two years later, his precise passes and menacing game face rallied the Colts past the Giants in a match that helped spark new popularity for the NFL. His icy confidence inspired teammate John Mackey to remark at the time, "It's like being...