University of Louisville Football Community!By: Victoria Martinis

● Johnny Unitas statue

● The Cardinal Bird

● Train whistle

Johnny Unitas statue● Played at Louisville from 1951-1954

● Wore jersey number 16

– Retired jersey number● Passing yards 3,007 and 27 touchdowns

● Played for Baltimore Colts, and San Diego Chargers ( wore number 19)

● 18 year NFL veteran

● Greatest quarterback of all times

● Players touch it before the game for goodluck

Image 1: http://monumentcity.net/2009/05/21/johnny-unitas-statue-baltimore-md/

Cardinal Bird● Athletic symbol

● Cardinal bird of Kentucky

– School colors● Started in 1913 by John Patterson

Image 3: http://www.gocards.com/trads/lou-trads-cardinal-bird.html

Train Whistle● Started by Bobby Petrino

● Sounds like Grand Central Station

● Goes off every time Louisville scores

● Loud and annoying

● “I hate that horn,” says USF tight end Cedric Hill, in an interview with the Tampa Tribune “We want to silence that horn.”

Image 2: http://adamniemeyer.blogspot.com/2013/11/2008-bearcats-flashback-louisville-puts.html

Works cited● "ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.

● “GoCards.com | Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics - Traditions." GoCards.com | Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics - Traditions. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.

● "GoCards.com | Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics - Traditions." GoCards.com | Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics - Traditions. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2014

● "Keep Finger On The Train Whistle -." N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.