Jesuit Dallas Athletics

A three-year varsity letterman in football, Joe Unis played on teams that never lost a district game and that won back-to-back TCIL state titles in 1974 and 1975. During his Ranger career, Unis started at quarterback, safety, cornerback, and kicker. Elected a team captain as a senior, he was voted the Ranger Heart Award winner by his teammates. Selected as the Texas Catholic and Dallas Morning News Sophomore of the Year, Unis was named all-district three times and all-state twice.

After graduating from Jesuit with honors, Unis attended the University of Notre Dame where he was a place-kicker on the football team. Spending all four years on the Irish varsity, including the 1977 national championship team, two Cotton Bowl victories, and a victory in the 1976 Gator Bowl, Unis received the Top Student-Athlete award as a senior.