Y.A. Tittle, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Giants to three division titles in the 1960s but never won a championship final in high school, college or the pros and is immortalized by one of sport’s most famous images of defeat, died on Sunday. He was 90.
Tittle’s family confirmed his death to LSU, where Tittle starred in college. No details were immediately provided.
In late September of 1964, the last of Tittle’s 17 pro seasons, he had just thrown an interception from his own end zone, resulting in a Pittsburgh Steelers touchdown, when Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Morris Berman captured Tittle’s utter dejection on film.