JOE NAMATH
Name: Joe Namath
Born: May 31, 1943 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), also
known as Broadway Joe, was an American football quarterback for the University
of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard
Schnellenberger, from 1962–64, and in the American Football League and National
Football League during the 1960s and '70s. Namath played for the New York Jets
for most of his professional career, finishing his career with the Los Angeles
Rams. He was later elected to the Hall of Fame.
Namath retired after playing in 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. In his career he
threw 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions. During his thirteen years in the AFL
and NFL he played for three division champions (the 1968 and 1969 AFL East
Champion Jets and the 1977 NFC West Champion Rams), earned one league
championship (1968 AFL Championship), and one world championship (Super Bowl III).
In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest
Football Players. He was the only player on the list to have spent a majority of
his career with the Jets.
He is known for brashly telling the media that he guaranteed that his team would
upset Don Shula's NFL Baltimore Colts in the third NFL-AFL Championship Game in
1969, and then delivering on his promise.
Name: Joe Namath
Born: May 31, 1943 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), also
known as Broadway Joe, was an American football quarterback for the University
of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard
Schnellenberger, from 1962–64, and in the American Football League and National
Football League during the 1960s and '70s. Namath played for the New York Jets
for most of his professional career, finishing his career with the Los Angeles
Rams. He was later elected to the Hall of Fame.
Namath retired after playing in 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. In his career he
threw 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions. During his thirteen years in the AFL
and NFL he played for three division champions (the 1968 and 1969 AFL East
Champion Jets and the 1977 NFC West Champion Rams), earned one league
championship (1968 AFL Championship), and one world championship (Super Bowl III).
In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest
Football Players. He was the only player on the list to have spent a majority of
his career with the Jets.
He is known for brashly telling the media that he guaranteed that his team would
upset Don Shula's NFL Baltimore Colts in the third NFL-AFL Championship Game in
1969, and then delivering on his promise.