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Joseph William Namath (/ ˈ n eɪ m ə θ /; NAY-məth; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons.
In the fifth game of the season, quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium, the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III. Namath's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller.
The injury was the third time in four seasons that Namath had been sidelined. Namath did not play again until the second half of the tenth game of the season. The memorandum of understanding signed by team original owner (as the New York Titans) Harry Wismer gave Shea Stadium's co-tenants, the New York Mets ’, exclusive use of the stadium ...
In the annals of Jets history, only Joe Namath (4,007 in 14 games in 1967) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (3,905 in 16 games in 2015) threw for more yards in a season, and only Fitzpatrick (31 in 2015) and ...
Namath also took shots at ... However, not everyone is being as supportive as the head coach. Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath ripped Wilson in a radio interview on the heels of the Jets ...
Disaster struck before the regular season started and the Jets finished 6–8. Joe Namath was injured in a preseason game against the Detroit Lions and required knee surgery, All-Pro WR George Sauer, Jr unexpectedly retired at the peak of his career, and All-Pro defensive end Verlon Biggs exercised his option and signed with the Washington ...
New York Jets legend Joe Namath says he has no faith in Zach Wilson as starting quarterback, two weeks after the season-ending injury to Aaron Rodgers.
In 1972, Namath had one of the best days of his career against the Baltimore Colts: he completed 15 of 28 passes for 496 yards and six touchdowns. [79] Despite Namath's performance, John Madden's Oakland Raiders eliminated the Jets from contention in their second-to-last regular season game. New York finished the season with a record of 7–7.