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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.
Date: January 12, 1969: Kickoff time: 3:05 p.m. EST (20:05 UTC) Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida: MVP: Joe Namath, quarterback: Favorite: Colts by 18 [1] Referee: Tom Bell: Attendance: 75,389: Ceremonies; National anthem: Lloyd Geisler of the Washington National Symphony Orchestra [2] Halftime show "America Thanks" with Florida A&M ...
Joe Namath, quarterback from Alabama taken 1st round 12th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals but signed with the New York Jets. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985. [18] Fred Biletnikoff, wide receiver from Florida State taken 3rd round 39th overall by the Detroit Lions but signed with the Oakland Raiders.
This would be the last year the NFL championship game was considered more important than the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, for in the following year Joe Namath and the New York Jets staged an upset victory over the Baltimore Colts that would bring the AFL to full legitimacy and validate the merger of the two leagues that had been agreed upon ...
In this Jan. 12, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback (12) Joe Namath gets off a pass under pressure from the Baltimore Colts defenders during Super Bowl III in Miami, Fla.
C.C. and Company is a 1970 American biker film directed by Seymour Robbie.It starred Joe Namath as biker C.C. Ryder, Ann-Margret as fashion journalist Ann, and William Smith as Moon, the leader of the fictitious outlaw biker club the "Heads Company".
Hobbled by chronic knee woes, quarterback Joe Namath was waived by the New York Jets after the 1976 season, after they were unable to trade him. Namath signed with the Rams in May 1977. Hope of a Rams revival sprung when Los Angeles won two of their first three games, but Namath was hampered by low mobility.
Namath eventually issued his famous guarantee, the Jets won 16-7 and the massive spread, which reached 18 points and higher in some places, became a part of the game's lore.