Sunday, February 1, 2009

Joe Namath

Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett in a commercial atSuper Bowl 2009
joe namath bio, kurt warner, joe namath age, joe namath stats, joe namath drunk
Joseph William Namath was born May 31, 1943 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former American football quarterback. He played for the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.
Namath retired after playing in 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. 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).
joe namath bio, kurt warner, joe namath age, joe namath stats, joe namath drunk
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.joe namath bio, kurt warner, joe namath age, joe namath stats, joe namath drunk

No comments:

Post a Comment