Joe Namath

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Joseph William Joe Namath  born May 31 1943 nicknamed Broadway Joe or Joe Willie is a former American football quarterback He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul Bear Bryant and his assistant Howard Schnellenberger from 19621964 and professional football in the American Football League AFL and National Football League NFL during the 1960s and 1970s Namath was an American Football League icon and played for that leagues New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the NFLs Los Angeles Rams He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985 Namath retired after playing in 140 games 62 wins 63 losses and 4 ties In his career he threw 173 touchdowns 220 interceptions and completed 1886 passes for 27663 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 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 Shulas NFL Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in 1969 and then delivering on his promise Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Namath licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia