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Hall of Fame Monitor. All-Pro Teams. More Namath Pages. Full Site Menu Return to Top. All-time Scores , Find a Score All Player Colleges , High Schools Lambeau Field , Superdome , Candlestick Park In his career he threw touchdowns, interceptions, and completed 1, passes for 27, yards. He was the only player on the list to have spent a majority of his career with the Jets.
Namath's Hungarian-born grandfather, known as A. While growing up, Joe was close to both of his parents, who were divorced. Following his parents' split, Joe lived with his mother, Rose. In an age where dunks were still uncommon in high school basketball, Namath regularly dunked in games.
Namath has told interviewers that he wanted to sign with the Pirates and play baseball like his idol, Roberto Clemente, but elected to play football because his mother wanted him to get a college education. Ironically, Namath would not graduate until when he returned to college in an online program. He was rejected by Maryland because his college-board scores were just below the school's requirements.
After ample recruiting by the University of Alabama's head football coach, Bear Bryant, Namath accepted a full scholarship there. Bryant stated his decision to recruit Namath was "the best coaching decision I ever made. A year after being suspended for the final two games of the season, [5] he led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship in During his time at Alabama, Namath led the team to a 29—4 record over 3 seasons.
Bryant would one day call Namath "the greatest athlete I ever coached. Namath wouldn't receive his college degree until , having left early to pursue his professional career. Namath's time at Alabama would be a culture shock for him. With Beaver Falls' Lower End neighborhood having been and still is as of predominantly African American, Namath would attend Alabama at the height of the Civil Rights movement in the Southern United States especially the Deep South and often got into fights with his white teammates and other white Southerners when defending African-Americans.
Despite suffering a serious knee injury in his senior year at Alabama, Namath was drafted by both the National Football League and the upstart American Football League. The two competing leagues held their respective drafts on the same day—November 28, The NFL's St.
Louis Cardinals selected Namath 12th overall in their draft, while the Jets selected him with the AFL's first overall pick. Namath was the American Football League Rookie of the year in and became the first professional quarterback to pass for 4, yards in a season when he threw for 4, yards.
This was a feat that remained a record for the game seasons that were played during that time. James A. On some occasions, Namath had to have his knee drained at halftime so that he could finish a game. Later in life, long after he left football, he had to have knee replacement surgery on both legs. His performance in the season earned him the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year. This win would make him the first and only quarterback to ever start and win a national championship game in college, and to start and win a major professional league championship and a World Championship.
The Colts were touted as "the greatest football team in history". Much of the hype surrounding the game was related to how it would either prove or disprove the proposition that the AFL teams were truly worthy of being allowed to merge with the NFL ; the first two such games had resulted in blowout victories for the NFL champion in the two previous years, the Green Bay Packers , and the Colts were even more favored by media figures and handicappers than the Packers had been.
Three days before the game, Namath responded to a heckler with the now-famous line: "We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it. An exceptional passer, in his third season with the New York Jets — he threw for a record 4, yards.
By his retirement he had set seasonal and career records for most games with yards or more gained in passing. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! However, he came back the next year, after having given up the bar. On Dec. To his credit he stayed in the game and threw a touchdown. As a aftermath of this incident, a special protective helmet with a "Jaw Strap" was devised.
This helmet is widely used to this day to protect NFL quarterbacks. The following week on Dec. His many business interests included "Broadway Joe's" fast food franchises and Mickey "Mantle's Men and Namath's Girls" employment agency.
Son of Rose Namath and Frank Namath. In May , his younger daughter Olivia gave birth to daughter Natalia, his first grandchild. In , Topps was set to include a Joe Namath card in their football release. However, Namath objected to being depicted in a Rams uniform, and no card was issued. There is a rumor that his card, slated to be in the series, instead depicted Rams team Rich Saul. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ».
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