Who is Joe Namath

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First Memories of Joe Namath

I first heard the name Joe Namath when he became a football player for the University of Alabama football team under the coaching of Paul "Bear" Bryant. I thought he was divine - so cute! I remember being at one game in Birmingham at Legion Field after he had begun to play for the New York Jets. They were playing the Houston Oilers and he had gotten hurt earlier in the game. Later he walked out on the field completely dressed from the waist up in a sport coat and tie and just his boxers (that's what it looked like to me) on below. The crowd went wild.

Three reasons to love Joe Namath 

Joe Namath was a winner.

Joe Namath played for my favorite team, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.

Joe Namath was coached by my favorite coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant.
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Latest Joe Namath Sighting 

I still like that guy! While watching the Alabama/Tennessee game today the camera lens found Joe Namath in the crowd. I like that score in today's game and I'll bet that Joe Namath did too.

I recently read about a Joe Namath Football Camp that is now in its 37th year. What a guy!

Joe Namath Graduation Video 

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It takes determination to go back to school. Congratulations, Joe!

Joe Namath Graduates

Coleman Coliseum, Dec. 15, 2007

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What's Joe Doing now? 

According to Wikipedia, Namath has a book out published by Rugged Land Books, which was on the New York Times extended Bestseller List. He was interviewed for the November 19, 2006 edition of 60 Minutes on CBS network. In 2006, Namath enrolled in the University of Alabama's External Degree program (he was 15 credits shy of graduating when he left Alabama in 1965). He recently earned his B.A. degree in interdisciplinary studies on December 15, 2007 from the University of Alabama at the age of 64. (See above video) His youngest daughter recently gave birth. He currently lives in the ritzy village of Tequesta, Florida. There is now a documentary about Namath's hometown of Beaver Falls, PA that includes a segment on Namath and why the city has celebrated its ties to him.
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Joe Namath At Alabama 

At Alabama, Namath played under the legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1962 through 1964. A year after being suspended for the final two games of the season, he led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship in 1964. Alabama went 29-4 with Namath at quarterback. Bryant would one day call Namath "the greatest athlete I ever coached." While many speculated on what was anticipated to be a stormy relationship between a freedom-loving player and an iron-fisted coach, Namath returned Bryant's praise, often referring to him as "not only the smartest coach I ever knew, but the man who taught me the meaning of integrity." When Namath was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, he broke down during his induction speech upon mentioning Bryant, who passed away two years earlier from a heart attack.
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Joe Namath Quotes 

"When you win, nothing hurts."

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Joe Namath at a Glance 

Joseph William "Joe" Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as 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 1962?1964, and Professional Football in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and 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).

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 Super Bowl III in 1969, and then delivering on his promise.

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Joe Namath's Early Life 

Namath's Hungarian born grandfather, known as A.J. to his family and friends, came to Ellis Island and worked in the coal and steel industries of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Joe referred to his own ethnicity as "Bohunk" [Fact: "I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow 'Cause I Get Better Looking Every Day."] While growing up, Joe was close to both of his parents, who were divorced. Following his parents' split, Joe lived with his mother, Rose.

He was born and raised in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, twenty miles away from Pittsburgh, one of the many steel towns in Beaver County. He was a standout in basketball and baseball. In an age where dunks were still uncommon in high school, Namath regularly dunked in games. However football prevailed, even though, upon graduation, he received offers from six Major League Baseball teams, including the Yankees, Mets, Indians, Reds, Pirates, and Phillies. 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.

Namath had many offers from Division I college football programs, including Penn State, Ohio State, Alabama, and Notre Dame, but initially decided upon the University of Maryland. He was rejected from Maryland because his college-board scores were just below the school's requirements; he scored in the low 730's, while Maryland required 750. After ample recruiting by University of Alabama's head football coach, Bear Bryant, Namath accepted a full scholarship to Alabama. Bryant states his decision to recruit Namath was "the best coaching decision I ever made."

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    johnnemeth johnnemeth Sep 10, 2008 @ 12:10 pm
    i just love joe to this day. i was so infatuated by him as a kid. i was 4 when he won the super bowl and my earliest memories are of people calling me Broadway, or Joe, (my name is John Nemeth) and i was so proud of it. People still call me by those name and it still makes me proud. When i tell someone my name and they say "like Joe?" and I say "just like Joe". In grade school whenever i got a 100 on spelling tests i got to pick a sticker to put next to my name and i always picked the Jets helmet. i remember the Joe Namath show when i was young, then several years ago ESPN Classic ran all the episodes and i watched them all. what hams those guys were. I was so pissed about that whole incident when he told that girl "i want to kiss you". i felt they baited him and sent that girl over to him hoping to embarass him.
    I am Hungarien also, and my brother kind of resembles Joe. Except for the nose.
    I LOVE YOU MAN!
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