Joe Namath Ex-Wife: Who is Deborah Mays?

Joe Namath is married to Deborah Mays. They met while taking a voice class in 1983. When they met, Deborah was an aspiring actress; he was 39 and she was 22.

They got married in 1984 with Namath claiming, “she caught my last pass”. The longtime bachelor became a dedicated family man when the couple had two children, Jessica and Olivia.

Namath and Deborah got divorced in 2000 with the children living in Florida with their father. In May 2007, Olivia gave birth to a daughter, Natalia.

For the early tears of the marriage, Namath continued to struggle with alcoholism until his wife warned him that he could break up his family if he continued.

In 1987, Namath was able to stop his drinking, though he would relapse after his divorce in 2000.