Namath played for New York for 12 years; in 1977 he played his final year for the Los Angeles Rams. His No.12 was retired by the Jets and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Joe Namath played college football at Alabama, where he won the national championship as a senior, and was selected by the Jets first overall in the 1965 AFL Draft.
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Nathman cemented his legacy in 1969 when he guaranteed his heavy underdog Jets would win Super Bowl III before defeating the NFL’s Baltimore Colts in one of the greatest sports upsets of all time.
Nathman was nicknamed Broadway Joe. He became a media icon who attracted mainstream popularity outside of sports. Although his statistics and win-loss record are unimpressive from a contemporary standpoint, Namath remains one of the league’s most iconic and popular figures.
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