My grandfather played for West Texas, my uncle and husband played for Texas Tech, and my sister married a guy that played in the pros. I grew up with some pretty good football players in my family but never appreciated the game until recently. The guarantee made by Joe continues to be discussed fifty years later. In what people now call one of the most famous upsets in professional sports, Namath and his teammates controlled Super Bowl III and demoralized one of the best football teams in history. “I got news for you: We’re gonna win the game. Namath yelled back the most famous quote in Super Bowl history. It all came to a head three days before the Super Bowl as he was accepting an award as Miami Club’s Player of the Year.Ī heckler from the audience that was a Colts fan shouted out: “Hey, Namath! We’re going to kick your ass!” He was playing it cool but the heckling about the Colts being the better team was getting to him. Joe was spending the week prior to the big game in Florida, poolside in swim trunks and flip-flops. He was constantly in the headlines and had the nickname, “Broadway Joe.” He was also the quarterback for the New York Jets.
He did not act like any player before him and was revered by most sportswriters and the public.
He had scruffy hair, enjoyed wearing long fur coats, and went to glitzy parties in New York City with beautiful women. Some believe he ushered in our modern-day superstar sports era. In 1968 pro-football player Joe Namath was the representation of the changing times, he also became a social icon.
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