(1943-05-31) May 31, 1943 (age 80) Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:
Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)
College:
Alabama (1961–1964)
NFL draft:
1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
AFL draft:
1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
New York Jets (1965–1976)
Los Angeles Rams (1977)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III)
AFL champion (1968)
Super Bowl MVP (III)
AFL Championship MVP (1968)
AFL Most Valuable Player (1968)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1974)
AFL Rookie of the Year (1965)
First-team All-AFL (1968)
Second-team All-Pro (1972)
3× Second-team All-AFL (1966, 1967, 1969)
Pro Bowl (1972)
4× AFL All-Star (1965, 1967–1969)
NFL passing yards leader (1972)
2× AFL passing yards leader (1966, 1967)
NFL passing touchdowns leader (1972)
George Halas Award (1969)
AFL All-Time Team
New York Jets Ring of Honor
New York Jets No. 12 retired
National champion (1964)
First-team All-SEC (1964)
2× Second-team All-SEC (1962, 1963)
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
3,762
Passing completions:
1,886
Completion percentage:
50.1%
TD–INT:
173–220
Passing yards:
27,663
Passer rating:
65.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joseph William Namath (/ˈneɪməθ/; NAY-məth; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the New York Jets. Namath played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won the national championship as a senior, and was selected by the Jets first overall in the 1965 AFL draft.
During his five AFL seasons, Namath was a two-time MVP and twice led the league in passing yards, while winning one AFL championship and one Super Bowl. Both victories remain the Jets' only championships. Following the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, he joined the NFL with the Jets, where he was the league's passing yards and touchdowns leader during the 1972 season. He played in New York for seven more seasons and spent his final year as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.
Namath 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. The Super Bowl victory was the first for an AFL franchise, helping dismiss notions that its teams were inferior to the NFL's and demonstrating they would enter the merger as equals. Namath received Super Bowl MVP honors in the game, while also becoming the first quarterback to win both a college national championship and a major professional championship. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Joseph William Namath (/ˈneɪməθ/; NAY-məth; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former football quarterback who played in the...
Audrey Meadows portrayed his wife, Martha). Michael Landon, Redd Foxx, JoeNamath, and Jack Klugman (with Tony Randall in 1973 and alone in 1978) were the...
The JoeNamath Show is a 1969 talk show hosted by JoeNamath and Dick Schaap. It premiered on October 6, 1969, and lasted one season with 13 episodes....
Oakland Raiders 27–23 in the AFL Championship Game. Jets quarterback JoeNamath famously made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami...
Ewbank as the general manager and head coach. Ewbank and quarterback JoeNamath led the Jets to prominence in 1969, when New York defeated the heavily...
Eugene Pullano attempted to sign New York Jets star quarterback JoeNamath to a contract. Namath, who had helped establish the credibility of the Jets and the...
named Super Bowl XLVII's MVP, concluding a postseason run in which he tied Joe Montana's single postseason record for touchdown passes (11) without an interception...
Monday Night Football announcer team of Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson and JoeNamath had correctly inferred from the start. While initially only the players...
his idol JoeNamath – to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl. Montana, at 25 years, 227 days, was one day older than Namath was at the...
Super Bowl Champions, the 1968 New York Jets. With team commentary from JoeNamath, Gerry Philbin and Don Maynard, and was narrated by Alec Baldwin. The...
An action doll based on New York Jets quarterback JoeNamath. The 1970s toyline included Broadway Joe in New York Jets football uniform, plus additional...
Jets, under the guidance of coach Weeb Ewbank and third-year quarterback JoeNamath, posted their first winning record at 8–5–1. Oakland, on the other hand...
Patriots at New York Jets on December 20, 2003, former Jets quarterback JoeNamath in a sideline interview with Suzy Kolber twice stated that he wanted to...
who used to work with Kent Brockman. Former American football player JoeNamath appeared as himself. He previously appeared in the ninth season episode...
"Thanks, Joe. I'll take that as a huge compliment." Namath later apologized and blamed the incident on his intoxication. Soon after, Namath entered an...
marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign quarterback JoeNamath of Alabama, who went with the New York Jets of the American Football League...
in a relationship with pro football star JoeNamath for seven years and was sometimes referred to as "Joe's fiancee". Oakes began a shift from modeling...
loss at home to the lowly New York Jets (who were without the injured JoeNamath) in which Gabriel threw three interceptions, the Rams won three straight...
York Jet to have his number retired, joining Hall of Fame quarterback JoeNamath and Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Maynard. On August 16, 2010, during...
ownership, including the signing of University of Alabama star quarterback JoeNamath, further solidified the league's reputation among the major media. As...
love him, too." Other notable winners of the George Halas Award include JoeNamath, Steeler running back Rocky Bleier, Hall of Fame cornerback Jimmy Johnson...
on a two-yard JoeNamath touchdown pass to Hudson Harris and on a 15-yard Namath run. They then closed the game with a nine-yard Namath touchdown pass...
and three overall number one picks, Harry Gilmer in the 1948 NFL draft, JoeNamath in the 1965 AFL draft and Bryce Young in the 2023 NFL draft. Alabama has...
sitcom starring JoeNamath that aired Fridays at 8:00 pm on NBC from September 7 to October 6, 1978. Conceived as a vehicle for Namath (who had retired...
sophomore season with the Crimson Tide, Sloan was a backup to quarterback JoeNamath, but played in most games at defensive back. Sloan quarterbacked the Tide's...
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