Joe Namath is an icon in sports like few others, and the idea that some football experts believe he didn't belong in the Hall of Fame is beyond comprehension. The Hall of Fame was created to honor incredibly famous, courageous and worthy heroes like Broadway Joe.
As a kid, I collected Joe Namath football cards, especially his rookie card. Years later I thought they were gone, but I found them up in my mother's attic, like a gold mine.
To me Joe Namath is the best Quarterback & he will always be my favorite . He got injured & alot of times still stayed in games . I will always love Broadway Joe 🏈💚❤
My Dad took me to a Jets and Patriots game at the Lynn Bowl in Lynn Massachusetts. We got to stand on the sidelines because my Dads boss was friends with Babe Perelli the QB of the Pats. Namath was a rookie and was throwing 60 yard bombs with his lightening quick release in warm up mesmerizing the crowd. A highly sought after baseball player coming out of high school he was a great athlete. Bear Bryant said he was the best football player he ever saw.
When you grew up in the NYC Area in the 1970’s one jersey was common everywhere you went. The Giants didn’t have a megastar during that time and he was still the biggest star in football.
The Alabama suspension: There are two kinds of kid, and ONLY two kinds. 1) The kind that owns up to his mistakes, takes his lumos and then starts to work harder to make up for them and 2) The kind that slinks off and quits when he gets called down.
That second kind of kid you do not need, because it is only a matter of time before he lets you down. The first kind is in the process of becoming a man and a man who will always win in life.
I was not at Alabama in the 1960s, but I did coach elsewhere in a different decade. This kind of thing is universal in the profession. I "guarantee" that was a defining moment for young Mr. Namath.