Yeah he love his Johnnie Walker and blondes LOL im sure he play through it ....He was Often hung over at practice and games .... how much bigger he would be today with Social media
During that time I had three posters up in my room as a young teenager Clyde Frasier,Joe Namath and Pam Grier she was on the back of my door so you wouldnt see her till my door was close ....she didn’t stay up too long once my mom found out about that one LOL.... Joe and Clyde stay
Well, you certainly chose a safe topic for your first thread . Your first thread could have also just been "NAMATH" and it would fly with this audience. I just read Namath's recent book, and I recommend it. He goes through his thoughts while viewing SB III on his iPad, and discussing what he does, and doesn't remember, and how it related to his life. Joe is a great guy, and I think I appreciate him more and more the older I get, appreciating the man, not just the athlete. He is the real deal. Fans of other teams will tell us "all you have is one Super Bowl and Joe Namath." But having Namath as our staple is a wonderful thing and should remain a source of pride for all of us. I hope he makes 100 years.
Great post with a nice touch. Your dad (a good man) was probably happy you didn't ask for an authentic Namath fur coat!
I had about a dozen fights with Junc over Joe Willie, just don't understand that you had to see him play to realize how great he was, I had season tickets at Shea and he was amazing
I never got to see him live.... but I was at the MNF game vs Miami when they retired his #12 at halftime
For my birthday I convinced my dad to take me to a Raiders Jets preseason game at "New" Yankee Stadium. (Remember the cheesy sort of animated replay scoreboard they added there in '76 when it re-opened?) Anyway, Namath was in his final season and Richard Todd was a rookie. Namath didn't play of course, but I was thrilled just to see him standing there on the sideline. Another aside; Richard Todd had a 6-yard punt. He was also in contention for the Punter job. Until that kick ; ) Point being, Namath was everything back then. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame even if he threw 1000 picks.
And remember that Namath achieved greatness on one leg. The Jets drafted and signed him without a medical examination. (Try that today!). His first medical exam was by the team physician in a toilet stall at the 21 Club immediately before the press conference to announce his signing. Namath's knee was so unstable that the doctor told Namath that if he knew his knee was that bad, he would have told the team to pass him by.
Even his INT's completely changed the field position. It was virtually impossible to take your eyes off of him when the Jets had the ball. He was a blast to watch.
I was there that night, too! Section 326, Row 16. The first number retired by the Jets, and “. . . one of the greatest players to ever play the game, Joe Namath.”
That's exactly how it was! Werblin wanted Namath for his star power as much as for his football ability. He put the Jets on the map and gave credibility to the entire AFL. He had the balls of a burglar and threw the ball all over the field. He took some ungodly hits in those pre-CTE days, but he always got up and gave the defense a fuck-you-I'm-still-here look. Vince Lombardi always salivated over Namath's talent and believed he had almost perfect mechanics. (Lombardi wasn't so crazy about Namath's off-the-field antics, however).
My brother and sister-in-law know Joe for many years. They worried about him in his drinking days. But they always said what a good guy he was.
