And remember during those days they peel your knee open like a banana .. if a player Had a ACL injury there playing days were basically over
WOW.. Thanks for posting this. Never seen it since that night.... and that was through the perspective of an 11 year old kid We were in 316 To this day, I dont think I've been at louder sporting event than the crowd when he tried to make his speech..... The chants of "JOE" The whole place was nuts and it was great game.... leaving the place was like a jailbreak.... fans pushed down the fence. I remember my dad squeezing me and my cousing between him and my uncle saying "hold on"... It was awesome..... but has also cursed the rest of my life. ha
Here's an interesting video clip I've never seen before where Joe talks about meeting Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Billy Martin, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Muhammad Ali, and Elvis Presley.
Is there no sound to this? I tried to watch it both here and on YouTube, and no sound ever played. I tried other videos and the sound worked, so it's not my sound card or speakers.
Amen!!!! I was a Joe Namath fan before I was a jet fan..... he was a player you just couldnt take your eyes off him
Gail Sayers had 2 1000 yard seasons and under 5,000 yards rushing for his career. If you ever saw Gail Sayers with the ball in his hands it was pure magic and an obvious HOF player. Namath greatness was evident to ever person who saw him play. There are some NFL players who's greatness was apparent. Ever game Namath played in he was the most dangerous player on the field. We had a TE, Richard Caster, who could run like the wind and couldn't catch a cold. Namath used to literally hit him with balls in his chest, face and hands down the field. Sometimes he even caught them like he did in a game against Baltimore. Caster caught 6 balls for 204 yards and 3 TD's. Eddie Bell, who averaged about 21 yards per game over a short career caught 7 balls for 197 and a TD in the same game. Everyone remembers that game because Namath and Unitas went at it. I remember Namath had 496 yards and 6 TDs on 15 completions. He wasn't exactly dinking and dunking or matriculating down the field. He was chucking the ball like he was 16 and playing in the park. He was so much fun to watch. He was literally the antithesis of todays system QB's.
It’s depressing that Joe Namath is the only thing that Jets fans can cling too after all of these years. What a disaster of a franchise.
Thanks for posting this ! I remember watching this live on tv. The Jets came out on fire and stayed on fire beating the hell of Miami that night - their first win against them in 4 years. On a side note ABC erred in the very beginning of the video during Gifford’s introduction of the ceremony. I wonder if any of the old timers noticed. The long TD pass shown which was deflected to Eddie Bell was not in the 44-34 Namath/Unitas duel. That pass was a prayer and a last minute game winner at Shea later that same year in the Jets 24-20 win. The Jets just happened to be wearing their white jerseys that day.
I couldn't agree more. If the Hall of Fame was only about stats, they could just establish target numbers, and eliminate the human element of voting altogether. BTW: I like your Hank Stram reference to "matriculating down the field." It's a classic!
You have some memory. I was at the game, and didn't remember who they played or the outcome. Of course, we probably had a lot of tailgating activities before heading in. I'll take your word for it on your side note. I wouldn't doubt your memory for a second!
