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[@archie7186]

Namath changed the game more then any other player in history , true shame he could not stay healthy what we would have saw , thanks for the post

[@brianwolf6166]

In my opinion, his TD to Maynard was the greatest in Jet history because they couldnt settle for a FG, they had to stay up on a Raider team that could pass almost at will. Joe bailed out his defense today and the defense returned the favor in SB III.

[@younghoppa5122]

There has been no quarterback in NFL history that has had a more greater charismatic impact on a team than Joe Namath.

[@chriscurtis8344]

I consider Namath the first NFL media hero. In a tough AFL .

[@RAYGERVATO]

Totally agree. Uniquely so. And on bad knees.

[@RAYGERVATO]

@Terry Hawk Broadway Joe! "C.C. And Co." Hollywood came a knockin.'

[@RAYGERVATO]

@Terry Hawk C.C. was a fun movie.. I think he did with Ann- Margret. I would sit by the radio as a kid just to hear Jet games. Seein Joe go out a Ram/weird!

[@RAYGERVATO]

@Terry Hawk Yeah man! Imagine if his knees weren't bad. The career he could have had beyond 12 years huh? 27k yards passing maybe 2x!! I idolized him in sandlot football ;) Then the guitar took over/ sports.

[@tylersauls3557]

Imagine all the flags that would of went namaths way they were beating on him i seen so many 15 yd penaltys

[@GreenBayPayton]

That's football in the 60s and 70s for you

[@jamessollazzo2966]

these quarterbacks today putting up ridiculous numbers because you can't touch them or their receivers! different game, different time, check out quarterback stats in the 60's and early 70's. Almost all have thrown more int's over td's. the running game was more prevelant, teams only passed when they had to with few exceptions. most of those teams were in the AFL.

[@67marlins81]

Tyler Sauls - That's the first thing I noticed. You see how bad the raiders suck in the years since dirty plays have been penalized.

[@JAWrightonline]

Could Tom Brady withstand THAT kind of punishment every season and continue to play through age 35?

[@67marlins81]

@@JAWrightonline No way. Bradshaw, Pastorini or Bert Jones could take those beatings, but Brady couldn't.

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

I bleed Gang Green I love this game because I was born in 68 and my dad was a lifelong Jets fan had me on his lap when Maynard caught the touchdown. Can I please have my moment my dad did. I been waiting 50 years 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@67marlins81]

I'm a Patriots fan, but agree the Jets fans deserve a good coach and a championship.

[@Markrealguy51]

Rich,I was at that game with my brother and 2 friends..Namath to Maynard….in the Superbowl it was Namath to Sauer,what a time!

[@michaelleroy9281]

​​@@Markrealguy51 Don Maynard did not catch a pass from Namath in the Super Bowl

[@Markrealguy51]

@@michaelleroy9281 but he did in the championship game

[@crisl6327]

One of my favorite qbs of all time

[@davidsmith1162]

Joe Namath, You're The Reason I'm In Love With National Football League. I Watched You, When You, & The New York Jets Played At Shea Stadium. I Had Season Tickets. To This Day, I Enjoy The NFL More Than Ever. Thanks Joe.

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

Namath was a rock star pure and simple.

[@bamagirl218]

The only QB as far as I’m concerned. I’ll always love Joe Namath

[@jimmoyer3125]

Don Maynard was my Auto shop teacher in the 70's he was a great Man he Loved talking about Joe and the 1968 Championship Game.

[@cocktailhotel]

Around 2002 I was a Bartender at the famous Lakeside Golf Club. I was there a few years. It's in the Toluca Lake/Burbank area of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The annual Sports Golf Tournament was played there. This is the club where Bob Hope used to be a member, brought in by Bing Crosby, and an entire history of huge entertainment celebrities, even aviator Amelia Earhart used to own a home off one of the greens. I had been on shift in the men's bar for about an hour. I see a guy sitting alone at a table off in the short distance. Like he had just finished the course for the day. Maybe waiting for someone. A couple minutes later after making some cocktails for others real quick, I walked back to the left side of the bar. He caught my eye, stood and walked up to the bar. It was Broadway Joe. He smiled and ordered an Absolut on-the-rocks with a lemon peel. I'll never forget that. He stayed there and we started chatting. I had 10-15 minutes of uninterrupted bliss with not only my favorite QB from childhood, but my Dad was a big Jets fan, as we're from New York. At the club, it's not open to the public like a country club is, this was privately owned by each of the members. Joe was invited as a guest that day. From day to day there, you don't know what legend is going to walk in at any time. It was an unbelievable place to tend bar at. Namath was as nice as he always comes across in any medium. That's because he's completely genuine. That side of him, after all the stardom and limelight, in my opinion, is what makes him such a special person and unique talent, both on and off the stage. And I'm so thankful that he's still with us. This coming May 31st, he'll be turning 80 years old. The NFL should do something for it.

[@oaklandfritz]

Joe Namath was the old AFL. He and Al Davis forced the NFL to merge with the AFL. Thank you Joe Namath. Paul Bear Bryant said you were a renegade undisciplined field general. My grandfather said you were the best quarterback he ever saw against the Oakland Raiders.

[@MagSeven7]

Having seen Namath play, to this day, I think he one of the greatest passers of all time. In that wind in Shea Stadium was impossible! Just saw a stat as the Jets look for a new QB, Namath still holds the record for passing yards in a season at 4,007. Incredible that he did that in the '60s when guys were leading the league with just over 2,000 yards. Amazing.

[@thyslop1737]

Broadway Joe always a class act.

[@dylandunman6412]

What a freaking QB!!!!

[@ppumpkin3282]

Field conditions back then! Imagine, the AFC conference winning QB says he scored the winning touchdown based on a play some guy at a tavern told him.

[@67marlins81]

@TayGi777 Even as a Steelers fan as a little kid who idolized Bradshaw, I'd say he and Pastorini could stand with Joe for best arm.

[@bobbywar5163]

I believe that was Petey the cab driver. Joe took his advice. Heard that in an interview many years ago.

[@milart12]

02:47 Wow, look at the condition of the field...Lifetime away from today.

[@jamessollazzo2966]

frozen dirt!

[@troysmith958]

To all in the comment section saying joe namath wasn't one of the greatest remember he played in the 60s and 70s and they were not throwing as much back than and you did not see guys passing 4,000 plus yards a season the game was way different and tougher back than then now.

[@JAWrightonline]

Don't waste your time, Troy. You're dealing with lazy, Wikipedia, Cliff Note, stat-reliant Millennials...SMH 🙄🙄🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@BatmanPops]

I thought that was Maury Povich in the thumb nail for a second👀😅

[@khaidaboss4414]

😂I never realized how much they look alike

[@BatmanPops]

@@khaidaboss4414 yeah I noticed it a few years back 😄

[@joshvalenzuela7543]

Broooo lmfaooooo

[@BatmanPops]

@Phil Theodore WTH you got a picture of Kimbo Slice head on a baby body lol😧😄

[@davidconnor5874]

"And the lie detector test shows, Baltimore Colts, you are NOT the world champions!" Lol!

[@ecast1500]

Namath was a natural, I suggest to all that you read his book. I never knew the Chicago Cubs recruited him and was offering 50K a huge sum at the time for Namath to play for the cubs. It's a shame his kids had issues. Namath is perhaps the most important figure in the history of the NFL

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Joe Namath was even on The Brady Bunch :-) ROCK ON!!!!!!!

[@conquistadorito]

Lol irony

[@dionr1168]

The drafting of Kyle Brady instead of Warren Sapp actually launched Jets fans' disdain for all things Brady. Greg, John, Marsha, Sarah, Joe, Jim, Wayne...any other name you can think of...up to and including Tom.

[@andreaschlapek780]

And on ALF

[@dontarguewithfools]

When football was football

[@BrockPageProductions]

Thanks a lot

[@michaellusk2856]

QB's today can't be touch once they throw the ball. Back in Joe's day, QB's were fair game for a few seconds after they passed. QB's are treated like egg shells today, once they release the ball. No comparison.

[@t._____keane]

I'm lucky enough to have a signed autograph from Broadway Joe. My dad got it at a public practice during the 1970s.

[@JSalonsky]

that was definintely an incompletion nowadays LOL

[@mohit4679]

I have never watched this game and that's what I thought when I just watched it.

[@brianking3567]

Meh. 3 steps with posession. With the newest rules theyd probably rule a fumble out of bounds

[@ppumpkin3282]

Nah, he had several steps. Would have been a completion on old rules new rules.

[@marimartell3498]

@@brianking3567 that's what I thought too.

[@AN-nk5yl]

Watch at 3:30

[@jamessollazzo4860]

great game and i never have seen the game in it's entirely!

[@iris_stern3726]

the greatest uncircumcised QB to ever play the game!

[@babyfir77]

I wouldn't be so sure the Raiders could have beaten the Colts in SB III if that happened.

[@davanmani556]

Martin W Weeb understood the Colts. But the physical aspect of Snell and Boozer were key.

[@brianwolf6166]

@@davanmani556 Also, the Colts had not faced an offensive line that good since their loss to Cleveland. The patience of the line to wait before setting and allow Joe to run the play clock down really frustrated the Colt linemen ...

[@robertcurrie8510]

Shea Stadium.

[@andrewbaroch2141]

POSTURE, JOE, posture.

[@thomasmac3081]

True legend and god status 🙏

[@wadesaleeby2172]

It's what it is! ☺️

[@artlover1477]

Man, people tend to forget the Jets-Raiders rivilary in the late 60s to early 70s. The "Heidi Bowl" is the stuff of legends!!!!

[@brianwolf6166]

The Best game in AFL History ... would give ANYTHING for a full tv copy of it ... Whoever has it in their vault, storage or collection ... reach me here !!

[@bigtexmacgonigle444]

Helluva catch..., no fumble

[@elie1888]

Have a great day god love y’all .

[@baronvonnembles]

The ref FINALLY throws a flag and naturally it is against the Jets. Oakland was a dirty team even by the standards of the 1960s.

[@bayleenichols7417]

I thought they were about to be like “and that’s what set up the games turning point”

[@robparadise6099]

1:04 wrong film/ different game (1 year later). The face mask is different (bigger / 3 bars) than he wore during the '68 season.

[@JAWrightonline]

GOOD EYE ROB!!! I saw that splice, too! NFL Films started getting lazy with their editing in the '90s.

[@rodneysmith247]

Joe popularity had a big impact on society as well. People knew he was a football player that weren't even sports fans right ladies?

[@RAYGERVATO]

Joe Namath. Brings back good memories. I was only 4 yrs. old at this time. But in grade school I remember a hott teacher then, ha ha -that had Namath posters all over her classroom walls.. It was the coool spot in 4th grade to walk in and see. Her and Joe Willie!! He was my 1st true idol. Seein him become a Ram: sad.

[@Tommy-76]

Maynard had control and had made another football move! Sorry guys!

[@seangoodwin3046]

As a pure passer, there were few better.

[@russellaycock3703]

None better I would say.

[@anthonyshaw4083]

Imagine Brady being pummeled routinely, every game. No new rules. No flag-happy refs. Just getting his brain rattled constantly.

[@LAMBEAU-fb1yw]

What is the name of the very first song that plays on this video

[@zaydtaitai2583]

My coach won that Super Bowl with Namath

[@niksterfer6sir]

Joe looking like he bout to tell you " you are the father!" Head ass

[@ebhs0089]

I thought the thumbnail was Maury

[@maxpuppy96]

AFL championship was more brutal than the Super Bowl.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The biggest play of the game was by linebacker Ralph Baker at the end

[@NoswalEvad]

The game should have been played in Oakland. The Raiders had the better regular-season record and should have had home-field advantage.

[@Paul7_]

Nowadays there would have been an incompletion review

[@FRANTHESCRAM]

Definitely a lateral though

[@garypic4083]

When Football was REAL

[@wadesaleeby2172]

And I thought John Elway had the arm! Joe 😳

[@ronniewilliams2465]

By the Jets winning the AFL championship and the Super Bowl, the combined share is $23,000. Equal to 173,831 today. Not to shabby. So if your salary was $15000, you double it by winning the Super Bowl. Talk about a powerful incentive. Especially to Don Maynard. Just kidding, more like the whole Football World of that time, all wanted that GIANT sum of money. I would have bought me a 34-38 ft. Cabin Cruiser and rented a skip to plug into. Own your own Home, kind of cheap.

[@jmagner3418]

Real hands no gloves

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

Stickum

[@gordonhall9871]

the great days of pro football

[@eliyahucohl5677]

1969

[@OldManLuffy]

Namath threw it 75 yards in the air? Now I'm not a rocket scientist or anything but he threw it from the 33 and Maynard caught it at roughly the 10 yard line so let's do some 1st grade math here that's a 57 yard throw

[@brianwolf6166]

Youre right, a 57 yrd throw vertically but another 20 yrds horizontally ... the hashmarks were more wider back then ...

[@thyslop1737]

His argument was the hypotenuse of a right angle. That is the longest side of a right triangle. He was running diagonally, not straight down field, so possibly it was closer to 75 yards.

[@Primus54]

Watch clips from Super Bowl III and notice how far back Namath would drop from the line of scrimmage to pass… usually every bit of 10 yards.

[@andrewr62]

If the 1968 Colts and Jets played 100 times I still believe the Colts win 99 of those games.

[@retrobrahhh]

Clipping 1:19

[@thenorthstars2210]

How did the Jets get the home game when the Raiders had a better win record?

[@smitskee]

AFL rules. The East and West alternated playoff sites each year. East Divisions turn. Win, loss, or head to head, had no bearing.

[@thenorthstars2210]

@@smitskee The outcome would have been different and history would have changed for Broadway Joe, if the game was played in Oakland.

[@lendrury2771]

@@thenorthstars2210 absolutely 💯 Namath was an overrated bum. Couple good years and that was it This jabroni shouldn't even be in the hall of fame unless its the hall of fame for drunken bums

[@TheYamahog12]

@@lendrury2771 Such an idiot comment.

[@Squirrel36]

Joe is really hot!

[@philthornton1382]

The reason for the merger

[@seveglider8406]

The merger was made before the 1966 season!

[@johnnation6744]

LOL the last time that the jets were relevant

[@Cal-zk4nc]

I can tell you're very new to football and don't know much about it.

[@orbit1916]

This person forgot when they made two back to back AFC championship games

[@johnnation6744]

@@Cal-zk4nc It was a joke. I am actually a jets fan but I can accept the fact that we have been a pretty dysfunctional organization for the greater part of 40 years

[@johnnation6744]

@@orbit1916 It was a joke. I am actually a jets fan but I can accept the fact that we have been a pretty dysfunctional organization for the greater part of 40 years

[@orbit1916]

I'm sorry I assumed u random casual or bandwagon Fan it was hard to tell with this iNtElLigEnt comment section

[@jb2500]

“I want to kiss you Susie” -Broadway Joe

[@TheYamahog12]

So what?

[@brucewayne3602]

"lateral pass" --- recovered & not advanceable" ??? ... why why why ???

[@bryantsherman7263]

The Jets haven't been good in so long. NO SB appearance since then.

[@strykr6263]

This old ass game hell naw lol

[@godfather95mbs33]

the greatest #12 of all time

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

U sir are an idiot if u believe that

[@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi]

@Chris Even if you take Brady out of the way, Namath is not the best #12 of all time.

[@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi]

@Chris OK dude, let's completely forget Staubach, Griese and Brodie were a thing

[@Cal-zk4nc]

@@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi If you think Griese and Brodie were better than Namath, you have problems. Staubach is debatable, though.

[@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi]

@@Cal-zk4nc They weren't better for sure, but they weren't inspired by Namath like this dude implied

[@kendallevans4079]

,,,,,now selling Medicare....save your money kids

[@hwah9484]

Second

[@jayrosado5894]

When men were men.

[@smoothyreal2205]

Jay Rosado if your a male i bet your not a man

[@quinntonskenadore3249]

Jay Rosado yes

[@67marlins81]

@@smoothyreal2205 If you're genetically a male I'll bet you're confused.

[@smoothyreal2205]

@@67marlins81 i dont even undestand what i put lol

[@tonyjohnson5128]

Second 😂

[@matthewrogers6866]

Yeah well it's football.....not ballet....bac when u played and THAT defense...joey....don maynard.....u nderdogs....amaaaazing dfence

[@OldManLuffy]

A 75 yard bomb? it was more like a 55 yard bomb Namath had a good arm but a 75 yarder is a little exaggerated he didnt have an arm like Rodgers or elway or marino etc.

[@jonathangeorge3835]

He absolutely did have an arm like Rodgers and Marino. He was football's first gunslinger for a reason

[@brianwolf6166]

Back then only Lamonica, Gabriel, Morton and Jurgensen had arms as good as Namath's ... thats why he could drop back ten yards. Todays QBs should do it but dont unless theyre in shotgun ...

[@67marlins81]

Monkey....besides a course in vectors, you need one in NFL history. No matter how great Elway was, Bradshaw and Pastorini had bigger guns and anyone who knows football knows that. Marino was incredible, and I still have his jersey. But just remember, Mel Blount and Joe Greene said Bradshaw's ball made a sound in practice because it was thrown so hard......25 years before that same comment was made about Marino at Dolphins' practices...

[@brianwolf6166]

@@67marlins81 I dont think they had a stronger arm than Elway ... only Favre I think

[@67marlins81]

@@brianwolf6166 Certainly worthy of debate. Yes, Brett belongs in the discussion.

[@jerrycleave]

he did not catch that football 😂

[@JAWrightonline]

Yes he did.

[@maggiemorrisseycoltsandpac3100]

The jets will win the Super Bowl i guarantee it

[@Cal-zk4nc]

What does "Colts and Packers Fan" mean lol its one or the other

[@lendrury2771]

Saw this alcoholic stew bum at a casino a few years back. Dude was staggering all over the place and acting foolish

[@seveglider8406]

Namath is a hall of fame player and You're jealous of him!

[@lendrury2771]

@@seveglider8406 jealous of Namath? Lol so I guess I'm jealous of a falling down drunk then . If it weren't for that super bowl victory he wouldn't even be in the hall of fame Hes more folklore than actual on field production and had only 3 good seasons But the dude can slam the scotch . Thats for damn sure

[@ytoowbbb8997]

@@lendrury2771 Keep crying princess. Stick to being a nobody , it suits you best

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

Jets super bowl was fixed.

[@Fireyninjadog]

He led the league in picks 4 times. A career passer rating of 65.6, a career completion percentage of 50.1, and a td-int ratio of 173-220. Easily, football's most overrated passer

[@anthonyshaw4083]

You don't know what you're talking about. Different game. Different rules. Nothing like the offense-centered current game. He led the AFL to equality and saved it.

[@jongamber6985]

I remember his charisma, his swagger and his ego. But on the biggest stage, he backed it all up. Maybe a bit of a one hit wonder, but man what a hit it was.

[@Primus54]

This was an era when there were very few short or dump passes to running backs and the shovel pass was against the rules plus much more man versus zone coverages. All those of today’s game pad QB’s completion percentages. Plus, for Joe’s first few years in the league, he was admittedly undisciplined and often played hungover. Even with that, he was the first QB to pass for over 4,000 yards in ‘67. Smartest thing the Jets did in 1968 was elect Namath the team captain, which caused him to grow up as a QB. Also, people forget that QBs called their own plays back then. In SB III, Namath called half the plays at the line of scrimmage after reading the Colt defense.

[@TheYamahog12]

Football in the 60s and 70s was completely different than today. Namath took a beating and the rules were far less advantageous to pass receivers like they are today. He is legendary.

[@Fireyninjadog]

Other qbs played in the league, too. And there were hof ones. Len dawson, Sonny jurgensen, Bob griese, and Fran tarkenton, to name a few, and those guys were really good, playing under the same rules. Namath was not. Carried by a defense. His ego was disgusting

[@SuperPsychoterror]

Amazing how 1 game gave a mediocre quarterback a lifetime paycheck.

[@SuperPsychoterror]

@Chris troll

[@SuperPsychoterror]

@Chris anybody who actually knows football, the man and the game in question knows I speak 100% the truth.

[@brianwolf6166]

You mean TWO Championship games ... corrected it for ya ...

[@SuperPsychoterror]

@@brianwolf6166 LOL.....yeah like everyone even knows that Joe played in 2 championship games???

[@brianwolf6166]

@@SuperPsychoterror Lets hope more people watch this Raider/Jet championship game or the 25 minute highlight tape ... A great win in Shea Stadium ...

[@victoralvarez7179]

Don’t forget he sold his soul to Satan to win that Super Bowl ... just like all famous and people in power.. smh

[@Spartan265]

No

[@lexingtonleffall6135]

The most overrated quarterback of all time next to Cam Newton

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

Without a doubt. At least someone else realizes this besides me

[@JSalonsky]

he has more interceptions than touchdowns career stats.. this is the only thing he is known for .. if he wasn't handsome and didn't "guarantee" a win no-one would have ever heard of him.

[@workinhard5556]

He got the biggest upset in nfl history vs colts in super bowl 3 that’s why he’s so iconic

[@bootitup6927]

Romo is overrated too

[@JSalonsky]

@@workinhard5556 thats what I just said LOL

[@MiamiWill3]

most overrrated qb in history. one game got him into the hall of fame

[@tombradyshadycheatsquadspy5590]

Facts

[@osaji922]

Say what you will about Super Bowl 3 or even the NFL today. I still think the NFL/AFL was more legit in the 60s and 70s than it was from about the 90s on.

[@RAYGERVATO]

Wrong. ONE game, that forced the merger of the two leagues, -and a recognition OF that fact surely did help. Players saleries went up too. Plus hey, He got all the babes! LOL

[@weed420yee]

Who cares about this guy ... his game wouldn’t translate to today’s game ...

[@mohit4679]

What are you talking about? Even if his stats weren't that great, he is one of the most important people in the game's history and he played in an era where putting up huge stats wasn't easy.

[@weed420yee]

Nah he’s overrated. He wouldn’t be much better then Blake Bortles

[@mohit4679]

@@weed420yee You are pretty ignorant man. Football isn't the same today as it was in the 60s and 70s. Defensive backs could rough up wide receivers, before the rule changes due to mel blount in the 70s and further changes in the 2000s. You could basically hit the qb however you wanted to and the passing game for offenses wasn't that far developed with no west coast offense, etc. Look at stats of qbs like Bradshaw and Staubach and how they pale in comparison to today's stats. Its not because those players sucked, but how the game was back then. www.ganggreennation.com/2013/6/29/4477160/joe-namath-modernizing-his-statistics

[@mohit4679]

@@weed420yee Also Namath's multiple injuries kind of hurt his stats toward the end of his career. I still think he is overrated, but nowhere near your evaluation.

[@Njbear7453]

Lmao he was the first quarterback to ever throw for 4000 yards in a single season and now every qb does that or comes close to it.

[@juliocortes03]

Worst QB in NFL HISTORY!!! Most OVERRATED QB in NFL History!!! Doesn’t deserve to be in the PFHOF. JUST because he played in NY and called winning a SB WHICH HE DIDN’T EVEN DO!!!! He did NOTHING to win that game!!! Yet everyone praises him as one of the best in the game!!! PATHETIC!!!!

[@brianwolf6166]

Lets see ... he called every offensive play of that game which generated over 36 minutes in time of possession. He built a 16-0 lead over the Colts with less than four minutes to play ... He threw for 206 yards in only three quarters without a turnover ... he never threw a pass in the fourth quarter. Did I miss anything ? Oh yeah, he won the game ...

[@herbertpetrillo485]

@@brianwolf6166 he called a perfect game...

[@brianwolf6166]

@@herbertpetrillo485 He had three passes that could have been intercepted but due to his release and zip on the ball, the Colts couldnt react quick enough. If only I could get a tape of the AFL Championship Game ... sigh

[@seveglider8406]

Namath is great and you're a jealous schmuck!