Joe Namath
Quarterback, American football player
1943 –
Who is Joe Namath?
Joseph William "Joe" Namath, nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon. He played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional football career, and finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.
Namath retired after playing in 143 career games with 68 wins, 71 losses and 4 ties, in his 132 career starts he was 64–64–4, and he was 4–7 coming off the bench in relief. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. During his thirteen years in the AFL and NFL he played for three division champions, earned one league championship, and one Super Bowl victory.
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- Born
- May 31, 1943
Beaver Falls - Also known as
- Joseph William Namath
- The Hungarian Howitzer
- Broadway Joe
- Joe Willie
- Joseph William "Joe" Namath
- Parents
- Spouses
- Deborah Mays
(1984/11/07 - 1999/06/28)
- Deborah Mays
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Hungarian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Alabama
- Lived in
- Beaver Falls
- Fire Island
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on July 23, 2013
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