Joe has that quality." Brought along slowly by coach Weeb Ewbank, Namath became the Jets' starting quarterback midway through his rookie season. In 1967, in his third season, Namath lit up AFL ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO, Joe Namath was in the backseat of a limousine ... at the time -- a stunning $427,000 for three years as a rookie. He boosted the popularity of the AFL, eventually leading to ...

Hall of Fame and former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, rookie defensive tackle Quinnen Williams hang out at New York Jets practice. NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo details former NFL ...

at which the exploits of those teams would help. The Jets introduced rookie quarterback Joe Namath, the western Penn­sylvania slinger who’d picked up a treacly Southern drawl playing for Bear ...

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris talks about winning offensive rookie of the year after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972. Pittsburgh Steelers Pro ...

The recently snubbed Eli Manning firmly belongs in the Joe Namath-type Pro Football Hall of Fame category for uniquely ...

Namath’s final pass in Super Bowl III went for a 39-yard completion to end George Sauer. It came on the next-to-last snap of ...

The New York Jets have finally announced a replacement for former head coach Robert Saleh and Jets legend Joe ... Namath helped the Jets win Super Bowl III in 1969. He was also named the NFL ...

As a rookie, Todd played with Namath and looked forward to Joe being his mentor, but Namath went to the Rams the next year. “He had been my idol growing up,” Todd said. Todd had an eight-year ...

Former Jets Joe Namath and Winston Hill: A rose, a scotch and a Hal... The quarterback cried tears of joy when he heard the left tackle he played with for 12 years would be inducted into the HOF's ...