Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William Namath, nicknamed Broadway Joe, is a former American football quarterback and actor. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1962 to 1964, and professional football in the American Football Leagueand National Football Leagueduring the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional football career. He finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth31 May 1943
CountryUnited States of America
I can't compare family to athletics.
I've tested life and I've learned what works for me.
I deal with football from a realistic, logical point of view.
I'm always gonna be Joe Namath, and I'm not running from that.
I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.
It feels bad to feel like you're not wanted.
After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.
There are some things you only learn through experience.
Football is a team game. So is life.
I've been some through some things medically. I've seen some things on my brain. But I've had some treatment - and I've improved.
I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world.
Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.
There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.
I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.