Joe Namath

Joe Namath Green Reebok NFL Premier 1968 Throwback New York Jets Jersey - XX-Large
$125.00
He's your favorite old school player and now you can proudly show it, with this new Joe Namath New York Jets Premier vintage jersey from Reebok. This nylon/polyester Replithentic delivers superb value by combining quality and details that approach those of an authentic jersey with affordability rivaling that of a replica jersey. Features raised applique numbers on front, back and shoulders, and player name across back, that sport a traditional 'stitched' look. Includes torso section made of cool, 'breathable' poly mesh.

Framed Joe Namath Sports Illustrated Autograph Print - 12/9/1968
$39.99
Up for your review is a framed print of the December 9, 1968 issue of Sports Illustrated with Joe Namath of the New York Jets on the cover with the caption: "Joe Namath Eyes the Super Bowl".

The original magazine was signed by Joe Namath.

From Baltimore to Broadway: Joe, the Jets, and the Super Bowl III Guarantee
$24.95
Author Ed Gruver does a superb job of telling a comprehensive, multi-layered story about the New York Jets upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969, in his book "From Baltimore to Broadway."

Gruver tells the story from the perspective of both the Jets and the Colts. He captures the atmosphere that surrounded the game that took on new dimensions once Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed that the AFL club would defeat the highly respected Colts of the NFL.

The Colts were favored by 18 points over Jets and they were supremely confident. Forty-nine of 55 national football writers also favored the Colts. The AFL, losers of the first two Super Bowls, was seen as a vastly inferior league to the NFL. Gruver does a good job of chronicling how much the NFL, and many of its fans, disrespected the AFL.

The Colts compiled a 15-1 record in 1968, allowing just 10.3 points per game. Quarterback Earl Morrall, filling in for an injured Johnny Unitas, was voted the league MVP. The Colts blanked the Cleveland Browns, 34-0, in the NFL championship game. They had a chance to be known as one of the NFL's greatest teams. All they had to do was to beat the Jets in the Super Bowl.

Gruver sets up his account of Super Bowl III with chapter profiles of Namath and Unitas as well as a recap of the regular season for the Jets and Colts. He also presents interesting profiles and tidbits about other players.

Namath and Unitas, like their teams, were contrasting figures. Namath was outspoken, flamboyant, cocky and a darling of the media. Unitas was tough, gutsy, courageous and graceful under pressure. Both were extremely talented. Gruver writes that the signing of Namath in 1964, who became the first quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards (1967), saved the Jets, the AFL and led to a merger of the two warring leagues.

Gruver's 80-page game account of Super Bowl III is an exciting recreation filled with lots of strategy and insight. You can feel the Jets' confidence, the Colts' frustrations mount and the tide turn. Although the Colts were scoreless in the first half, they conceivably could have scored 27 points. Trailing 13-0 with 3:51 left in the third quarter, Unitas, the embattled veteran, entered the game, hoping to save the Colts from one of football's greatest upsets.

This is a great football book for several reasons. Gruver is a knowledgeable football historian who understands and explains the game's strategy; he's a talented writer; he interviewed many of the players involved; and this was no quick, slapdash effort--it was 19 years in the making.

Namath (Icons of the NFL)
$29.95
This is a great story of Joe Namath by Joe Namath. I am an Alabama fan who shares the same birthday as Joe. He is my football hero.
It is a revealing inside account of his career.