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Joe Namath Wiki Biography

Joseph William Namath was born on 31st May 1943, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania USA, to immigrant parents from Hungary. He is a retired American football player as well as an actor, who is usually named Joe Willie or Broadway Joe. He is an inductee into the Professional Football Hall of Fame (1985) for his great achievements in sport. Joe Namath has been accumulating his net worth firstly as a professional football player from 1965 to 1977; secondly he has added considerable sums to his wealth as an actor since 1970.

How rich is this former football player and actor? Under the latest estimations, Joe Namath’s net worth is as much as $18 million.

Joe Namath studied at Beaver Falls High School, where he first showed his sporting talent. He played in the position of an outfielder in baseball, guard in basketball and quarterback in football. After graduation from high school Joe received many offers to play in baseball and football teams, and eventually chose the University of Alabama. He was a member of The Alabama Crimson Tide football team during 1962 – 1964, coached by Howard Schnellenberger, leading the team to the national title in 1964 and an overall 29-4 winning record.However, he decided to pursue a professional football career, so he only graduated from university in 2007.

In 1965, both the upstart American Football League and the National Football League offered him contracts, but Joe Namath decided to sign a contract for three years with the New York Jets team (AFL at that time)) for a then record contract of $427,000, obviously an enormous start to his net worth. This was when he was labelled ‘Broadway Joe’, as he was featured by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Joe Namath played in the position of quarterback in the above mentioned team until 1976, though, leading the team to victory in Super Bowl III in 1969, before the two Leagues merged the following year . The season of 1977 he spent in the Los Angeles Rams team, but multiple injuries spelt the end of his playing days. Over his career he set the record of being the first quarterback to throw 4,000 yards in one season, and received many awards as follows AFL All-Star selection (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969), UPI AFL Rookie of the Year (1965), New York City Award (1969), American Football League Champion (1968) and many others which also increased the overall amount of Joe Namath’s net worth. In 1999, he was inducted into the list of the 100 Greatest Football Players by The Sporting News magazine.

In addition to being a successful sportsman, Joe then landed a career as an actor, too. He played roles in the following films: “C.C. and Company” (1970) directed by Seymour Robbie, “Underdogs” (2013) directed by Doug Dearth and “The Wedding Ringer” (2015) directed and co-written by Jeremy Garelick. More, he landed the main role in the series “The Waverly Wonders” (1978), not to mention a number of episodic appearances in such popular series as “Married… with Children” (1988), “The A-Team” (1990) and many other series. He was a co-host together with Dick Schaap of the talk show “The Joe Namath Show” (1969) and commented on the NFL games during the 1985 season. At present, Joe and Kristy Villa host “The Competitive Edge” (2015 – present). All those appearances also added sums to Joe Namath net worth, too.

In 1983, Joe fell in love with an actress Deborah Mays, who was 19 years younger than Namath. Nevertheless, they married a year later, and they have two daughters. However, they divorced in 2000, and currently Joe Namath is single. Namath entered alcohol rehabilitation in 2003, and later explained his problems in his autobiography ‘Namath’.

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Joe Namath Trademarks

1. The #12 in a New York Jet uniform
2. White shoes

Joe Namath Quotes

• I like my Johnny Walker Red and my women blonde.
• [on Jackie Gleason] Jackie’s consistent: he’s got a fat mouth and a fat belly.
• We’re going to win Sunday, I guarantee it.
• If you’re not going all the way, why go at all?

Joe Namath Important Facts

• In 1978, Topps was set to include a Joe Namath card in their football release. However, Namath objected to being depicted in a Rams uniform, and no card was issued. There is a rumor that his card, slated to be #498 in the series, instead depicted Rams team Rich Saul.
• In May 2007, his daughter, Olivia, gave birth to a daughter, Natalia, his first grandchild.
• Son of Frank Namath and Rose Namath.
• Release of his autobiography, “Namath”. [2006]
• His many business interests included “Broadway Joe’s” fast food franchises and (Mickey) “Mantle’s Men and Namath’s Girls” employment agency.
• On Dec. 17, 1967 in a game against The Oakland Raiders, Joe was victimized by ” unnecessary roughness” by an Oakland lineman, and suffered a fractured jaw. To his credit he stayed in the game and threw a touchdown. As a aftermath of this incident, a special protective helmet with a “Jaw Strap” was devised.This helmet is widely used to this day to protect NFL quarterbacks. The following week on Dec. 24,1967, he again played the entire game against The San Diego Chargers , leading the NY Jets to a 49-31 victory.
• While still a football player he opened up a bar in New York called Bachelors III, but was soon ordered by the NFL to either shut it down or give up ownership because of complaints about “undesirable characters” hanging out there. He refused, and in the ensuing spat with the NFL he retired from football. However, he came back the next year, after having given up the bar.
• Went out with Vicki Roberts first in 1982 when she was still in law school and then again twenty years later in 2002, reconnecting on Valentine’s Day.
• Retired twice during his storied career. The first time he retired as a New York Jet at an emotional press conference after the Jets won Super Bowl III. The second and final time was quietly in 1977 after playing in only a few games as a Los Angeles Ram.
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
• Ranks 78th on NFL All-Time Yards Lost List (1,425).
• Tied with Frank Ryan at 99th on NFL All-Time Times Sacked List (150).
• Tied with Charley Conerly and Norm Van Brocklin for 42nd on NFL All-Time Passing Touchdowns List (173).
• Tied with Babe Parilli at 17th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (220).
• Ranks 38th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (27,663).
• Ranks 55th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (1,886).
• Ranks 41st on NFL All-Time Passing Attempts List (3,762).
• Quarterback of the “Arthritis Huddle” for the arthritis drug Mobic and the online arthritis community CreakyJoints.com.
• New York Jets All-Time Passing Yardage Leader (27,057).
• Had 21 Career 300-yard + games for New York Jets.
• Had 3 Career 400-yard + games for New York Jets.
• Chidren, with Deborah Mays: Jessica Namath (aka Jessica Grace Namath), born in 1986, and Olivia Rose Namath, born in 1991.
• First New York Jets Quarterback to pass for 400 yards in a game – 415 vs. Miami Dolphins on 10/1/67.
• Was the first quarterback in pro football history to pass for 4,000 yards in a season(4,007 in 1967). Still a New York Jets record.
• New York Jets Single Game Passing Leader (15 of 28, 496 yards vs. Baltimore Colts 24 September 1972).
• In 1999, he filed for divorce from wife of 15 years Deborah Mays (born 1962), who called herself “Tatiana”.
• Was offered to host Family Feud (1988) when the show was revived in 1988. Soon however, the producers had second thoughts about him, and ultimately hired Ray Combs, instead.
• He appeared in Flex-All 454 television commercials.
• Hall-of-Fame NFL Quarterback, led NY Jets to Super Bowl III win.
• Number 12 was retired by the New York Jets. Quarterbacked the Jets to stunning 16-7 upset win over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts, in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969.
• Three-time AFL All-Star and member of the AFL’s All-Time team.
• Named American Football League’s (AFL) Most Valuable Player in 1968.
• Passed for 27,663 yards and 173 touchdowns in his career.
• Caused a national furor when he “guaranteed” victory before Super Bowl III, in 1969.
• Played for the New York Jets (1965-1976) and Los Angeles Rams (1977).
• All-American quarterback at Alabama (1963 & 1964).
• Graduated from the University of Alabama (December, 2007) 42 years after leaving school early to become a pro football legend.
• Did several commercials including ones for Ovaltine, Noxema Shaving Cream, popcorn machines and pantyhose.
• Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl III for completing 17 of 28 passes for 206 yards (83.3 rating).

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