Ranked one of the greatest players of the NFL, Joe Namath is a legendary quarterback
Joe Namath
@Football Quarterback, Career and Personal Life
May 31, 1943
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: May 31, 1943
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Football Quarterback, Philanthropists, University Of Alabama, Sportspersons, American Football Players
- Nick names: Broadway Joe, Joe Willie, Joe Willie Whiteshoes
- Spouses: Deborah Mays (m. 1984–1999)
- Known as: Joseph William, Joseph William Namath
- Childrens: Jessica Namath, Olivia Namath
Joe Namath born at
Beaver Falls
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Birth Place
He married Deborah Mays in 1984. While he was 41 at the time of wedding, Deborah was just 22 years old. They couple was blessed with two children, Jessica and Olivia.
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Personal Life
They divorced in 2000 and following the split, his daughters chose to live with him.
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Personal Life
He is known for publicly admitting to his alcohol problem. He even entered an outpatient treatment program for alcohol on January 12, 2004. He has written about his experiences with alcohol in the book, ‘Namath’.
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Personal Life
Joseph William ‘Joe’ Namath was born in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He was close to both his parents, but lived with his mother after the couple divorced.
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Childhood & Early Life
While in school, he was spectacular in basketball, baseball and football. He participated in his school football team, which would go on to win the WPIAL Class AA Championship.
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Childhood & Early Life
After he graduated, he received a number of offers from Major League Baseball teams, but he always wanted to build a career in football.
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Childhood & Early Life
He was given a number of offers from Division I college football programs including Penn State, Alabama and Notre Dame University. After Alabama’s head coach, Bear Bryant’s offer, Namath accepted a full scholarship.
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Childhood & Early Life
From 1962 to 1964, he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team and led the team to a National Championship. After the death of his coach, Namath was left heartbroken.
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Childhood & Early Life
He was drafted in the upstart American Football League and the National Football League on November 28, 1964. As NFL drafted him 12th overall and AFL drafted him as their first pick with the ‘Jets’, he decided to sign a contract with the Jets.
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Career
For the 1967 season, he became the first quarterback to pass 4000 yards in one season. The next year, he led the Jets to a 27-23 win over the defending AFL champions, ‘Oakland Riders’.
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Career
1969 proved to be the highlight year of his career, when the Jets had a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts. This is considered one of his career high-points because he became the first-quarterback to ever win a national championship game in college, a major professional league championship and a Super Bowl.
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Career
In 1969, he also hosted his very own show, ‘The Joe Namath Show’, with guest-host, Dick Schaap.
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Career
After the season, he opened his very own Upper East Side bar, ‘Bachelors III’. However, since his reputation was at stake, the NFL commissioner asked him to dissociate himself from the bar.
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Career
He received the American Football League Rookie of the Year, in 1965.
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Awards & Achievements
He is the proud recipient of the Hickok Belt, which he earned in 1968.
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Awards & Achievements
In 1969, he won the AFL-NFL Super Bowl MVP.
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Awards & Achievements
He won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award, in 1974.
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Awards & Achievements