As soon as they St. Louis Cardinals got wind of what it would take to sign Joe Namath, the team was ready to sign him, but Namath insisted that he would not sign anything until after he talked to the New York Jets.

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I do think that Joe Namath may have benefitted from pantyhose.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20230416/lincicome-michael-jordans-back-well-his-shoes-are-at-least

Joe Namath will wax poetic about John Schmitt, his undrafted center out of Hofstra who played Super Bowl III while battling pneumonia.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/10/20/jets-unsung-heroes-fueling-push-to-end-playoff-drought/

“Joe, who I believe just turned 70, is wearing a Jets sweatshirt, a Jets hat, he’s got a Joe Namath jersey thumbtacked to the wall behind him, and he is screaming at Tiki’s credibility breaking down Zach Wilson,” Gianotti said.

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Smith’s lawsuit even goes so far as to claim that he received special treatment, including meals with Joe Namath, as he was being groomed for sexual abuse.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/11/20/jets-legend-joe-namath-accused-of-covering-up-sexual-abuse/

Western Pennsylvania is famous for quarterbacks, too, with Hall of Famers Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, Jim Kelly and Johnny Unitas among the products.

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