Joseph William "Joe" Namath (born May 31, 1943 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), nicknamed "Broadway Joe" and "Joe Willie" is a former American football quarterback and actor.
At Beaver Falls High School he was a standout quarterback in football, guard in basketball, and outfielder in baseball. After his graduation from high school, he received offers from various Major League Baseball teams, including the Yankees, Mets, Indians, Reds, Pirates, and Phillies.
Namath had many offers from Division I college football programs, including Penn State, Ohio State, Alabama, and Notre Dame, but accepted an offer from the University of Maryland. He was rejected by Maryland because his college-board scores were below the school's requirements. He then accepted a full scholarship to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1962 to 1964. His professional football career started in 1965 when he was selected by the New York Jets as its 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1965 NFL Draft in the American Football League (AFL) with the New York Jets, where he played most of his career, and ended in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams.
His career spanned the 1960s and 1970s. He played 143 career games with 68 wins, 71 losses and 4 ties. In his 132 career starts he was 64–64–4, and he was 4–7 coming off the bench in relief. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. He earned one league championship (1968 AFL Championship) and one Super Bowl victory (Super Bowl III). He made his name as one of the most popular players in the football industry, and in 1985 he was elected to the Hall of Fame.
In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Namath went on to a minor career as an actor, including C.C. and Company in 1970, and he starred in a brief 1978 television series, The Waverly Wonders. He guest-starred on many television shows, including The Love Boat, Married... with Children, Here's Lucy, The Brady Bunch, The Flip Wilson Show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, The Dean Martin Show, The Simpsons, The A-Team, ALF and The John Larroquette Show.
Namath was guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson several times, as well as hosting his own show, the 1969 cult classic The Joe Namath Show. He appeared as T.J. on The A-Team. In 2012, Namath was honored by the Ride of Fame and a double decker tour bus was dedicated to him in New York City. He also appeared as himself in the 2013 sports film Underdogs and the 2015 comedy film The Wedding Ringer.
His net worth is 18 Million.
On July 24, 2015, in Tequesta, Florida, where Namath lives (along Florida's Atlantic Ocean coastline), two 14-year-old boys, his neighbor Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, did not return from a fishing trip (last seen that night in the Jupiter, Florida area buying fuel for their 19-foot boat). Namath offered a $100,000 reward for their safe return, at a news conference with the boys' families.
His home in Tequesta, FL Set on almost 1.5 acres. The four bedroom, three bathroom home includes over 6,000 total square feet, an open kitchen, boat dock, and a swimming pool. The swimming pool and river can be seen through the large screened-in porch that connects two parts of the living quarters in this sprawling, vine-covered white house.
At Beaver Falls High School he was a standout quarterback in football, guard in basketball, and outfielder in baseball. After his graduation from high school, he received offers from various Major League Baseball teams, including the Yankees, Mets, Indians, Reds, Pirates, and Phillies.
Namath had many offers from Division I college football programs, including Penn State, Ohio State, Alabama, and Notre Dame, but accepted an offer from the University of Maryland. He was rejected by Maryland because his college-board scores were below the school's requirements. He then accepted a full scholarship to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1962 to 1964. His professional football career started in 1965 when he was selected by the New York Jets as its 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1965 NFL Draft in the American Football League (AFL) with the New York Jets, where he played most of his career, and ended in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams.
His career spanned the 1960s and 1970s. He played 143 career games with 68 wins, 71 losses and 4 ties. In his 132 career starts he was 64–64–4, and he was 4–7 coming off the bench in relief. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. He earned one league championship (1968 AFL Championship) and one Super Bowl victory (Super Bowl III). He made his name as one of the most popular players in the football industry, and in 1985 he was elected to the Hall of Fame.
In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Namath went on to a minor career as an actor, including C.C. and Company in 1970, and he starred in a brief 1978 television series, The Waverly Wonders. He guest-starred on many television shows, including The Love Boat, Married... with Children, Here's Lucy, The Brady Bunch, The Flip Wilson Show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, The Dean Martin Show, The Simpsons, The A-Team, ALF and The John Larroquette Show.
Namath was guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson several times, as well as hosting his own show, the 1969 cult classic The Joe Namath Show. He appeared as T.J. on The A-Team. In 2012, Namath was honored by the Ride of Fame and a double decker tour bus was dedicated to him in New York City. He also appeared as himself in the 2013 sports film Underdogs and the 2015 comedy film The Wedding Ringer.
His net worth is 18 Million.
On July 24, 2015, in Tequesta, Florida, where Namath lives (along Florida's Atlantic Ocean coastline), two 14-year-old boys, his neighbor Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, did not return from a fishing trip (last seen that night in the Jupiter, Florida area buying fuel for their 19-foot boat). Namath offered a $100,000 reward for their safe return, at a news conference with the boys' families.
His home in Tequesta, FL Set on almost 1.5 acres. The four bedroom, three bathroom home includes over 6,000 total square feet, an open kitchen, boat dock, and a swimming pool. The swimming pool and river can be seen through the large screened-in porch that connects two parts of the living quarters in this sprawling, vine-covered white house.
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