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Happy Birthday to Joe Namath

The Hall of Fame QB Turns 76 on Thursday

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New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath fires a touchdown pass to Richard Caster to put the Jets ahead 6-0 in the first quarter of game with the Redskins, Sept. 8, 1975 in Washington. Namath and the Jets overpowered the Redskins 35-31. (AP Photo)
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New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath fires a touchdown pass to Richard Caster to put the Jets ahead 6-0 in the first quarter of game with the Redskins, Sept. 8, 1975 in Washington. Namath and the Jets overpowered the Redskins 35-31. (AP Photo)

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets fires downfield during a 17-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on November 24, 1974 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets fires downfield during a 17-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on November 24, 1974 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath participates in a ceremony before an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath participates in a ceremony before an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) went 17 for 28 and threw for 206 yards, and was awarded the game's most valuable player in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Orange Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) went 17 for 28 and threw for 206 yards, and was awarded the game's most valuable player in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Orange Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Joe Namath Goes in to the Hall of Fame Canton, Ohio 8/3/85 (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
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Joe Namath Goes in to the Hall of Fame Canton, Ohio 8/3/85 (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) prepares to hand the ball off to a running back in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida. Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) prepares to hand the ball off to a running back in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida. Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets gets ready to take the snap during a 24-21 loss to the Oakland Raiders on October 23, 1966 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets gets ready to take the snap during a 24-21 loss to the Oakland Raiders on October 23, 1966 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback, 1969. (AP Photo)
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Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback, 1969. (AP Photo)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath with his father and his coach Weeb Ewbank after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl. Natmath was voted the game's MVP after completing 17 of 28 passes Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath with his father and his coach Weeb Ewbank after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl. Natmath was voted the game's MVP after completing 17 of 28 passes Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath prepares to hand off in a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath prepares to hand off in a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath circa 1972. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath circa 1972. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his career with the New York Jets. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)
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New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his career with the New York Jets. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)

New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath on the phone on the sideline. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath on the phone on the sideline. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) walks through the national media after being recognized as the game's most valuable player in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Oran Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) walks through the national media after being recognized as the game's most valuable player in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Oran Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his 1972 season with the New York Jest. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)
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New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his 1972 season with the New York Jest. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarteback Joe Namath during a 41-7 loss to the New England Patriots on October 18, 1976 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarteback Joe Namath during a 41-7 loss to the New England Patriots on October 18, 1976 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Joe Namath - New York Jets - File Photos (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath signals that the Jets are number one after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl. Natmath was voted the game's MVP after completing 17 of 28 passes for Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath signals that the Jets are number one after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl. Natmath was voted the game's MVP after completing 17 of 28 passes for Super Bowl III - New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts - January 12, 1969 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his 1972 season with the New York Jets. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)
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New York Jets Joe Namath (12) during a game from his 1972 season with the New York Jets. Joe Namath played for 13 years for 2 different teams, was a 5-time Pro Bowler and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.(David Durochik via AP)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath poses for a photo during the NFL Honors awards show on Feb. 6, 2016 in San Francisco. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
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New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath poses for a photo during the NFL Honors awards show on Feb. 6, 2016 in San Francisco. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

At a Thursday night banquet, just three days before Super Bowl III, Joe Namath stepped to the speaker's podium and announced, "the Jets will win Sunday….I guarantee it." When Namath and the Jets delivered a 16-7 win over the 17 ½ point favorite Baltimore Colts, the stature and credibility of the rival AFL was on the same level as the established NFL. The Super Bowl, a mismatch the first two years, suddenly had new meaning. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)
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At a Thursday night banquet, just three days before Super Bowl III, Joe Namath stepped to the speaker's podium and announced, "the Jets will win Sunday….I guarantee it." When Namath and the Jets delivered a 16-7 win over the 17 ½ point favorite Baltimore Colts, the stature and credibility of the rival AFL was on the same level as the established NFL. The Super Bowl, a mismatch the first two years, suddenly had new meaning. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)

NFL FILE: Joe Namath of the New York Jets. (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
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NFL FILE: Joe Namath of the New York Jets. (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

Announcer Jim Gray interviews Hall of Famer Joe Namath the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
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Announcer Jim Gray interviews Hall of Famer Joe Namath the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Joe Namath walks on the field during the first half of an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Joe Namath walks on the field during the first half of an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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NEW YORK - AUGUST 1: Quarterback Joe Namath #12 of the New York Jets poses for his team headshot on August 1, 1972 in New York, New York. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 1: Quarterback Joe Namath #12 of the New York Jets poses for his team headshot on August 1, 1972 in New York, New York. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

New York Jets' quarterback Joe Namath is seen in 1974. (AP Photo
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New York Jets' quarterback Joe Namath is seen in 1974. (AP Photo

Judd Hirsch, right, is Herb Rollie, a much-married writer and poet who is helped in his latest reconciliation attempt by Joe Namath as Brian Fish on Oct. 2, 1981, a free-wheeling wedding photographer, in "Marriage is Alive and Well," a humorous close-up look at matrimony to be presented on NBC-TV on Tuesday, October 27. (AP Photo)
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Judd Hirsch, right, is Herb Rollie, a much-married writer and poet who is helped in his latest reconciliation attempt by Joe Namath as Brian Fish on Oct. 2, 1981, a free-wheeling wedding photographer, in "Marriage is Alive and Well," a humorous close-up look at matrimony to be presented on NBC-TV on Tuesday, October 27. (AP Photo)

Joe Namath, New York Jets Quarterback posing in uniform , number 12. (AP Photo)
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Joe Namath, New York Jets Quarterback posing in uniform , number 12. (AP Photo)

Doug Williams, right, the rookie quarterback who is due to report to Tampa Bay, and Joe Namath, left, show a youngster a move at the Joe Namath-John Dockery Football Camp at Hamden, Connecticut,June 28, 1978. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)
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Doug Williams, right, the rookie quarterback who is due to report to Tampa Bay, and Joe Namath, left, show a youngster a move at the Joe Namath-John Dockery Football Camp at Hamden, Connecticut,June 28, 1978. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

New York Jets' quarterback Joe Namath leaves his team's motel in Stratford, Connecticut on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1975, to board a bus to the Jets' training camp in Hempstead, N.Y. The team left abruptly after their exhibition game with the New England Patriots was cancelled after the Patriots went on strike to obtain a new contract. Game was to be played at the Yale Bowl in New Haven. (AP Photo/RC)
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New York Jets' quarterback Joe Namath leaves his team's motel in Stratford, Connecticut on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1975, to board a bus to the Jets' training camp in Hempstead, N.Y. The team left abruptly after their exhibition game with the New England Patriots was cancelled after the Patriots went on strike to obtain a new contract. Game was to be played at the Yale Bowl in New Haven. (AP Photo/RC)

Quarterback Joe Namath wears his New York Jets number 12 jersey in this undated photo. (AP Photo)
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Quarterback Joe Namath wears his New York Jets number 12 jersey in this undated photo. (AP Photo)

The five enshrines into the Pro Football Hall of Fame pose with their bronze busts in front of the shrine after induction ceremonies Saturday, Aug. 3, 1985 in Canton, Ohio. They are, left to right, Frank Gatski, Joe Namath, Pete Rozelle, O.J. Simpson and Roger Staubach. (AP Photo) (AP Photo/Ernie Mastroianni)
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The five enshrines into the Pro Football Hall of Fame pose with their bronze busts in front of the shrine after induction ceremonies Saturday, Aug. 3, 1985 in Canton, Ohio. They are, left to right, Frank Gatski, Joe Namath, Pete Rozelle, O.J. Simpson and Roger Staubach. (AP Photo) (AP Photo/Ernie Mastroianni)

Joe Namath, the New York Jets? million dollar quarterback, sits with his play book in the team's dressing room at Hofstra University prior to practice, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1975. Joe says winning football is 75 per cent I.Q. and 25 per cent muscle, speed and physical skills. Thus the play book is the player's most important weapon, particularly in the case of the quarterback. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)
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Joe Namath, the New York Jets? million dollar quarterback, sits with his play book in the team's dressing room at Hofstra University prior to practice, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1975. Joe says winning football is 75 per cent I.Q. and 25 per cent muscle, speed and physical skills. Thus the play book is the player's most important weapon, particularly in the case of the quarterback. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath looks down at his framed jersey, presented to him by his coach Weeb Ewbank, in East Rutherford, N.J., on October 15, 1985. The Jets retired Hall of Famer Namath's number in a halftime ceremony during the game between the Jets and the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath looks down at his framed jersey, presented to him by his coach Weeb Ewbank, in East Rutherford, N.J., on October 15, 1985. The Jets retired Hall of Famer Namath's number in a halftime ceremony during the game between the Jets and the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)

New York Jets quarterback, Joe Namath, sports a winning smile after leading his team to a 20-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1974 at Shea Stadium in New York. Namath played perhaps his game at Shea Stadium as a New York Jet. (AP Photo)
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New York Jets quarterback, Joe Namath, sports a winning smile after leading his team to a 20-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1974 at Shea Stadium in New York. Namath played perhaps his game at Shea Stadium as a New York Jet. (AP Photo)

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