Joe Namath
Sports Cards, Football, Jets era
Joe Namath's 1965 Topps rookie uses the set's unusually tall format. The elongated portrait gives the player a distinctive presence and makes the physical dimensions part of the card's identity.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Quarterback
- Career
- 1965–1977 (AFL 1965–1969, NFL 1970–1977)
- College
- Alabama
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 1 overall, 1965 AFL (New York Jets); Round 1, No. 12 overall, 1965 NFL (St. Louis Cardinals)
Accolades
- Championships
- 1 (Super Bowl III)
- Super Bowl MVP
- 1 (Super Bowl III)
- League MVP
- 1 (AFL 1968)
- First-team All-Pro
- 1 (All-AFL)
- Pro Bowl selections
- 5 (AFL All-Star 4; Pro Bowl 1)
- Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1985
- Comeback Player of the Year
- 1 (1974)
- Passing yards leader
- 3 (AFL 1966, 1967; NFL 1972)
Career Highlights
First quarterback to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season (1967)
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