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Originally Posted by Oldcolt
First to be clear, I hated Nameth. I lived thru Super Bowl III and actually threw up at the end. Better team lost to what I considered a loudmouth punk. Having said that Nameth transcended what he did on the field. That win in the SB was of historic significance It helped pave the way for the two leagues uniting. I loved kicking his ass in the following years. I still can’t stand the Jets.
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Joe Namath threw for 173 touchdowns and threw 220 interceptions. His career quarterback rating was 65.5.
Not hall of fame numbers, extremely overrated. The Colts should have destroyed the Jets. Bubba Smith came out and said there was no way the Jets could beat those Colts and believes the game was fixed.
He said the refs, Rozelle and Carroll Rosenbloom, the owner of the Colts, all were in on the fix and that a big-time gambler won $40 million betting the Jets in London, where the odds were 8,000–1.
Namath does not belong in the Hall of Fame, he wasn't that damn good, hell he wasn't even average.