FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback (12) Joe Namath gets off a pass under pressure from the Baltimore Colts defenders during Super Bowl III in
On This Day In Sports: January 12, 1969: Joe Namath and the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III
Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback, leaves the field at Shea Stadium in New York after the drive against Kansas City Chiefs faltered, Dec. 20, 1969. Wind, shown kicking up dust around
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) drops back to pass in Super Bowl III, Jan. 12, 1969 in Miami, Fl. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy
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Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets drops back to throw a News Photo - Getty Images
Joe Namath, quarterback of the New York Jets, after he accepted check for $1,788,500 on April 3, 1969. (AP Photo/JK Stock Photo - Alamy
Joe Namath of the New York Jets drops back to pass against the News Photo - Getty Images
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217 Joe Namath Super Bowl Iii Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback (12) Joe Namath gets off a pass under pressure from the Baltimore Colts defenders during Super Bowl III in