Broadway Joe — guaranteed the Jets' Super Bowl III victory before it happened, then delivered it, completing the biggest upset in Super Bowl history and legitimising the AFL.
Joe Namath is one of the most iconic figures in NFL history. Before Super Bowl III in January 1969, he publicly guaranteed a New York Jets victory over the heavily favoured Baltimore Colts — an act of breathtaking audacity that the sports world dismissed as madness. The Jets won 16-7. Namath's performance legitimised the AFL and transformed him into a cultural icon that extended far beyond sport.
His pre-game guarantee of a Jets victory — dismissed as delusion — is the most famous prediction in American sports history. He then delivered it.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- Super Bowl III Champion and MVP
- AFL MVP 1968
- The Guarantee