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Namath was the Super Bowl MVP, completing eight passes to George Sauer Jr. alone for 133 yards. The win made him the first quarterback to start and win a national championship game in college, a major professional league championship, and a Super Bowl. The Jets' win gave the AFL instant legitimacy even to skeptics. Through the first 34 Super Bowls, 18 quarterbacks have been named Super Bowl MVPs, but Namath is the only one to win the award without passing for at least one touchdown. As Sample says, "Everything that happened that day revolved around Joe." Indeed, everything about that game still revolves around Joe. It was his stage, his moment. The Game did not become The Event until Namath led the New York Jets to a 16-7 upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Broadway Joe, the roguish quarterback whose talent was exceeded only by his swagger, brought some welcome spice to the championship game. Millions flocked to their television sets to watch. The New York Jets beat the Colts 16-7 on Jan. 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami – just as Joe Namath guaranteed they would three nights before. Namath never returned to the Super Bowl Will Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes win yet another Super Bowl MVP trophy vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 Big Game? Super Bowl 3: QB Joe Namath, New York Jets. Super Bowl 4: Days earlier, Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed a victory by New York, an 18-point underdog. The win was the first in the Super Bowl for the AFL, which merged with the NFL for the 1970 season. Joe Namath doesn’t say a word. The now-signature smile stretching across his face? Well, that speaks volumes. With the trophy from the Jets’ 16-7 victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III Joe even wore number 19 in high school and that jersey will be included in the Hall of Fame, thanks to the late Athletic Director, Bill Ross. If Joe continues to have that same kind of confidence in his new field of entertainment, maybe someday we will be watching the Academy Awards program and the emcee will say, "the envelope please and the Joe Namath led the Jets to a 16-7 upset win over the Colts in Super Bowl III. He was Broadway Joe, the guy who guaranteed a Super Bowl victory for a three-touchdown underdog New York Jets team Fifty years after coming through on his Super Bowl III guarantee, Joe Namath still knows how to command -- and deflect -- the attention that comes with being a cultural icon. Super Bowl III was an American football championship game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". [3] As the Jets and Colts prepare for Sunday's AFC Championship game, we look back to Super Bowl III, the last time these teams met in the playoffs. All discussion of the game begins with Joe Namath's SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Super Bowl III MVP Joe Namath carries the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl 50 Presentation – Terrell Davis (MVP, Super Bowl XXXII), who handed it to Namath, who handed it to Lynn Swann (MVP, Super Bowl X) Super Bowl LI Presentation – Willie McGinest (former New England Patriots linebacker), who handed it to Michael Strahan (former New York Giants defensive end). Check out highlights from the epic Super Bowl III matchup between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Colts. Joe Namath shows off his swagger and predicts a Joe Namath is honored with the Vince Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl III at half time during the 40th anniversary honors for the 1968 Championship New York Jets team in 2008. Will Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes win yet another Super Bowl MVP trophy vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 Big Game? Super Bowl 3: QB Joe Namath, New York Jets. Super Bowl 4: Former New York Jets players: Earl Christy (45), Mike D'Amato (47) and 'Broadway Joe' Namath pose with the World Championship trophy as the New York Jets honor the 50th anniversary of its Super In 1969, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath became famous for his prediction that the Jets would beat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, which they did, 16-7 But Joe Namath the celebrity also became a key figure in changing the allure of pro football, making it more exciting & telegenic, more appealing to fans & advertisers, and MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 12: Joe Namath #12 of the New York Jets drops back to pass against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl III at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969 in Miami, Florida. The Jets defeated the Colts 16-7.
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