Namath played during an era where defenders were allowed to powerbomb and piledrive QB's into the ground. He was good for his time. One of the early diva's but cool about it.

Short career though I think due to some knee injuries. But had it not been for his ability to sell himself and his team we wouldn't have had the NFL we know today potentially as Rico pointed out earlier.

Not sure how old the OP is but I always enjoyed watching ESPN Classic's growing up and especially now with NFLNetwork's "America's Game" series and "A Football Life". My wife doesn't get it. But that's like Lifetime channel stuff for men.

Always respect those who came before and paved the way. Some GREAT stories and historical moments out there in the NFL. Lots of respect for those guys that played throughout those tougher decades. Especially before the merger.

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