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.

Namath, who completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, was named as the Super Bowl's most valuable player, making him the first player in Super Bowl history to be declared MVP without personally scoring or throwing for a touchdown.

Feb 4, 2025 · Namath completed 17-of-28 passes for 206 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in Super Bowl III. He followed fellow Alabama alumnus Bart Starr as the winner of the Super Bowl MVP...

On January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the NFL's Baltimore Colts, 16-7, in Super Bowl III—a result considered one of the...

Joe Namath led his team to victory in Super Bowl III and claimed the MVP title, and rightfully so. Joe Namath knew the team didn’t earn such an astonishing victory thanks to his efforts alone, making him the prime example of an MVP with class.

May 31, 2024 · Joe Namath was already a household name upon delivering the greatest guarantee in professional sports history. But after he and his team cashed in on his Super Bowl guarantee, "Broadway...

It was a watershed moment in the history of pro football, and Broadway Joe's star power put the Super Bowl at the top of the American sports marquee. Namath's numbers were unspectacular by his standards (17 completions in 28 attempts for 206 yards), but he was such a commanding figure that he was voted the game's Most Valuable Player.

Jan 2, 2019 · 'Broadway Joe' Namath talks about his famous Super Bowl guarantee 50 years later and what keeps him going today in this Q&A.

Jan 1, 2005 · 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 …

Jan 12, 2019 · Fifty years ago today, quarterback Joe Namath and the New York Jets shocked the football world by beating the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.