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Namath (center-left) running a play for the Jets in Super Bowl III New York entered the game with their primary deep threat, wide receiver Don Maynard , playing with a pulled hamstring. But his 112-yard, two touchdown performance against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL championship game made the Colts defense pay special attention to him, not ...
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.
Maynard was a four-time AFL All-Star and played for the Super Bowl III champions. ... In 1965, Maynard was teamed with rookie quarterback Joe Namath. Maynard had ...
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 Miami, Fla.
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 Miami, Fla. Namath ...
Joe Namath won MVP for the Jets in Super Bowl 3 against the Colts without scoring or throwing for a TD. Stabler had one TD pass in his win for Oakland against Minnesota. COMEBACK KIDS.
Although he was injured through most of the season, Unitas came off the bench to play in Super Bowl III, the famous game where Joe Namath guaranteed a New York Jets win despite conventional wisdom. Unitas's insertion was a desperation move in an attempt to retrieve dominance of the NFL over the upstart AFL.
The Jets playing the Colts in Super Bowl III. From his arrival in Miami, Namath was outspoken about the Jets' chances in the Super Bowl. He alleged that there were five AFL quarterbacks better than Colts quarterback Earl Morrall, who would be only the third-best on the Jets.