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Originally Posted by nolemmings
I was no fan of Joe Willie, especially as I lived and died with Johnny U's Colts. Still, I recall him being an incredible player to watch, and stats aside, the following tributes (per Wikipedia) are pretty high praise from those who would know:
"Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh stated that Namath was "the most beautiful, accurate, stylish passer with the quickest release [he'd] ever seen." Hall of Fame coach Don Shula stated that Namath was "one of the three smartest quarterbacks of all time."
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I was a fan of Joe Willie, an avid Jets fan from 1969 - 1975......but, I have never forgiven them when they let John Riggins go (after he was their MVP in 1975).
Anyhow, having watched Joe Namath those years, and having gone to quite a few games....Todd's quote of Coach Bill Walsh describes Namath's play to the tee.
Joe was indeed quick on the release, precisely because The Jets had some great Receivers during Joe's tenure.....especially Don Maynard. These guys were real
professionals that could quickly get in the clear and had sure hands, which made Joe's task easier.
P.S. .... I never got Joe to sign my ticket stub. But, after reminiscing with Johnny Unitas regarding this great game (9/24/72), Johnny signed it on the back.
TED Z
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