January 23, 1965 – NEW YORK: Joe Namath (right), the rookie quarterback the New York Jets paid an estimated $400,000 for, shows the Jets’ head coach, Ween Ewbank, his knee at a press conference here January 22nd. Namath, who is troubled with a bad cartilage in the knee, is scheduled to have it operated on at Lenox Hill Hospital, January 25th
Credit (UPI PHOTO)
I have this picture in the book “We Came of Age” written in 1969 about the AFL. The book was written just after the Jet’s Super Bowl win.
JOE WILLIE IS A LEGEND HERE IN ALABAMA—I REMEMBER SHOOTING A GAME OF POOL WITH HIM WHEN HE WAS PLAYING FOR THE TIDE. HE HAD THAT AWESOME QUICK RELEASE—BIG HANDS FOR A MAN HIS SIZE. GOOD BASEBALL PLAYER—COULD DUNK A BASKETBALL–ACTUALLY STAYED IN THE GAME AND PLAYED DEFENSIVE BACK SOME HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR—JUST AN ATHLETE”” WOULD HAVE BEEN GREATEST OF ALL TIME ON 2 GOOD KNEES—BOTH HIS KNEES NOW ARE IMPLANTS””””’.
FOR YOU TODD –YOU OFTEN SEE THE PICTURE OF SID GILLMAN-BILLY CANNON -PETE ROZELLE–ANNOUNCING THAT CANNON HAD BEEN SELECTED BY THE LOS ANGELES RAMS–YET THE NEXT YEAR ROZELLE WAS THE NEW COMMISSIONER-OF THE NFL—GILLMAN COACH OF THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AND CANNON PLAYING FOR THE HOUSTON OILERS ==WHAT A TURNAROUND—KNOW THE STORY EXCEPT FOR GILLMAN—clyerby@gmail.com
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