FILE PHOTO: Born on May 31, 1943: Joe Namath, American football quarterback Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath points to his championship ring before the Seattle Seahawks play the Denver Broncos in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, February 2, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bringing movie star charisma on and off the field and a cannon arm that propelled his team to an almost unthinkable Super Bowl upset, quarterback Joe Namath embodied the megawatt glamour of New York City.
The first pro quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a single season, Namath was the architect behind one of American football's biggest upsets.
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