Joe Namath

Joseph William Namath "Broadway Joe"
Born: May 31, 1943
Beaver Falls, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Alabama
High School: Beaver Falls (PA)
Career: 1965-1977
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #1 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #12 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985

Joe Namath played from 1965 to 1977 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Jets. Namath threw for 27,663 yards in his career, completing 1,886 of 3,762 passes with 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions. He also ran for 140 yards in 71 attempts with 7 rushing touchdowns.


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Sacked Yds Lost Rating
1965AFL New York Jets34016448.222206.5185.3154.462 68.8
1966AFL New York Jets47123249.333797.2194.0275.777 62.6
1967AFL New York Jets49125852.540078.2265.3285.775 73.8
1968AFL New York Jets38018749.231478.3153.9174.587 72.1
1969AFL New York Jets36118551.227347.6195.3174.760 1311774.3
1970NFL New York Jets1799050.312597.052.8126.772 66354.7
1971NFL New York Jets592847.55379.158.5610.274 0068.2
1972NFL New York Jets32416250.028168.7195.9216.583 1110172.5
1973NFL New York Jets1336851.19667.353.864.563 109768.7
1974NFL New York Jets36119152.926167.2205.5226.189 1919569.4
1975NFL New York Jets32615748.222867.0154.6288.691 2725351.0
1976NFL New York Jets23011449.610904.741.7167.035 1615039.9
1977NFL Los Angeles Rams1075046.76065.732.854.742 77654.5
AFL2043102650.2154877.6974.71045.187 13117
NFL171986050.0121767.1764.41166.791 96935
Totals3762188650.1276637.41734.62205.891 1091052

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1965AFL New York Jets8192.414 0
1966AFL New York Jets6427.039 2
1967AFL New York Jets6142.313 0
1968AFL New York Jets5112.22
1969AFL New York Jets11333.016 2
1970NFL New York Jets1-1-1.0-1 0
1971NFL New York Jets3-1-0.30
1972NFL New York Jets681.30
1973NFL New York Jets1-2-2.0-2 0
1974NFL New York Jets810.11
1975NFL New York Jets1060.60
1976NFL New York Jets252.50
1977NFL Los Angeles Rams451.20
AFL361193.339 6
NFL35210.61
Totals711402.039 7

Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1965AFL New York Jets60000
1966AFL New York Jets1000
1967AFL New York Jets22310
1968AFL New York Jets1000
1969AFL New York Jets31-130
1970NFL New York Jets10000
1972NFL New York Jets31000
1973NFL New York Jets10000
1974NFL New York Jets62-110
1975NFL New York Jets42-100
1976NFL New York Jets31-700
1977NFL Los Angeles Rams21-200
AFL0133-1010
NFL0207-2100
Totals003310-3110

Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1966AFL New York Jets200012
1967AFL New York Jets010006
1968AFL New York Jets200012
1969AFL New York Jets200012
1974NFL New York Jets10006
AFL600000100000042
NFL10000000000006
Totals700000100000048


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1965AFLNew York Jets139
1966AFLNew York Jets1414
1967AFLNew York Jets1414
1968AFLNew York Jets1414
1969AFLNew York Jets1414
1970NFLNew York Jets55
1971NFLNew York Jets43
1972NFLNew York Jets1313
1973NFLNew York Jets65
1974NFLNew York Jets1414
1975NFLNew York Jets1413
1976NFLNew York Jets118
1977NFLLos Angeles Rams44

Awards

- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
1968 - AFL AP Player of the Year
1968 - AFL Super Bowl MVP
1968 - AFL UPI Player of the Year
1968 - AFL Super Bowl MVP
1969 - AFL AP Player of the Year
1974 - AP Comeback Player of the Year

Honors

1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-NFL/AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)


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