In 1969, nine out of ten heterosexual male Americans over 13 knew and admired Joe Namath. You might find men who did far greater things. Men with more courage. Men with more athletic ability. Men who were much better looking. Men who were cooler. But you won’t find any man since that time who was so universally admired and envied by such a large percentage of the American male population. He truly was the last “coolest man in America”.
“In 1969, nine out of ten heterosexual male Americans over 13 knew and admired Joe Namath. You might find men who did far greater things. Men with more courage. Men with more athletic ability. Men who were much better looking. Men who were cooler. But you won’t find any man since that time who was so universally admired and envied by such a large percentage of the American male population. He truly was the last “coolest man in America”.
Well, you are giving us all a good laugh at your expense. LOL!
I agree with that. All the actors mentioned were just images of characters they played.
Broadway Joe however really accomplished a lot on the field and lived the dream of a lot of men.
I thought he was hot.
He truly was the last “coolest man in America”.
Heck NO! I was a kid in Conncecticut. Not in the shadow of Shea Stadium, but close enough to go to games. Namath wasn't even big enough to make many kids into Jets fans! Kids were Dolphin and Raider and Cowboy and Viking fans. The old man would stay true to the Giants, standing outside burning tickets and whining to Mara. My big brother was a Johnny Unitas fan and remained so. The lowlifes were Jets fans, dropping security guards off the second deck. Namath? He was doing
panty-hose commercials, WEARING the hose!
Eventually my own favorite team, the LA Rams, signed him. He was gone after TWO games in the regular season. He tried TV, I think the Waverly Wonders lasted maybe two seasons, barely hanging on, ranking Namath with the likes of CLifton Davis (That's My Mama) and Dwayne, Roger and Rerun (What's Happening!).
I'm glad you think he was cool. I grew up less than 100 miles from him, and the consensus in Connecticut was that he was a one-hit wonder, along with Zager and Evans. I'll stick with another New Yorker, Patrick McGoohan ... MUCH cooler. Longshanks would toss hose wearing Namath out the window.