Namath doesn’t even rank on the Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Ranks #100 out of 100 on the NFL rankings.
To be considered cool, you need to be cool for more than 2 weeks.
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”.