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  • LAST TOUCHDOWN AT UA: Crimson Tide’s most famous player finally becomes an alumnus

    12/14/2007 8:40:03 PM PST · by petitfour · 26 replies · 449+ views
    The Tuscaloosa News ^ | December 14, 2007 | Jamon Smith
    TUSCALOOSA | Joe Namath has accomplished some impressive things in his lifetime. In 1964, he led the University of Alabama to a national championship under equally legendary head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. That same year, he signed with the NFL’s New York Jets for a then-record-breaking salary of $400,000. During his first year in the pros in 1965, he was named American Football League Rookie of the Year, and just four years later, Namath guaranteed the Jets would defeat the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III, and came through on that promise. At 9 a.m. today in Coleman Coliseum,...