{"id":1541415,"date":"2022-12-09T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1541415"},"modified":"2022-12-09T10:06:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:06:08","slug":"is-joe-namath-the-most-overrated-hall-of-famer-in-all-of-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/is-joe-namath-the-most-overrated-hall-of-famer-in-all-of-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Joe Namath the Most Overrated Hall of Famer in All of Sports?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joe Namath is famous for making a guarantee and following through. The man known as “Broadway Joe”<\/a> confidently stated his New York Jets<\/a> would beat the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3. The Jets won 16-7, and Namath was named the game's MVP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That game made Namath. Statistically, he was nothing special in his 13 years in the NFL, 12 of those coming with the Jets. Off the field, he was a big personality who was wildly popular with the media.<\/a> Namath was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, despite his less-than-spectacular numbers. Do his Hall of Fame accolades make Namath the most overrated player in all of sports?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadway Joe Namath should be known as Average Joe Namath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Joe Namath of the New York Jets throws a pass against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl 3 at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969, in Miami, Florida. | Focus on Sport\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Namath was a solid quarterback whose legacy was enhanced by his bold prediction. He had one All-Pro season in 1968 when he went 11-3 and threw for 3,147 yards. He finished the season with 15 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three times, Namath led the league in passing yardage. He threw for a career-high 4,007 yards in 1967, but he also added a career-high 28 interceptions that season. It wasn't uncommon for Namath to throw for more interceptions than touchdown passes in a season. That happened in 11 of his 13 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twice in his career, Namath had 28 interceptions in one season.<\/a> For his career, Namath threw 220 picks. He had 173 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although he won Super Bowl 3, it's tough to call Namath a winner based on his numbers. In those 13 seasons, he had a winning record five times as the team's starting quarterback. One of them came in 1971 when he started three games and went 2-1. For his career, Namath went 62-63-4 as a starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Namath played his final season with the Los Angeles Rams, going 2-2 as a starter. In his career, he had just six seasons where he completed better than 50% of his passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Walton, Lynn Swann join Namath on the list of overrated Hall of Famers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2x NBA champion, 1978 NBA MVP, 2x NBA All-Star and 75th Anniversary Team member... Bill Walton! #NBA75<\/a>

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