FILE - In this Nov. 14, 1971, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, wearing his white fur coat, watches from the sidelines as the Baltimore Colts defeat the Jets, 14-13, at New York's Shea Stadium. Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his three-touchdown underdog New York Jets would beat the mighty Baltimore Colts in the third Super Bowl was a solid choice in balloting conducted by The Associated Press in conjunction with the league’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 1966, file photo, New York jets quarterback Joe Namath gets a visit from Miss Sunken Garden, Karol Kelly, from St. Petersburg, Fla., prior to the operation on his right knee at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his three-touchdown underdog New York Jets would beat the mighty Baltimore Colts in the third Super Bowl was a solid choice in balloting conducted by The Associated Press in conjunction with the league’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - Joe Namath is shown with a co-star of the film "Norwood," Meredith MacRae in 1969. Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his three-touchdown underdog New York Jets would beat the mighty Baltimore Colts in the third Super Bowl was a solid choice in balloting conducted by The Associated Press in conjunction with the league’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath talks with reporters as he rests on a training table in the teams dressing room the morning after the Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III in Miami, Fla. Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his three-touchdown underdog New York Jets would beat the mighty Baltimore Colts in the third Super Bowl was a solid choice in balloting conducted by The Associated Press in conjunction with the league’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath smiles as he arrives at the stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who guaranteed his three-touchdown underdog New York Jets would beat the mighty Baltimore Colts in the third Super Bowl was a solid choice in balloting conducted by The Associated Press in conjunction with the league’s celebration of its 100th season. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath gives his father, who is wearing an Orange Bowl hat, a big hug in the Jets' locker room after leading the team to a 16-7 win over Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl III NFL football game in Miami. (AP Photo/File)