From Baltimore to Broadway Joe, the Jets, and the Super Bowl III Guarantee

by Gruver, Ed; Maynard, Don

• ISBN13: 9781600782619
• ISBN10: 1600782612
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

If all you know about Super Bowl III is Broadway Joe Namath's famous victory guarantee, then you're missing the complete story of the epic game that transformed the NFL. From Broadway is the first book that presents the contest from the perspectives of the Jets and Colts players.

Author Biography

Ed Gruver is an award-winning sportswriter for the Intelligencer Journal who has covered the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Phillies, and Philadelphia 76ers. He is the author of The History of the American Football League, The Ice Bowl, Koufax, and Nitschke and was a contributing writer to Total Football I and Total Football II. His articles have appeared in national magazines, and he is a member of the Pro Football Researchers Association. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Don Maynard is a former professional football player. He was a wide receiver on the New York Jets for Super Bowl III and was elected into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1987.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
On Broadway	p. 1
The Old Master	p. 25
Jet-Setters of the AFL	p. 47
The Colts Go from ôRagsö to Riches	p. 63
Go to War, Miss Agnes	p. 77
Heidi: The Greatest Finish Never Seen	p. 97
The March to Miami	p. 115
Prelude to Destiny	p. 127
The Revenge of '64	p. 147
A Heated Rivalry in the Sunshine State	p. 159
Super Sunday	p. 175
Jets Prepare for Takeoff	p. 193
Cowboy at the Mike	p. 217
No Ordinary Joe	p. 229
Two Champions on a Sunday Afternoon	p. 245
The AFL Comes of Age	p. 257
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Appendix	p. 277
1968 New York Jets Statistics	p. 278
1968 Baltimore Colts Statistics	p. 283
Super Bowl III Play-by-Play	p. 288
Super Bowl III Box Score	p. 296
Index	p. 303
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