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All the way : my life in four quarters / Joe Namath with Sean Mortimer and Don Yaeger.

by Namath, Joe Willie, 1943-

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Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

796.332092 N174a

Namath, Joe Willie, 1943-

Football players -- United States -- Biography.

Quarterbacks (Football) -- United States -- Biography.

9780316421102 (hc.)

Alternate title:

My life in four quarters

vii, 232 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. (some color), portrait, photographs ; 24 cm.

The warm-up -- First quarter -- Second quarter -- Halftime -- Third quarter -- Fourth quarter.

"Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept: Namath was instantly heralded as a gridiron god, while his rugged good looks, progressive views on race, and boyish charm quickly transformed him - in an era of raucous rebellion, shifting social norms, and political upheaval - into both a bona fide celebrity and a symbol of the commercialization of pro sports. By 26, with a championship title under his belt, he was quite simply the most famous athlete alive. Although his legacy has long been cemented in the history books, beneath the eccentric yet charismatic personality was a player plagued by injury and addiction, both sex and substance. When failing knees permanently derailed his career, he turned to Hollywood and endorsements, not to mention a tumultuous marriage and fleeting bouts of sobriety, to try and find purpose. Now 74, Namath is ready to open up, brilliantly using the four quarters of Super Bowl III as the narrative backbone to a life that was anything but charmed."--From publisher.

Mortimer, Sean.

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