Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super TEAM That Changed Football

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Review ------ “The 1969 Super team led by Joe Namath was a comet across the sky. It was bright and glorious, and then it was gone. For all you diehard Jets fans, here’s the book that will brighten up your fading glory days memories.” (Rick Telander, senior sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times) “For those who lived through the ‘Broadway Joe’ era, Lederer’s book will provide ins you’ve never heard or read before. For those who haven’t, it will give you an insider’s view of the Super that changed the NFL. A great read for football fans of any age.” (Bill Polian, NFL analyst for ESPN and former Vice Chairman of the Indianapolis Colts) “A very satisfying sports book.” (Booklist) “Beyond Broadway Joe gives great ins into that championship team and those individuals. A great read for any football fan and an absolute must for Jet fans.” (Rex Ryan, former New York Jets coach) “Excitingly, Lederer weaves in the exclusive access he got to coach Weeb Ewbank’s playbooks, including personal player evaluations, and the game plan for Super III. Football fans will enjoy this comprehensive glimpse into one of the game’s great teams.” (Publishers Weekly) “An open love letter to the players of the 1968 Super III champions, the New York Jets. A must read for all Jets’ fans, but one that will be enjoyed by all sports fans.” (Frank Ramos, former Jets’ head of public relations ) “What makes this book special is that it examines the entire team in an in-depth way I haven’t read before. It’s smart, and it reflects on a key part of that time period, which was the last fun era of football in the NFL.” (Bleacher Report) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From the Back Cover ------------------- A celebration of the Jets’ 1968 historic Super team, filled with exclusive ins and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management In 1968, Joe Namath, the quarterback of the New York Jets, dominated the headlines as a national celebrity and counterculture figure. The Jets were a vastly talented but underappreciated team that drew constant attention due to Namath, but were not taken seriously by fans. When the Jets earned their way to Super III to face an eighteen-point favorite Baltimore Colts squad, Namath put all the pressure on himself by shockingly “guaranteeing” a Jets victory. He fulfilled his promise, but knew he didn’t do it alone. As Broadway Joe said in the postgame locker room: “We’ve got the team, brother.” In Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super TEAM That Changed Football, thirty-six surviving members of that legendary 1968 team share for the first time their funny, poignant, and inful personal stories about their Super teammates and coaches, and the historic win that changed football forever. Readers will learn what Namath’s teammates thought about his “guarantee,” find out what Jets coaches discovered on the field early during Super III that Namath and the defense used to frustrate the Colts, and delight in how the thirty-nine Jets who took the field each week with Namath enabled him to live up to his Super vow. Author Bob Lederer reviews head coach Weeb Ewbank’s never-before-seen player evaluations—that they didn’t know existed—and provides a rich history of the Jets franchise, from how these thirty-nine forgotten players became Jets, and the road ten of them took to become AFL all-stars in 1968. This definitive review of the entire Jets’ Super team is a must for every Jets diehard, for fans of the old American Football League, and for all who love the game. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/0062798049/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )