Namath couldn't recall any razzing from teammates. His former center, John Schmitt, said, "Joe was a groundbreaker, with the fur coats, the white shoes and the pantyhose. It took guts to do that.
Joe Namath led the Jets to a 16-7 upset win over ... with his antiestablishment shaggy hair, mustache, white shoes and Life-Is-a-Bacchanal philosophy, became a symbol of inevitable, triumphant ...