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Tell us how the book turns out.

Well, I finished the book late last night. I've always felt that the ratio of great baseball books to great football books is about 500-1, but this is a great football book. The text really comes alive with the voice of Joe Namath himself & the descriptions---esp. of football action---are vivid. There are 2 chapters on his upbringing in Beaver Falls, PA, 2 on Alabama, a few chapters on playing for the Jets (altho' he doesn't talk much about the seasons that followed Super Bowl III), a chapter on his many injuries (read that & you'll be glad you never played pro football, & also a couple chapters on the marketing of Broadway Joe. The stories are told with a touch of humor. He also touches briefly on the Suzy Kolber incident, saying that many males have made fools of themselves in front of the opposite sex when drunk, & he just happened to have such an incident on TV---and I agree.

Most interesting is the chapter on his injuries. BTW, despite my extensive use of it in this thread, I never cared much for the nickname Broadway Joe. It made him sound like he was a prima donna, whereas in reality he's one of the toughest football players that ever lived. For instance, when Ben Davidson delivered the famous shot that knocked Namath's helmet off his head & broke his cheekbone, Namath was already playing with a concussion.

But I disgress. A quality book, this is.