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= = = = = __Joe Namath and the 1968 New York Jets  __ = ==== __ By: Adam Friedman, Alec Slattery , Jimmy Vaccaro , Nick Malin and Anthony Bjelke __ ====

In 1968 the world was greatly changed. Americans were greatly effected by the assassinations of Senator Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the intensifying situation in Vietnam. The people of this era had a bleak outlook on the world by the end of this year. The victory of Joe Namath and the New York Jets over Don Schula's Baltimore Colts gave the American people a renewed sense of hope and happiness in these otherwise bleak times. Around the world people felt a sense that it was not all bad. This resulted in the removal of a common person's bleak outlook on society, a feeling that had gripped the country over the passed years during the Cold War. This team continued the long American tradition of victorious underdogs, which has been part of the American psyche since the victory over the British in 1781. This tradition continues to be renewed time and time again by the great heros of our country. From Washington, to the 1968 Jets, to the 2008 Giants, to Barack Obama, who against all odds has become America's first African-American president, the spirit of America lives in these great figures and all that they have done.

JOE NAMATH: -Born=May 31, 1943 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania -Drafted=Round 1 by the New York Jets -Played=New York Jets(1965-1976) & Los Angelos Rams(1977) -Stats=Touchdowns(173) Interceptions(220) Yards(27,663) QB Rating(65.5) -Achievments=5x Pro-bowl 5x All-pro Superbowl lll Champion AFL All-time Team 2x AFL MVP 2x UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year 1974 Comeback Player of the Year

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