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“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)
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From the Back Cover
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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.
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