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Anyway, as you would imagine, there’s a very good recap of Super Bowl III, which pitted the New York Jets against the Baltimore Colts. Any self-respecting Jet fan certainly would know the outcome of the game and some of the legendary stories surrounding it, but this synopsis does a really good job of mentioning some little-known details that make you want to dig out/buy/rent the game DVD and relive the moment. As I mentioned in an earlier post, January 12, 1969 was a couple of weeks before my eighth birthday, and in the previous year or so I had just developed a serious interest in sports, particularly baseball and football. The New York Mets were (and still are) my favorite baseball team, and I became a New York Jets fan bacause of my hero worship of one player–Joe Willie Namath. So, the fact that my favorite football team was playing for the world championship was extremely fascinating to me. I knew the Colts were an excellent team–I wasn’t aware of point spreads then so I didn’t realize that the Jets were anywhere from 18- to 23-point underdogs. The synopsis also details the time when Joe Willie “guaranteed” victory and the “brawl” (which turned out to be nothing more than a lively discussion) with Colts defensive lineman Lou Michaels. In the game description itself, most Jet fans in their late forties and up know the details–I remember a good part of the game, but I didn’t remember that backup quarterback Babe Parilli subbed for Joe Willie for a series and drove the Jet offense to a field goal because Joe’s right thumb was bothering him for a bit. I could not recall that, so it was quite a revelation to read it. Another piece of Super Bowl III trivia that some people may not recall was that Jet wide receiver (and Hall of Famer) Don Maynard did NOT catch a pass the entire game–George Sauer caught 8 balls, but Maynard was double-covered for the entire game. It’s hard to imagine the Jets winning a Super Bowl without Don Maynard making a catch, but the world turned upside down on January 12, 1969. Good stuff by the Sporting News. Comments1 Comment so far |
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[...] Bette wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAnother piece of Super Bowl III trivia that some people may not recall was that Jet wide receiver (and Hall of Famer) Don Maynard did NOT catch a pass the entire game–George Sauer caught 8 balls, but Maynard was double-covered for the … Read the rest of this great post here [...]