# Could Someone explain Joe Namath? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 21, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265 "2003-12-21T03:50:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/1 "2003-12-21T03:50:19Z")
I was watching the Patriots/Jets game this evening. It’s still on. They had Joe Namath on the side line talking to a pretty ESPN sideline commentatator, whose name escapes me. Anyway, he spoke in a very drunk-like fashion, and on two occasions told her he wanted a kiss. Is something up with Namath, maybe too many hits to the head, or is he a dirty old man. I put this in the pit because his behavious really upset me. That poor woman had to deal with some leacherous bastard on national TV. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/2 "2003-12-21T04:01:52Z")
No Like Namath. Turn Channel ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/3 "2003-12-21T04:22:32Z")
He was probably drunk. ---
**Author:** ![sir\_viks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/4 "2003-12-21T05:08:32Z")
My wife and I were equally shocked at this. At first I thought maybe he had some sort of neurological disorder, but upon further discussion, Madame Viks & I believe he was drunk. I think the commentators doing the game also joked that Joe was “very, very happy” this evening, making me think that even they thought he threw back a few too many. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/5 "2003-12-21T05:10:49Z")
I bet his throbbing cock was very, very happy. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Obvious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Mr.Obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Obvious)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/6 "2003-12-21T05:11:35Z")
He was lit like a Roman Candle. Did you see him lean back and check our Suzy Kolber’s ass? You can’t write stuff like that, man. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/7 "2003-12-21T14:27:23Z")
Drunk. Definitely drunk. And creepy too. I wonder how he managed to act sober enough prior to the interview for ESPN to put him on the air live. Now we just have to figure out Pennington’s excuse for throwing all those interceptions. Not that that’s a bad thing…go Pats! ---
**Author:** ![grump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@grump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grump)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/8 "2003-12-21T14:56:13Z")
My own experience with Broadway Joe: A couple of years ago I flew in to LAX to visit family over the holidays. My brothers were there to pick me up. This was before 9/11 and they were allowed to meet me at the gate. As I exited the gate and met them at the terminal, they told me they had just seen Joe Namath there, and that he was drunk and making a scene. The police were called in to settle things down. It had all happened just before my plane arrived, so I didn’t get to see the show. ☹ So last night’s episode did not surprise me at all. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/9 "2003-12-21T15:09:44Z")
I’ve been wanting to kiss Suzy Kolber for years, but I get no press. Where’s the love? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/10 "2003-12-21T15:39:51Z")
I can explain Joe Namath. Ready? Vodka. You’re Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/11 "2003-12-21T15:41:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Obvious \* > \*\*He was lit like a Roman Candle. > > Did you see him lean back and check our Suzy Kolber’s ass? > > You can’t write stuff like that, man. \*\* I’d ogle Suzy Kolber’s ass in a heartbeat, and I wouldn’t even need alcohol to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Creative\_Munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/12 "2003-12-21T16:04:15Z")
Damn. I would like to think that if I had as much money as Joe Namath, my bad habit would be cocaine and not vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/13 "2003-12-21T16:10:37Z")
Omigod, I remember when Broadway Joe was a hot young sex god . . . In pantyhose . . . Jesus, I’m old . . . ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/14 "2003-12-21T16:21:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NotMrKnowItAll \* > \*\*I was watching the Patriots/Jets game this evening. It’s still on. They had Joe Namath on the side line talking to a pretty ESPN sideline commentatator, . . . \*\* It was the tatas that did it. Very distracting. ---
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/15 "2003-12-21T16:25:55Z")
**Eve,** I remember that too. I just thought he was a little classier. I’d love to be a fly-on-the-wall when he reviews _that_ game tape! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/16 "2003-12-21T16:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Omigod, I remember when Broadway Joe was a hot young sex god . . . In pantyhose . . . Jesus, I’m old . . . \*\* You and me both, sister. ---
**Author:** ![Creative\_Munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/17 "2003-12-21T16:31:14Z")
I feel for the guy. There’s a lot of shame associated with being a drunk. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/18 "2003-12-21T16:38:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Creative\_Munster \* > \*\*I feel for the guy. There’s a lot of shame associated with being a drunk. \*\* Ah, you can always drown it. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/19 "2003-12-21T16:57:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NotMrKnowItAll \* > \*\ ***Eve,** I remember that too. I just thought he was a little classier. I’d love to be a fly-on-the-wall when he reviews _that_ game tape! \*\* There’s lots of things Broadway Joe was back in the day, but classy was never one of them. Remember the [sideline fur](http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,SSG-UJN-16g.html)? ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265/20 "2003-12-21T22:59:09Z")
Personally I am shocked, _shocked_ that a guy named Broadway Joe drinks to excess and hits on women. Who’d’ve imagined such a thing. Won’t somebody think of the children? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-explain-joe-namath/220265.md?page=2)