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| MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 2 — RICHEST ROOKIE EVER?? University of Alabama star quarterback Joe Namath looks at the Standard Players Contract held by New York Jets' head coach Weeb Ewbank in Miami Beach, Fla. on Jan. 2, 1965. Namath, who was picked by the AFL New York Jets in the first round of the draft, signed a three-year contract for $427,000, a record salary. (AP Wirephoto) |
Fifty years ago today...
Miami Beach - (AP) - Brawny Joe Namath, son of a struggling Beaver Falls, Pa., steelworker, signed the contract yesterday that made him the richest rookie in the history of pro football -- and probably any other sport.
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| Miami News, Jan. 3, 1965 (Click to enlarge) |
