Quarterback
No. 12
Alabama
"There is no player in either league on whom the outcome of a game - or season - hinges more than it does on Joe Willie Namath. The most talked about and probably the most talented quarterback to come into pro football in at least a decade, he already has gone into the record book after only two seasons in the AFL.
Last year his 3,779 yards passing was the second-highest total ever recorded in the league; he also topped all quarterbacks in '66 with his 232 completions and 471 attempts. In 1965 he was the league's Rookie of the Year, as he completed 164 passes out of 340 attempts for 2,220 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Only a delicate right knee, which underwent surgery for a second time last winter, can keep him from greatness."
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1967
"Another stellar season for this great young passer. Joe topped the AFL in completions and yards gained in the air in 1966. His longest pass of the year was a 77-yard completion to George Sauer.
The quarterback appears fully recovered from serious knee surgery."
-1967 Topps No. 98
"How many passes did Joe Namath complete in 1966? 232, tops in the AFL."
-1967 Topps No. 92
"What was Joe's longest pass in 1966? A 77-yard completion to George Sauer."
-1967 Topps No. 98
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