Editing Joe Namath (section)

==College football career==
Between [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1962]] and [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1964]], Namath quarterbacked the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] program under Bryant and his offensive coordinator, [[Howard Schnellenberger]]. A year after being suspended for the final two games of the regular season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/namath__joe|title=Joe Namath|author=DiRoma, Frank Joseph|access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> Namath led the Tide to a [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national championship]] in [[1964 NCAA University Division football season|1964]]. During his time at the University of Alabama, Namath led the team to a 29–4 record over three seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama Crimson Tide School History |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama/index.html |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference, LLC |access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

Bryant called Namath "the greatest athlete I ever coached".<ref name="Beaver Falls" /> When Namath was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1985, he teared up during his induction speech upon mentioning Bryant, who had died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rollow |first1=Cooper |title=BROADWAY JOE IN SPOTLIGHT AT HALL |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-08-04-8502200930-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |date=August 4, 1985 |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

Namath attended college at the height of the civil rights movement (1955–1968) in the Southern United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Namath book explores QB's college life during the civil rights movement |url=https://www.bsu.edu/news/press-center/archives/2013/8/historian-pens-book-on-joe-namath |website=bsu.edu |publisher=Ball State University |access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>

Namath was eleventh in the [[1964 NCAA University Division football season#Heisman Trophy|voting]] for the 1964 [[Heisman Trophy]], which was won by quarterback [[John Huarte]] of [[1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]].<ref name=hwnhsmn>{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/11/25/page/35/article/huarte-wins-heisman-gridiron-trophy|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press|title=Huarte wins Heisman gridiron trophy|date=November 25, 1964|page=1}}</ref><ref name=jhhsmn64>{{cite web|url=http://heisman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=30&path=football|work=Heisman Trophy|title=John Huarte|date=1964|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

===Statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="7"| Passing
! colspan="2"| Rushing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Yds !! Pct !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds
|-
! [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1962]]
| 76 || 146 || 1,192 || 52.1 || 13 || 8 || 139.1 || 70 || 321
|-
! [[1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1963]]
| 63 || 128 || 765 || 49.2 || 7 || 7 || 106.5 || 76 || 201
|-
! [[1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1964]]
| 64 || 100 || 756 || 64.0 || 5 || 4 || 136.0 || 44 || 133
|-
! Career !! 203 !! 374 !! 2,713 !! 54.3 !! 25 !! 19 !! 127.1 !! 190 !! 655
|}