stillers4me
01-23-2011, 08:05 AM
It has been 42 years, almost to the day, since a mop-haired, glamour-boy quarterback from Beaver Falls sat poolside in Miami and brashly predicted a Super Bowl victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. Historians recall it as the time the fledgling American Football League finally rose up and punched the big, bad National Football League in the nose.
New York Jets fans remember it as the only time their team has been in the Super Bowl.
Perhaps there is a bit of theatrical irony that the Jets (13-5) will get their fourth chance to return to the Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. today when they meet the Steelers (13-4) in the AFC championship game at Heinz Field. They will be trying to recapture Camelot approximately 40 miles from where Joe Namath -- Broadway Joe -- was born and raised and began his career as their Hall of Fame quarterback.
This time, they are hoping their Hollywood quarterback, Mark Sanchez, can slay the big, bad Steelers, who are playing in the conference championship for the 15th time since 1972 and are seeking a return to the Super Bowl for the third time in six years. Unlike Namath, Sanchez didn't boldly predict a victory............
read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11023/1119868-66.stm
New York Jets fans remember it as the only time their team has been in the Super Bowl.
Perhaps there is a bit of theatrical irony that the Jets (13-5) will get their fourth chance to return to the Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. today when they meet the Steelers (13-4) in the AFC championship game at Heinz Field. They will be trying to recapture Camelot approximately 40 miles from where Joe Namath -- Broadway Joe -- was born and raised and began his career as their Hall of Fame quarterback.
This time, they are hoping their Hollywood quarterback, Mark Sanchez, can slay the big, bad Steelers, who are playing in the conference championship for the 15th time since 1972 and are seeking a return to the Super Bowl for the third time in six years. Unlike Namath, Sanchez didn't boldly predict a victory............
read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11023/1119868-66.stm