This was aired on Friday night and I got a chance to watch. Very interesting and would recommend.
I definitely learned a few things about him that I didn't know.
In the Super Bowl win against Shula and the Colts Joe called every play from the line of scrimage. The Colts had a killer defense that year. Joe read their formations and continued to run plays away from the strength of the defense and kept them off guard the whole game. Shula said he was one step ahead the whole game.
His lifestyle and injuries to his knee eventually turned him into an alcholic. I knew that. But what I didn't know was that after he quit football he married a woman who was 20 years younger than him and had kids. She gave him an ultimatum to quit drinking or else. He actually was clean for 13 years. Then she left him after 16 years of marriage. The breakup sent him back into an alcholic state. After 3 more years of this the famous sideline incident with Suzie Culver was the final breaking point. He got help and has been clean ever since. I saw him presenting awards at the NFL honors last night and he look real good and straight. Good for him.
In his last game as a Jet he wasn't even starting. The starting QB went down and they were trailing 49ers 17-0. Joe came in and rallied them to within 3 and was driving for the winning TD. On his final pass as a Jet he was intercepted in the endzone and the rally fell short. Despite losing the New York fans gave him a standing ovation for 15 minutes after the game was over. That guy put the Jets and the NFL on the map.
I definitely learned a few things about him that I didn't know.
In the Super Bowl win against Shula and the Colts Joe called every play from the line of scrimage. The Colts had a killer defense that year. Joe read their formations and continued to run plays away from the strength of the defense and kept them off guard the whole game. Shula said he was one step ahead the whole game.
His lifestyle and injuries to his knee eventually turned him into an alcholic. I knew that. But what I didn't know was that after he quit football he married a woman who was 20 years younger than him and had kids. She gave him an ultimatum to quit drinking or else. He actually was clean for 13 years. Then she left him after 16 years of marriage. The breakup sent him back into an alcholic state. After 3 more years of this the famous sideline incident with Suzie Culver was the final breaking point. He got help and has been clean ever since. I saw him presenting awards at the NFL honors last night and he look real good and straight. Good for him.
In his last game as a Jet he wasn't even starting. The starting QB went down and they were trailing 49ers 17-0. Joe came in and rallied them to within 3 and was driving for the winning TD. On his final pass as a Jet he was intercepted in the endzone and the rally fell short. Despite losing the New York fans gave him a standing ovation for 15 minutes after the game was over. That guy put the Jets and the NFL on the map.
