Lot # 2520: 1965 Topps Football #122 Joe Namath Rookie PSA NM+ 7.5

Graded NM+ 7.5 by PSA. Beautiful high-grade rookie card of Hall of Famer Joe Namath from the classic 1965 Topps football set. This example has bright colors, superb image quality, and strong corners. Clean reverse. It takes a certain type of athlete to guarantee victory. An even more select group is composed of those who have made good on their victory guarantee, and perhaps none of these athletes was as confident, exciting, successful, and outstanding as Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath. Namath's New York Jets, the AFL Champions, were 19-1/2 point underdogs to the NFL Champion Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, yet "Broadway" Joe guaranteed a Jets victory. Sure enough, Namath vindicated himself by leading his Jets to a 16-7 win, paving the way for the AFL-NFL merger by essentially legitimizing the AFL in the eyes of its critics. His legend was assured. A fantastic high-grade example of one of football-card collecting's iconic cards.