TEQUESTA, Fla. -- School's out for the summer, and Papa is on his way to the final pickup.
Joe Namath pulls his Cadillac Escalade into the parking lot, snakes around behind the school and joins a line of cars waiting for the children to emerge after a half day. One of the most celebrated athletes of the past 60 years, now a suburban grandpa surrounded by a world of humdrum, recognizes a familiar face and lowers his window.
"Did I tell you how classy it was that you offered up your No. 12?" a school official asks Namath, referring to the old quarterback's willingness to unretire his New York Jets number as an enticement for future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to join the team.