The last day of May. The last day of flowers after those April showers that lead us into the summer. What May 31 also represents is a New York Jets legend’s birthday.
Joe Namath turned 77 on Sunday, allowing the Jets fan just a glimmer of nostalgia that allowed him or her to escape from the troubled time currently witnessed today.
Namath, of course, is Jets’ history. Not only that, but he may be the single most important figure in NFL history.
Names such as Pete Rozelle, Welling Mara, Paul Brown and Vince Lombardi will always remain critical to the league’s success, but it’s was Namath’s Super Bowl 3 story that allowed the NFL to turn into the modern powerhouse it is today.