Joe Namath: Leader Hosen?Famed New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath once donated a curious item of sports memorabilia to Planet Hollywood. The item? A pair of pantyhose - which Namath wore on the field on chilly days.
(Namath once riled animal rights activists by keeping warm on the sidelines in a rabbit fur coat.)
[Many Australian surfers wear pantyhose in the ocean - to avoid being stung by potentially-deadly box jellyfish.]
[Trivia: To thwart counterfeiters, "the NFL takes the extraordinary step of having the balls used in the Super Bowl game authenticated with invisible DNA markers, a process also used to authenticate other sports memorabilia."]
Namath, Joe ["Broadway Joe"] (1943- ) American football player [noted for his role in leading the New York Jets to a historic Super Bowl upset (MVP, 1969)]
[Sources: M. Driscoll, ed., 5087 Trivia Questions & Answers; The Kansas City Star]More Joe Namath anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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