Object Details
depicted (sitter)
Namath, Joe
Associated Name
New York Jets
maker
Union Wadding Company
Description
Plastic yo-yo in original football themed packaging featuring New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath.
Quarterback Joe Namath won a National Championship at the University of Alabama in 1964 prior to becoming the first pick in the 1965 American Football League (AFL) draft, selected by the New York Jets. Earning the nickname “Broadway Joe”, Namath brought New York an AFL title in 1968 and famously, a Superbowl victory in 1969, where the brash field general had guaranteed a Jets victory over the NFL’s Baltimore Colts before earning game MVP honors in a 16-7 win. Playing for the Jets his entire career except for his final season, spent with the Los Angeles Rams (1977), Namath was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Stuart F. Crump
date made
1976
ID Number
2007.0158.05
accession number
2007.0158
catalog number
2007.0158.05
Object Name
yo-yo
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
cardboard (packaging material)
string (part material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 11.43 cm x 3.81 cm
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Yo-Yos
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Children
Sports and Recreation, general
Toys
Football
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1335501