The case for Namath, summarized, is:
a) leadership capacity
b) athleticism
c) football intelligence
d) his college stats IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR TIME are not bad (they would be borderline awful today)
A reminder of the time: Roger Staubach won the 1963 Heisman Trophy with 7 TDs and 7 INT. The key point for him was completing 2/3 of his passes, a phenomenal feat in 1963.
Namath also had 7 TDs and 7 INT that year, but he also had a lower completion pct and less than 1/2 the yards on a better overall team.
a) leadership capacity
b) athleticism
c) football intelligence
d) his college stats IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR TIME are not bad (they would be borderline awful today)
A reminder of the time: Roger Staubach won the 1963 Heisman Trophy with 7 TDs and 7 INT. The key point for him was completing 2/3 of his passes, a phenomenal feat in 1963.
Namath also had 7 TDs and 7 INT that year, but he also had a lower completion pct and less than 1/2 the yards on a better overall team.