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I don't think that I've ever been a backup.

Joe Namath

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Joe Namath
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: May 31
Actor
American Football Player
Football Player
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Joseph William Namath
Joe Willie Namath
Broadway Joe
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