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After my first knee operation, in January of '65 before I went to the Jets, Dr. James Nicholas told me everything went well and that I could probably play four years in the NFL. The surgery was trailblazing to a certain extent.

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Joe Namath
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: May 31
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