Metro Sports Legends

2001
Ended
Documentary
1 season
10.0/10

A 12-part original production series by MSG's MetroTV about the most influential people, places and moments in sports history that took place here in the New York area.

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E1. Broadway Joe
Apr 20, 2001
The impact Joe Namath had on New York on-and-off the field after joining the Jets following his collegiate career at Alabama. Explores the celebrity status that Namath attained in New York starting with the record-signing bonus he was given by Jets owner Sonny Werblin out of the University of Alabama, the opening of his Bachelor III restaurant and how he became the first “darling boy” sports celebrity of Madison Avenue.