Joe Namath Championship Ring Salesman Sample Jets Super Bowl III

Super Bowl III was an American football game played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name “Super Bowl”. Super Bowl III is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the recorded history of sports.  The 19½ points underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.

Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami Touchdown Club and personally guaranteed his team’s victory. His team backed up his words by controlling the majority of the game, building a 16–0 lead by the fourth quarter off of a touchdown run by Matt Snell and three field goals by Jim Turner. Colts quarterback Earl Morrall threw three interceptions before being replaced by Johnny Unitas, who then led Baltimore to its only touchdown, during the last few minutes of the game. With the victory, the Jets were the only winning team to score only one touchdown (either offensive, defensive, or special teams) until the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. Namath, who completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, was named as the Super Bowl’s most valuable player, making him the first player in Super Bowl history to be declared MVP without personally scoring or throwing for a touchdown.

This salesman’s sample ring pays homage to the Super Bowl III winning squad Jets – particularly, Joe Namath. The size 10 solid yellow 10K gold ring (34.7 grams). The CZs on the front are (1) 6.55mm round cut, (2) 3mm round and (4) 2.75mm round.

The white plate sits on imitation green football shaped gemstones. Embossed on the top is “NEW YORK JETS” and “WORLD CHAMPIONS” with 1968 (each individual number) in the corners. One shank is engraved with a banner, “NAMATH”, a Jets helmet, football and “POISE”. The other panel is embossed with a banner that is engraved “SUPER BOWL – JETS 16 – COLTS 7 – AFL CHAMPS – JETS 27 – RAIDERS 23 – EXECUTION.”  The inside of the ring is engraved “2 3023 – LGB and 10k”.  LGB stands for BALFOUR which is the manufacturer of the ring.

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Joe Namath Championship Ring Salesman Sample Jets Super Bowl III