It was the day and the game that impacted NFL history like no other, and stands as the one crowning achievement of a star-crossed franchise and everlasting memory to those who are still remembered as Cinderella Men.
Nearly 50 years to the day later, nearly 50 years after Jan. 12, 1969, nearly 50 years after Super Bowl III, Joe Namath sings a song of belief, and not only to the legion of long-suffering Jets fans.
“One of the things I learned that’s very important in life, we’re all underdogs from time to time,” Namath told The Post.