Super Bowl III
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Super Bowl III was the landmark 1969 NFL championship game in which Joe Namath’s underdog New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts, cementing the legitimacy of the AFL and reshaping professional football history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl III canonical | 22 |
| Super Bowl III victory with the New York Jets | 2 |
| Super Bowl III with New York Jets | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AFL–NFL World Championship Game
ⓘ
American football game ⓘ Super Bowl ⓘ |
| AFLTeam | New York Jets ⓘ |
| announcer |
Al DeRogatis
ⓘ
Curt Gowdy ⓘ Kyle Rote ⓘ |
| attendance | 75546 ⓘ |
| awayTeam |
Indianapolis Colts
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Colts
|
| category |
1969 in American football
ⓘ
Baltimore Colts games ⓘ New York Jets games ⓘ |
| city | Miami ⓘ |
| ColtsCoach | Don Shula ⓘ |
| ColtsQuarterback |
Earl Morrall
ⓘ
Johnny Unitas ⓘ |
| ColtsScore | 7 ⓘ |
| conference | AFL Eastern Division champion vs. NFL Coastal Division champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1969-01-12 ⓘ |
| favoritePointSpread |
18
ⓘ
18.5 ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Jets 16–7 Baltimore Colts ⓘ |
| followedBy | Super Bowl IV ⓘ |
| gameNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| halftimeShow |
Florida A&M University
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida A&M University band
|
| homeTeam | New York Jets ⓘ |
| JetsCoach | Weeb Ewbank ⓘ |
| JetsQuarterback | Joe Namath ⓘ |
| JetsScore | 16 ⓘ |
| leagueContext |
NFL–AFL merger
ⓘ
surface form:
AFL–NFL merger era
|
| losingTeam |
Indianapolis Colts
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Colts
|
| MVP | Joe Namath ⓘ |
| MVPPosition | quarterback ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | New York Jets ⓘ |
| networkUS | NBC ⓘ |
| NFLTeam |
Indianapolis Colts
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Colts
|
| notableEvent | Joe Namath guaranteed a Jets victory before the game ⓘ |
| pointSpreadFavorite |
Indianapolis Colts
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Colts
|
| precededBy | Super Bowl II ⓘ |
| referee | Tom Bell ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague |
1968 AFL season
ⓘ
1968 NFL season ⓘ |
| significance |
helped establish legitimacy of the AFL
ⓘ
reshaped professional football history ⓘ |
| stadium | Orange Bowl ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| winningPointsBy | 9 ⓘ |
| winningTeam | New York Jets ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miami Orange Bowl
subject surface form:
Joe Namath
this entity surface form:
Super Bowl III victory with the New York Jets
subject surface form:
Joe Namath
this entity surface form:
Super Bowl III with New York Jets
this entity surface form:
Super Bowl III victory with the New York Jets