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Broadway Joe to graduate from Alabama
December 11th, 2007, 10:10 am · Post a Comment · posted by Josh Weinfuss
Former Crimson Tide quarterback Joe Namath is scheduled to receive his college degree from Alabama on Saturday, 43 years after his final game in Tuscaloosa.
Namath, famously known for guaranteeing a New York Jets win in Super Bowl III and following through on the promise against the Baltimore Colts, will be one of more than 900 graduates participating in commencement ceremonies at Coleman Coliseum on the Alabama campus.
During the last five years, Namath has worked to complete his bachelor’s degree through Alabama’s External Degree program, better known as EXD. The EXD is an interdisciplinary program that allows adults to complete the requirements for a bachelor’s degree.
More than 1,500 students have graduated through the program, which was founded in 1973.
After leaving Alabama, Namath was selected by both the NFL and AFL, before the two merged, in 1964.
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