On January 9, 1969, according to most accounts, Joe Namath of the New York Jets spoke at a dinner of the Miami Touchdown Club. Super Bowl III was three days away. “We’re going to win Sunday. I guarantee it,” he said, as CBS Sports quotes him. Other accounts give slightly different words.
The Jets were heavy underdogs against the Baltimore Colts. Sources give the point spread as 17, 18 or 19 points. The Jets won, 16 to 7.