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  1.                                  times difficult for Joe to
  2.                                  walk, never mind run, but
  3.                                  his lightning quick
  4.                                  release and rifle arm made
  5.                                  him the most dangerous
  6. passer in football. He was AFL Rookie of the
  7. Year, in 1965, the first pro quarterback to
  8. throw for more than 4,000 yards, in 1967, and
  9. Player of the Year, in 1968. He led the AFL in
  10. passing three times, and took the Jets to the
  11. AFL championship -- and their shot at the
  12. Super Bowl.
  13.  
  14. At that time, the Super Bowl was a showdown
  15. between the champions of the AFL and the
  16. older, more established NFL. Most people
  17. thought AFL teams were not as good as 
  18. NFL teams. But the JetsΓÇÖ victory earned
  19. respect for the newer league and