Joe Namath's Fur Coat: Super Bowl's Style Winner

Feb. 3, 2014, 11:05 a.m.

The coat took away a lot of attention from his screw-up with the coin toss.

Last night, the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl victory was nearly overshadowed by an inanimate (we think?) object: Joe Namath's fabulous fur coat. The Jets legend had sauntered onto the field for the coin toss, which he screwed up, but everyone was too distracted by his coat to really care:

NFL.com said, "Then came Namath's premature coin toss, snatched out of the air by referee Terry McAulay to great comedic effect. Let's call it Namath's 221st career interception." Still, the coat was a big, bold hit:

Some pop cultural references were made, too:


Of course, PETA had something to say:

And then offered a very disturbing photograph in a Tweet to Namath, "Here's the REST of your fur coat."

Keep in mind, Namath has been rock dead-animal clothes for decades:

Unclear what Suzy Kolber thinks. Or Kimberly Guilfoyle.