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:
The big winner tonight? Joe Namath's coat. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) pic.twitter.com/8ZicirYaW5
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) February 3, 2014
Some pop cultural references were made, too:
Who wore it better? Ikea monkey or Joe Namath #SB48 pic.twitter.com/cqCjH3DUJz
— Kristina Driedger (@KristinaVanPR) February 2, 2014
Joe Namath’s coat vs Macklemore’s thriftshop coat #poppingtags pic.twitter.com/PDa8v1oDd6
— Bumper DeJesus (@bumperdejesus) February 2, 2014
Of course, PETA had something to say:
TOO many. RT @a_ryan88 Yo @peta, how many animals died to make Joe Namath's fur coat?
— PETA (@peta) February 3, 2014
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.