re: 12 Days til Kickoff! Post pics of your fav #12

Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:44 am to JCinBAMA

Posted by bigDgator

Dallas, TX

Member since Oct 2008

41708 posts

Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:44 am to JCinBAMA

A little blurb on why #12 is so popular among QB's.

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The number 12 is iconic for a couple of reasons. First, it was the number that Joe Namath wore. Namath transcended the game of football. He was a superstar on and off the field and a hero of the 60s' counterculture. He was the face of an entire league -- the AFL. Second, during the 1970s, the number 12 received the lion's share of the best air time available -- the Super Bowl. Three of the greatest teams of the decade -- the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins featured QBs who wore 12. The number became associated with the Lombardi Trophy. And for a generation that grew up watching Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach and Bob Griese -- the "12" was more iconic that a big red "S." That may explain why modern QBs like Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers (both Super Bowl winners) don the sacred number.

Let me post a pic of the only #12 who led his team to an undefeated season and Super Bowl win.