Comparing All-Time Great NFL Quarterbacks To American Presidents

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a Denver Broncos jersey presented to him as a gift by Annabel Bowlen (R), wife of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, while welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to the White House Rose Garden on June 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 25: Emerson Boozer and Joe Namath attend the premiere of ‘Namath’ at the HBO Theater on January 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images) /

Joe Namath: Bill Clinton

The paralells between Joe Namath and Bill Clinton aren’t hard to spot. Both were men who brought something a little different to their respective professions. Namath was brash, cocky, and unafraid to express himself to the cameras in the buttoned-up era of the 1960s. It was the same for Clinton. He was legitimately “cool.” That’s an impossible thing to fathom for a politician, but it was the truth. Each man altered the perception of their positions upon arrival.

They also share a somewhat dubious reputation for voracious sexual appetites. Not to mention that their bold decision-making at times got them in trouble. Namath tended to throw a lot of interceptions while Clinton saw some of his policies blow up in his face because he hadn’t taken time to think before implementing them. They were men drive by instinct and impulse more than careful preparation. It’s what made them beloved by many but also criticized by some.

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