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Namath is a Manning man

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A week before Super Bowl XLVI, I asked Joe Namath whether a second ring for Eli Manning would stamp him the greatest quarterback in New York history.

“You’re at liberty to say yes,’’ he said.

When I asked again Thursday he equivocated a bit, citing other Giants greats. (Not to mention himself, of course.) In the end, all he would say is he remains a big fan of the man.

“[Wednesday]...

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