Gray Line New York Honors NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath
Leading NYC Entertainment Company Celebrates Exemplary New Yorkers with its Ride of Fame™ Campaign Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY - September 6, 2012: Gray Line New York, New York City's premier double-decker bus, motorcoach and entertainment company, has announced today that NFL great and Hall of Famer Joe Namath will be inducted as the next honoree to its prestigious Ride of Fame™ campaign. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, where a custom decal displaying Mr. Namath's likeness on the front of the vehicle will be unveiled, will take place on Wednesday, September 12th at Pier 78 (455 12th Avenue at 38th Street) at 11 am EST.
Since 1926, Gray Line New York has been a proud staple of the New York City tourism industry, bringing visitors to all the must-see stops in New York City on its signature red double-decker tour buses. Now with its Ride of Fame™ campaign, Gray Line New York is recognizing and honoring leading New Yorkers and iconic New York establishments, whom they identify as exemplary community figures and entities by bestowing a bus in their fleet to each dedicatee.
"I'm honored to return to New York for this dedication" says Joe Namath. "I've always felt a strong tie to this city and Gray Line New York embodies the spirit of what makes it so great."
"Joe will be returning to Broadway on a permanent basis and the city could not be more excited," says David W. Chien, Director of Marketing for Gray Line New York, "Joe's a leader, an inspiration, and just an all-around good guy. We're just delighted that we're able to pay him this tribute."
The dedication will include the revealing of Namath's signature, open-top, red double-decker bus that millions of sightseers will be able to ride each day moving forward.
Gray Line New York's Ride of Fame™ campaign unveils a series of dedications to commendable New Yorkers. Hollywood may have its "Walk of Fame," but now NYC has its own mobile monument to immortalize New Yorkers honored by Gray Line New York for their contributions to making the Big Apple such a great city.
Past honorees include: Liza Minnelli, Donald Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Richard Dreyfuss, Bernadette Peters Rachael Ray, Henrik Lundqvist, Cyndi Lauper, Roger Maris, Marc Anthony, Kenneth Cole and Reggie Jackson.
ABOUT GRAY LINE NEW YORK Since 1926, Gray Line New York is the source for NYC's best double-decker bus and deluxe motorcoach tours. This company operates the signature deluxe double-decker, hop-on, hop-off bus tours that include Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn and Night loops, as well as fully escorted foreign language motorcoach city tours in German, French, Spanish and Italian. Gray Line New York's one-day excursions to Niagara Falls, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Woodbury Common premium shopping outlet mall are visitors' favorites too.
In addition, this tour company sells tickets to all major New York City attractions and has specialists trained to assist individuals, groups, and charter sales. Independently managed and operated, Gray Line New York is ENTERTAINMENT.
ABOUT JOE NAMATH AND BROADWAYJOE.TV One of the most legendary players in NFL history, Joe Namath's flawless performance in leading the New York Jets to an upset victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, is credited by many to have played a pivotal role in forcing the merger between the NFL and AFL. As one of the game's most exciting players throughout his 13 year NFL career, he was the first player to pass for 4,000 yards in a season and remarkably accomplished this while playing a 14 game schedule.
He won a state championship in high school, a national championship in college playing for the legendary coach Paul "Bear Bryant" at the University of Alabama and won the World Championship with the New York Jets. After a stellar pro career he was inducted to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1985.
Off the field, Joe starred in several memorable ad campaigns, set new fashion standards and acted in many television shows and movies.
Today, Joe connects with his many fans through his website, www.BroadwayJoe.tv, Facebook and Twitter (twitter.com/realjoenamath). Check out his thoughts on the NFL, the New York Jets, and of course, the Alabama Crimson Tide. He also can be heard on the "Joe Namath Hour" with Micahel Kay and Don LaGreca on ESPN Radio NY 98.7 FM Mondays 6-7pm throughout the NFL football season. Joe will provide his analysis on the Jets, Giants and the entire National Football League
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