Deborah Mays and Joe Namath – Divorced

They might be from different fields, but Deborah Mays and Joe Namath ended up together in 1984. Namath is a known football quarterback and actor during the early days, while Mays is an actress. Also known as “Broadway Joe,” he met The Greatest American Hero star in 1993 at a voice class. At the time, Mays was an aspiring actress and was only 22-years-old. Namath, on the other hand, was 41 – 19 years her senior. Despite the considerable age gap, they developed a romance and even got married a year after they met.

On November 7, 1984, accompanied by a few friends and family members, they exchanged vows. The wedding held in the backyard of a friend at the Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. However, after 16 years together, they filed for divorce. They would no longer worry about their roofing after they parted ways, although they have two daughters to look after for.

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