Pete Lammons A former NFL player who won an iconic Super Bowl alongside Joe Namath drowned during a professional fishing tournament in Texas, officials say. Pete Lammons Jr. died Thursday after he fell overboard during a Major League Fishing tournament at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in East Texas, officials say. He was 77. The boat was not running when Lammons fell into the water about 10 a.m. Thursday during the Major League Fishing Toyota Series. His boater was unsuccessful in rescuing him, officials say. Lammons’ body was found using sonar and his identity was released Friday. An autopsy is scheduled. Before entering the NFL, Lammons, a native of Jacksonville, Texas, played football for the University of Texas, winning a national championship over top-ranked Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl.