FILE – Former New York Jets defensive sort out Gerry Philbin sits on the bench previous to an NFL soccer recreation between the New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photograph/Invoice Kostroun, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gerry Philbin, a defensive finish who helped the New York Jets shock the Baltimore Colts within the Tremendous Bowl after the 1968 season, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 83.
The reason for dying was dementia, Philbin’s household informed ESPN.
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Philbin spent 9 seasons with the Jets and was a two-time All-AFL choice.
Within the third Tremendous Bowl on Jan. 12, 1969, the Jets and quarterback Joe Namath introduced legitimacy to the AFL and turned the sport right into a must-watch occasion after they beat the NFL champion Baltimore Colts 16-7. Philbin led a protection that pressured 5 turnovers and held the Colts to their lowest level whole of the season. The NFL and AFL merged in 1970.
A local of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Philbin was a three-year starter on the College of Buffalo and was chosen by the Detroit Lions within the third spherical of the 1964 NFL draft. He selected to play for the AFL’s Jets as a substitute and performed 110 video games over 9 seasons for New York from 1964-72.
Though sacks didn’t change into an official statistic till 1982, the Jets credit score Philbin with 64 1/2 sacks, the fourth most in franchise historical past. He turned a part of the Jets’ Ring of Honor in 2011.
Philbin performed his final season for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973.
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