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1968 Super Bowl Champion; Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. More 1968 Jets Pages. Jets Franchise Pages. 1968 Jets Statistics. 1968 Statistics; Roster John Charles Schmitt (born November 12, 1942) is an American former football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons with the New York Jets, from whom he started in Super Bowl III. He ended his career in 1974 with the Green Bay Packers. Namath (center-left) running a play for the Jets in Super Bowl III New York entered the game with their primary deep threat, wide receiver Don Maynard , playing with a pulled hamstring. But his 112-yard, two touchdown performance against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL championship game made the Colts defense pay special attention to him, not For almost all of the Super Bowl III Jets, victory was sweet, the celebration glorious, the feeling of accomplishment divine. For John Schmitt, not totally. Joe Namath’s center had played the Check out the 1969 New York Jets Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl The Jets have yet to return to the Super Bowl, making them and the New Orleans Saints the only teams to have won their only championship game, also holding the longest appearance drought in NFL history, having not appeared in the 53 complete seasons since this game; they did not appear in a semi-final playoff round again until 1983. The New York Jets are one of the oldest teams in the NFL and play in the AFC East Division. Unlike their counterparts the New York Giants, the Jets have a comparatively bleak Super Bowl history Here is our interview with Super Bowl Champion, John Schmitt, center for the 1969 New York Jets.The Lion 90.7- Kevin McKee- Blake Cohen- Mike Marcantonini On January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the NFL’s Baltimore Colts, 16‑7, in Super Bowl III—a result considered one of the Schmitt, the Jets' starting center at the time, let out a hearty laugh after telling that story over the phone the other day, some 45 years after the Jets beat the Colts for their lone Super Bowl On October 14, 2018, the Jets celebrated the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl III during their game against the Indianapolis Colts. "We go down on the field at halftime," says Schmitt, "and they have the electronic Ring of Honor just for the Super Bowl team with all of our names and our numbers on it. The Jets haven't been to the Super Bowl since Joe Namath led them to a historic upset of the Colts in Super Bowl III. They haven't put together a double-digit win season since 2015. The Jets' best chance to reach the Super Bowl after the Super Bowl III victory was thwarted by A.J. Duhe in 1983 whose interception return for touchdown on a rain-soaked field in the conference championship game was the decisive score. [117] This remains as the lone postseason meeting in the series. [118] Former Jets center John Schmitt lost his Super Bowl III ring and he tells the remarkable story about how he got it back 40 years later. John Schmitt: Miracle at Waikiki. Mekhi Becton has been a great story this year and he will start for the 19th time this year in the Super Bowl on Sunday. He had a terrific season, making an impact as a run blocker and only On December 29, 1968, the Jets finally got revenge on the Raiders in the AFL Championship. 50 years later, players reflect on that season and why that game almost meant more than the Super Bowl win. Super Bowl III 50th Anniversary Celebration. The New York Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath, rocked the sports world and the country on Jan. 12, 1969, by becoming the first American Football League team to defeat an NFL team with their 16-7 Super Bowl III victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts at Miami's Orange Bowl. Matte rushed for 116 yards on 11 carries against the Jets, becoming the first 100-yard rusher in Super Bowl history. He had a Super Bowl-record 58-yard run, and chipped in another 30 yards on The Super Bowl is just days away, so we took a look back at the best MVP performances in Super Bowl history: 10. Nick Foles, QB, Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LII vs. New England Patriots (2017) A backup quarterback outdoing Tom Brady in the Super Bowl? Well, that’s exactly what Foles did for the Eagles Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder's spread of 17.5 points for Super Bowl III was ludicrous. Snell, the Jets fullback, benefited from Boozer's calming nature in the days leading up to that Super Bowl in
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