Forty years ago today, the New York Jets were crowned champions of the football world.  The underdog Jets, representing the American Football League, carried the play to the NFL's Baltimore Colts and took home a decisive 16-7 victory at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.   

Sunday, Jan. 12, 1969

Orange Bowl, Miami (75,377)

No account of Super Bowl III can hope to be complete without a long … More

This is the 15th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:    

Sunday, Dec. 29, 1968

Shea Stadium, New York (62,627)

The New York Jets won their first American Football League title before 62,627, largest crowd ever to see an AFL championship game, with a last-period 27-23 victory over the Oakland Raiders at chilly, windy Shea Stadium.

Joe Namath… More

The man with the most knowledge of the 1968 Jets? He never played a down, broke a huddle with teammates or even participated in a practice. But Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank used to let him attend some coaching meetings.

“From the time I was with the Jets, I would go to the nightly coaches meetings and they’d talk about the games,” says Frank Ramos. “That was mainly during training camp, not so muc… More

This is the 14th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:   

Sunday, Dec. 15, 1968    

Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. (32,843)

Jim Turner booted a field goal and three extra points to boost his league-leading point total to 145, fifth-best single season in pro history, as the Jets registered an easy final victory over the Dolphins. Miami QB Bob Grie… More

This is the 13th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:   

Sunday, Dec. 8, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (61,111)

The Jets tallied three times on passes, two from Joe Namath and one from Babe Parilli, in winning their 10th game. Cincinnati's Paul Robinson managed 33 yards in 26 carries to finish the season with 1,023 yards, the first true … More