A long weekend of celebration and reminiscence come to a close today with the ceremonies to honor the Jets' Super Bowl III players in the 40th anniversary season of their historic 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts.

And following Saturday night's dinner at the Hyatt in New York and before today's festivities, a half-dozen of the 1968 Jets, led by their leader, Joe Namath, gathered in an opening be… More

This is the 12th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:   

Sunday, Dec. 1, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (61,776)

The Jets won for the ninth time, a club record, and Don Maynard grabbed three touchdowns and passed Raymond Berry as the all-time pro reception yardage leader. Babe Parilli, replacing Joe Namath, threw three touchdown passes af… More

This is the 11th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:    

Sunday, Nov. 24, 1968    

San Diego Stadium, San Diego, Calif. (51,175)

Four Jets interceptions stifled the Chargers’ efforts to reverse an earlier decision, and Joe Namath moved the New Yorkers into a 27-7 halftime lead they never relinquished. Jim Turner’s three field goals boost… More

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

Saturday, Oct. 5, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (63,786)

The Jets' home opener drew the largest crowd in AFL history. The Green & White handed San Diego its first loss with a touchdown plunge by Emerson Boozer with 1:47 to play and a timely interception by John Sample at the Jets 5-ya… More

Throughout the years, I've heard the story often. My father started to tell it when I was just a young kid growing up in Buffalo, N.Y., and he repeated it yesterday when we spoke by phone after I attended the Joe Namath March of Dimes Celebrity Golf Tournament at Bethpage State Park on Long Island.

The year after the Jets’ Super Bowl win, they visited Buffalo’s War Memorial Stadium and Bills fans… More