Gerry Philbin - #81 - DE - Buffalo - Profile

PRO: All-pro defensive end ... member of the all-time all-AFL team as selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... twice an AFL all-star ... combined (AFL-NFL) all-pro following the '68 cam- paign ... went through another injury-ridden season in 1971, missing four games due to a knee injury ... suffered ligament damage in his left knee at New England and was put on the move list. ..worked extremely hard to rehabilitate himself and was back in the lineup five weeks later against Baltimore and played a standout game ... had two dumps the next week at Buffalo... in 1970 he had a dislocated shoulder in the pre-season, missing the first four championship games and then suffered a sprained foot which slowed him over the second half of the year ... played with his arm in a harness for most of the year ... had an outstanding season in 1969 before injuring his shoulder in the 12th game ... again he dedicated himself to returning and was back for the playoff with Kansas City, dumping Len Dawson twice in that one ... one of the most dedicated men in the game very coachable player ... has been a regular since 1965 after missing most of '64 with the first of his three shoulder injuries ... drafted in third round in 1964 by the Jets and Detroit Lions.

PERSONAL: Married ... wife, Trudy ... sons, John, 5, and Douglas, 18 mos ... majored in sociology ... fine speaker, doing excellent job of public relations for pro football ... was invited to the White House to meet with President Nixon regarding the drug abuse problem in the country and in recognition of his anti-drug work ... offseason time is spent as a restaurateur at Gerry Philbin's Goal Post in East Massapequa, Long Island ... has another Goal Post in Pawtucket, R.I.. ..makes his year-round home in Dix Hills, Huntington, N.Y.... Hometown: Pawtucket, R.I.

From 1972 Jets yearbook.