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2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania
1997 Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets 1997 Jim Kensil, NFL president for the New York Jets, dies of heart failure at 66 1996 NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes 1996 NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix 1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix 1995 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 1994 New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker 1992 New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio 1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time 1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81 1989 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football 1988 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs 1988 New York Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for 1st time 1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons" 1988 Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20% 1987 New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13 1986 NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game 1986 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45) 1986 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards 1985 New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28 1985 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1985 U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7 1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 1983 New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands 1981 Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark 1981 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win 1981 French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 1980 NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 1980 Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record) 1980 New York Islanders 2nd scoreless tie, vs. Winnipeg Jets 1979 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1979 NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1976 Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1975 Matt Finkes, linebacker for the New York Jets 1975 James Farrior, linebacker for the New York Jets 1974 Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1974 Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1974 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win 1974 Marcus Coleman, free safety for the New York Jets 1974 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1974 John Hall, kicker for the New York Jets 1974 Lamont Burns, guard for the New York Jets 1974 J .R. Conrad, offensive tackle and guard for the New York Jets 1974 Jerald Sowell, fullback for the New York Jets 1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis 1973 Wayne Chrebet, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1973 Sherriden May, NFL fullback for the New York Jets 1973 Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets 1973 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1 1973 Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers 1973 Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets 1973 Ray Mickens, cornerback for the New York Jets 1972 Vance Joseph, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1972 Matt O'Dwyer, NFL guard for the New York Jets 1972 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, rocker, Jets 1972 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1972 Aaron Glenn, NFL cornerback/kick returner for the New York Jets 1972 Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1972 Chad Cascadden, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1972 Chris Hayes, safety for the New York Jets 1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets 1972 Chad Askew, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1972 Kyle Brady, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1972 Eddie Mason, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1971 Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Richie Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Jets 1971 Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker, Jets 1971 Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1971 Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Fred Baxter, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1971 Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets 1971 Ryan Yarborough, NFL wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets 1971 Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1971 Rick Lyle, defensive end/defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1971 John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1971 Alan Young, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1971 Johnny Mitchell, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1971 Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Amsterdam Admirals, New York Jets 1970 Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback, NO Saints, New York Jets 1970 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets 1970 Lonnie Palelei, guard for the New York Jets 1970 Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1970 Alexei Zhamnov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1970 Everett McIver, NFL guard, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1970 Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1970 Anthony Prior, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings 1970 Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals 1970 Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety, New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals 1970 James Brown, NFL tackle for the New York Jets 1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1969 Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end, New York Jets, Detroit Lions 1969 Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner for the New York Jets 1969 Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Dwayne Gordon, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets 1969 Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1969 Cal Dixon, NFL center/guard for the New York Jets 1969 Steve O'Neal of New York Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver 1969 New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) 1969 Iain Fraser, Scarborough, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Jerome Henderson, NFL cornerback, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles 1969 36th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208) 1969 Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears, New York Jets 1969 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Matt Willig, NFL tackle and guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets 1969 Siupeli Malamala, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Jets 1969 Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback 1969 Kurt Barber, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1968 New York Jets win AFL championship 1968 New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game 1968 Don Silvestri, NFL/WLAF kicker, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1968 NBC cuts to show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32 1968 Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Don Lillis, NFL president for the New York Jets 1968 Teppo Numminen, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes 1968 Charles Wilson, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1968 Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets 1968 Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons 1968 John Hudson, NFL center/guard, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets 1967 Bobby Houston, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1967 Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Roger Duffy, NFL guard/center for the New York Jets 1967 Mike Eastwood, born in Ottawa, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Brad Baxter, NFL fullback for the New York Jets 1967 Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer, New York Jets, St. Louis 1967 Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1966 David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets 1966 Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Carlton Haselrig, NFL guard for the New York Jets 1966 Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets 1966 Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1965 Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1965 Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers 1965 Otis Smith, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets 1965 John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets 1965 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath 1964 Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end for the New York Jets 1964 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center for the New York Jets 1964 Donald Evans, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets 1963 New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 1963 Tony Casillas, NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys 1963 Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback for the New York Jets 1963 Randy Gilhen, born in Zweibrucken, Germany, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1963 AFL's New York Titan's become the New York Jets 1962 Kyle Clifton, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1962 Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1962 William Roberts, NFL guard, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1962 Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1962 Wilber Marshall, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1961 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets 1961 Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals 1961 [Norman] Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets 1960 Ken O'Brien, quarterback for the New York Jets 1960 Brian Hansen, NFL punter for the New York Jets 1956 Mark Gastineau, NFL end, New York Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker for the New York Jets 1952 BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) 1949 John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1948 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires 1948 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier 1947 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl 1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1941 Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III 1937 Don Maynard, NFL receiver for the New York Jets, #13 1937 Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets 1907 Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets |
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