2015 Event Aid response to the Nepal earthquake has been hindered due to runway damage at the country's main airport in Kathmandu, requiring airport closure to large jets; the death toll from the disaster has risen to over 7,000 2013 Event A training exercise emergency causes two U.S. marine harrier jets to drop several hundred unarmed bombs on the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site 2011 Event On a mission to destroy Muammar Gaddafi's forces, NATO jets fly over Tripoli and knock out three television stations 2011 Event In one of the biggest upsets in NFL history, the New York Jets defeat the New England Patriots 2001 Event 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1997 Event Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets 1997 Death Jim Kensil, NFL president for the New York Jets, dies of heart failure at 66 1996 Event NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes 1996 Event NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix 1995 Event NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix 1995 Event Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 1994 Event New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker 1992 Event New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio 1992 Event New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time 1991 Death David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81 1989 Event 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 Event 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs 1988 Event New York Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for 1st time 1988 Event Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons" 1988 Event Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20% 1987 Event New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13 1986 Event NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game 1986 Event Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45) 1986 Event New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards 1985 Event New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28 1985 Event On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1985 Event U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1983 Event Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7 1983 Event 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 1983 Event New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands 1981 Event Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark 1981 Event 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win 1981 Event French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq 1980 Event NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio 1980 Event New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 1980 Event Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record) 1980 Event New York Islanders 2nd scoreless tie, vs. Winnipeg Jets 1979 Event 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1979 Event NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1976 Birthday Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1975 Birthday Matt Finkes, linebacker for the New York Jets 1975 Birthday James Farrior, linebacker for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1974 Event 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win 1974 Birthday Marcus Coleman, free safety for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday John Hall, kicker for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Lamont Burns, guard for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday J .R. Conrad, offensive tackle and guard for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Jerald Sowell, fullback for the New York Jets 1973 Event New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis 1973 Birthday Wayne Chrebet, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1973 Birthday Sherriden May, NFL fullback for the New York Jets 1973 Birthday Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets 1973 Event 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1 1973 Birthday Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets 1973 Birthday Ray Mickens, cornerback for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Vance Joseph, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Matt O'Dwyer, NFL guard for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings 1972 Birthday Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Aaron Glenn, NFL cornerback/kick returner for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Chad Cascadden, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Chris Hayes, safety for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Birthday Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Chad Askew, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Kyle Brady, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Eddie Mason, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Richie Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Fred Baxter, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets 1971 Birthday Ryan Yarborough, NFL wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets 1971 Birthday Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Rick Lyle, defensive end/defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1971 Birthday Alan Young, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Johnny Mitchell, NFL tight end for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Amsterdam Admirals, New York Jets 1970 Birthday Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback, NO Saints, New York Jets 1970 Birthday Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Lonnie Palelei, guard for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Alexei Zhamnov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1970 Event "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1970 Birthday Everett McIver, NFL guard, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Anthony Prior, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Birthday Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Birthday Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals 1970 Birthday Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety, New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday James Brown, NFL tackle for the New York Jets 1969 Birthday Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1969 Birthday Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end, New York Jets, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner for the New York Jets 1969 Birthday Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Dwayne Gordon, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets 1969 Birthday Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1969 Birthday Cal Dixon, NFL center/guard for the New York Jets 1969 Event Steve O'Neal of New York Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver 1969 Event New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) 1969 Birthday Iain Fraser, Scarborough, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Jerome Henderson, NFL cornerback, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles 1969 Event 36th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208) 1969 Birthday Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears, New York Jets 1969 Birthday Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Matt Willig, NFL tackle and guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets 1969 Birthday Siupeli Malamala, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Jets 1969 Event Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback 1969 Birthday Kurt Barber, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets 1968 Event New York Jets win AFL championship 1968 Event New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game 1968 Birthday Don Silvestri, NFL/WLAF kicker, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1968 Event NBC cuts to show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32 1968 Birthday Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Death Don Lillis, NFL president for the New York Jets 1968 Birthday Teppo Numminen, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes 1968 Birthday Charles Wilson, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets 1968 Birthday Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets 1968 Birthday Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday John Hudson, NFL center/guard, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Birthday Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets 1967 Birthday Bobby Houston, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1967 Birthday Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Roger Duffy, NFL guard/center for the New York Jets 1967 Birthday Mike Eastwood, born in Ottawa, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Brad Baxter, NFL fullback for the New York Jets 1967 Birthday Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer, New York Jets, St. Louis 1967 Birthday Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets 1966 Birthday Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday Carlton Haselrig, NFL guard for the New York Jets 1966 Birthday Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets 1966 Birthday Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets 1965 Birthday Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets 1965 Birthday Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers 1965 Birthday Otis Smith, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets 1965 Birthday John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets 1965 Event New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath 1964 Birthday Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end for the New York Jets 1964 Event 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 1964 Birthday Dave Alexander, NFL center for the New York Jets 1964 Birthday Donald Evans, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets 1963 Event New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 1963 Birthday Tony Casillas, NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys 1963 Birthday Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback for the New York Jets 1963 Birthday Randy Gilhen, born in Zweibrucken, Germany, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1963 Event AFL's New York Titan's become the New York Jets 1962 Birthday Kyle Clifton, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1962 Birthday Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1962 Birthday William Roberts, NFL guard, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1962 Birthday Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1962 Birthday Wilber Marshall, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1961 Birthday Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets 1961 Birthday Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals 1961 Birthday [Norman] Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets 1960 Birthday Ken O'Brien, quarterback for the New York Jets 1960 Birthday Brian Hansen, NFL punter for the New York Jets 1956 Birthday Mark Gastineau, NFL end, New York Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85 1956 Birthday Nick Lowery, NFL kicker for the New York Jets 1952 Event BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) 1949 Birthday John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1948 Event 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires 1948 Event 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier 1947 Event 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1943 Birthday Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl 1941 Birthday Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1941 Birthday Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III 1937 Birthday Don Maynard, NFL receiver for the New York Jets, #13 1937 Birthday Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets 1907 Birthday Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets
