A sack specialist, he led the American Football League in taking down quarterbacks in the 1968 regular season, which was capped by the Jets’ upset win in Super Bowl III.

Gerry Philbin, a defensive end who helped the New York Jets shock the Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl after the 1968 season, has died. He was 83.

Some unfortunate news affected the New York Jets family on Wednesday afternoon. Gerry Philbin, a legendary Jets defensive end and member of the franchise's lone