Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the New York Jets for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
Much has been said and written about the 1968 New York Jets, and with good reason; after all, they pulled off one of the biggest upsets in football history. But how did the Jets do the following season? 1969 New York Jets The Jets started off the 1969 season with a 33-19 victory over the … Read more
Does Joe Namath deserve to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? To answer that question, let’s examine his career and why some people believe he was overrated. My take is that many criticisms of Namath are unwarranted. Below are a few criticisms against Namath I’ve heard many times before. 1. Namath had 173 … Read more
In this episode, I talk to Bob Lederer about his book – Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl TEAM That Changed Football. The reason why the word TEAM is capitilized is because Super Bowl 3 is often remembered more for “The Guarantee” of Joe Namath than the accomplishment the whole team had against the heavily … Read more
The 1970s ushered in a new birth of competition in pro football. As with many new things, a new idea sparked the entire pro football landscape at the very beginning of the decade. A new television contract was obtained by all three major television networks to televise the newly formed league of 26 teams. One … Read more
This week Scottie Graham rides shotgun with me in the DeLorean to head back to his playing days at The Ohio State University and in the NFL. Hailing from Long Beach, Scottie found himself at The Ohio State University and ended up becoming a three-year starter and voted Captain in his senior season. For his … Read more