Gerry Philbin, the undersized, big-hearted, highly productive and well-decorated defensive end for almost one stellar decade with the New York Jets of the Sixties and Seventies, has died. He was 83 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — 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, the team announced Friday. He was 83. The cause ...
Former New York Jets star defensive end Gerry Philbin has died, the team has announced. He was 83 years old. Philbin played for the Jets from 1964-1972, appearing in 112 games and making 109 starts.
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. By Richard Sandomir Gerry ...