"He was a key player in the 1968 Super Bowl championship season and is currently 4th in franchise history with 65 sacks," it added. "Gerry was inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor in 2011.

Gerry Philbin earned back-to-back AFL All-Star and First-team All-AFL selections in 1968 and ’69, helping the Jets to the AFL Championship and a stunning Super Bowl III victory in the 1968 season.