JoeWillie Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Did ESPN show any of the halftime "Ring of Honor" ceremony with Grantham, Philbin, Toon, and Freeman? I got up to get a drink at halftime. Did I miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrien2Toon Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 no O'brien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 who ? this aint the cowboys, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 I'll take these responses as a "No" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I'll take these responses as a "No" ? I remember them showing those guys on the sideline at one point, but there wasn't any actual coverage of it as far as I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 What and miss the fastest 3 minutes in Football -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Philbin had 19 sacks during the Jets Championship season back when sacks were not as glamorous as they are now. If he did that in this day and age he would have been a legend. I heard about the 19 sacks watching NFL network when they did a show on the Jets SB III victory. Let’s begin with Philbin, who was a third round draft choice in both the NFL and AFL drafts, but – having attended college in Buffalo, where he was a four year starter – decided to remain closer to home and join the Jets. Winless in the first six games of the Joe Namath era, the Jets rebounded to win five of their last eight and then built on that with a .500 season which ended with a win over the Patriots to deny them a place in the AFL Championship Game. Over those first few seasons, it was Biggs who had the stronger reputation, being named an AFL All-Star in 1966 and 1967. Although he was named a first-team All-Pro by the NY Daily News and a second teamer by the UPI in 1967, Philbin didn’t earn his first All-Star selection until 1968, as his 19 sacks led the AFL and propelled the Jets into the postseason, where they would ultimately win the Superbowl. He was an All-Star again in 1969, as well as being a first team All-Pro for the second straight year. Philbin was regarded as a fearsome pass rusher, who over the course of his nine-year Jets career, recorded 64.5 sacks. To put that into perspective, Shaun Ellis didn’t overtake that number until his tenth season, despite playing in an era where they play two more games per season. Philbin would eventually be named to the AFL All-Time Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFan220 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 There has only been 2 classes and it looks like the ring of honor is filled on both sides of the stadium, they must be planning to start using the endzones now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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