Bleedin Green Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Gastineau-Walker-Join-Jets-Ring-of-Honor/b41b549c-15da-4b77-8b9a-3b5ff6861052 The New York Jets announced today the two former players who will be inducted into their Ring of Honor in 2012 — Mark Gastineau and Wesley Walker. The announcement was made exclusively on the Jets' live weekly website news show, Jets Talk LIVE, this afternoon. Gastineau and Walker both appeared on the program to discuss their induction with Eric Allen, senior reporter and team insider. The induction ceremony will take place at halftime of the Oct. 8 game against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium. The Jets-Texans game is presented by Hess. Gastineau wore No. 99 from the time he was selected in the second round (41st overall) of the 1979 draft by the Jets out of East Central in Oklahoma to the end of his final pro season in 1988. He registered 107.5 sacks in his career, still the franchise record, and had 74.0 sacks since the statistic became official in 1982, plus 7.5 more sacks in six postseason games. Among those sacks are the 22.0 he registered in 1984 to set the NFL record that stood for 17 seasons. Gastineau also holds the Jets single-game record with 4.0 sacks, which he set against the Baltimore Colts in 1983 and equaled at the Indianapolis Colts the next year. He scored two touchdowns in his career, on end zone fumble recoveries in 1983 and '84. Walker, the Green & White's quintessential deep-threat wide receiver, played all 13 of his NFL seasons wearing No. 85 for the Jets after arriving with the second-round pick (33rd overall) of the 1977 draft out of California. He finished with 438 receptions for 8,306 yards, an average of 19.0 yards per catch with 71 touchdowns. The 19.0-yard mark is the franchise career record for all receivers with a minimum of 100 catches and is 19th on the NFL's all-time list. Walker's signature game was his six-catch, 194-yard, four-touchdown performance in the Jets' 51-45 overtime win over Miami in 1986, with the four TDs still standing today as the franchise record for most touchdowns scored in a game. He also has the longest reception in team annals, a 96-yard catch-and-run from QB Ken O'Brien at Buffalo in 1985. His 24.4 yards per catch in 1978 was the most by a Jet in a season (minimum 40 catches) and is No. 18 among all qualifying receivers in league history. In 2010, the Ring of Honor was created to celebrate Jets greats and commemorate their place in team history. The Ring of Honor inductees are selected by an internal committee led by Jets chairman and CEO Woody Johnson. Weeb Ewbank, Winston Hill, Joe Klecko, Curtis Martin, Don Maynard and Joe Namath were in the inaugural 2010 class and Larry Grantham, Freeman McNeil, Gerry Philbin and Al Toon were inducted last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Gastineau belongs in the Jets Hall of Fame, but I'm not so sure the term "honor" belongs next to his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 GASTINEAU? NOOOOOOOOO!!! NOT DESERVING OF THIS HONOR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Wonder if they'll show Gastineau's play against Cleveland. F'n toolbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 God if that team had anyone but Richard Todd at QB we would have won some SB's the 80 - 86 Jets was one for the most talented teams in our history. Worst move ever firing the drunk Walt Micheals for the POS Joe Walton When will they recognize Marvin Powell ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 GASTINOOOOOOOOO!!! NOT DESERVING OF THIS HONOR! I fixed ya up there a bit bro I was going to say the same Klecko but **** it we have to add some fluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Why I do feel like Gastineau's inclusion was more a matter of "**** the NFL and the Giants, our guy still holds the single-season sack record as far as we're concerned" than anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Why I do feel like Gastineau's inclusion was more a matter of "**** the NFL and the Giants, our guy still holds the single-season sack record as far as we're concerned" than anything? We should punch Brett Favre in the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 We should punch Brett Favre in the face The funny thing is the NFL just announced earlier today their list of players eligible for the 2013 HOF class, which Strahan is now a first-year eligible. Knowing the Jets, there was nothing even slightly coincidental about the timing of all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I used to work at Greg Buttles in Elmwood in high school. Met Gastineau there. What a f-ing douchebag that guy was. I was telling him I was getting ready to play ball in college, and when I told him Northeastern, he just giggled (like, he was far too good to play there) Meanwhile, Sean Jones was just drafed out of NU....f-him He doesn't deserve it in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 gastineau was a terrible person but a terror of a pass rusher. The dude was unblockable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 gastineau was a terrible person but a terror of a pass rusher. The dude was unblockable. He was a selfish bitch and really didnt give a ****. teams didnt dare run left on Joe Klecko they just trapped the sh*t out of Gastineau one of the worst DE's aganist the run I have ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I used to work at Greg Buttles in Elmwood in high school. Met Gastineau there. What a f-ing douchebag that guy was. I was telling him I was getting ready to play ball in college, and when I told him Northeastern, he just giggled (like, he was far too good to play there) Meanwhile, Sean Jones was just drafed out of NU....f-him He doesn't deserve it in my book Total a$$hole pos. Growing up on Long Island, we used to go Hofstra all the time for training camp. My father was best friends with a player personnel guy for the Jets at the time. We used to get on the field, get to go to the cafeteria with them and all sorts of cool privileges that hooked me and my brother to Football and the Jets for life. Gastineau was a rude, arrogant a$$hole. Wouldnt give us the time of day, meanwhile the rest of the team was lining up to take pictures, sign autographs and all the above. Klecko, the bad ass he was, stole an ice cream cone from my brother and made him arm wrestle him to get it back (his bicep was the size of my brother). My brother at the time, idolized Gatineau, and infuriated my father that he refused to give us an autograph. All I can remember form that Cleveland game were the things I never heard out of my fathers mouth before when he committed that penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I wish they had move Gastineau down the list a little bit, but he is deserving. I would like to see Joe Fields, Marvin Powell, Pat Leahy, Lance Mehl, Bruce Harper get in before him because they played every play hard and were pros on and off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Total a$$hole pos. Growing up on Long Island, we used to go Hofstra all the time for training camp. My father was best friends with a player personnel guy for the Jets at the time. We used to get on the field, get to go to the cafeteria with them and all sorts of cool privileges that hooked me and my brother to Football and the Jets for life. Gastineau was a rude, arrogant a$$hole. Wouldnt give us the time of day, meanwhile the rest of the team was lining up to take pictures, sign autographs and all the above. Klecko, the bad ass he was, stole an ice cream cone from my brother and made him arm wrestle him to get it back (his bicep was the size of my brother). My brother at the time, idolized Gatineau, and infuriated my father that he refused to give us an autograph. All I can remember form that Cleveland game were the things I never heard out of my fathers mouth before when he committed that penalty. The thing I find ultimately hilarious is that the only Jets' autograph my brother has is Gastineau's... on his Pennington jersey. There's something about that you just can't help but laugh at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Gastineau - strong pass rusher-incomplete player and miserable person- pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 The thing I find ultimately hilarious is that the only Jets' autograph my brother has is Gastineau's... on his Pennington jersey. There's something about that you just can't help but laugh at. Do you use it to wipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 gastineau was a terrible person but a terror of a pass rusher. The dude was unblockable. Oh bullsh*t. Unblockable my balls. A handicapped mouse could have racked up sacks like that playing next to Klecko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah all he did wwas rush up the field totally disregard for playing the run - he is not a Jet Hall Of Famer sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 gastineau was always my least fave jet of that era, "one eye" always my favorite weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Oh bullsh*t. Unblockable my balls. A handicapped mouse could have racked up sacks like that playing next to Klecko. how old were you in 1985 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Wonder if they'll show Gastineau's play against Cleveland. F'n toolbox. 99 against the Browns still haunts me as much (or moreso) as any other moment I have witnessed in Jets history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Oh bullsh*t. Unblockable my balls. A handicapped mouse could have racked up sacks like that playing next to Klecko. Klecko and the rest of the line. 99 was a beast, but replace 99 with a young J-Abe and you have similar (if not better) production... and we all know Abe was soft as S@#*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Oh, and F*%& 99 and Brigitte Nielsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Congratulations Wesley Walker!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Klecko and the rest of the line. 99 was a beast, but replace 99 with a young J-Abe and you have similar (if not better) production... and we all know Abe was soft as S@#*. Abe's a borderline Hall of Famer with his numbers as crazy as it sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Abe's a borderline Hall of Famer with his numbers as crazy as it sounds Love Abe, but he could never be confused as a complete player. Beast of a pass rusher who contained mobile QBs pretty well. Liability in other areas of the game. Similar players, but Abe wasn't a prick (just soft) and was productive for much longer. I don't think he is close to the HoF though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Love Abe, but he could never be confused as a complete player. Beast of a pass rusher who contained mobile QBs pretty well. Liability in other areas of the game. Similar players, but Abe wasn't a prick (just soft) and was productive for much longer. I don't think he is close to the HoF though... Funny thing is he shedded the soft label in Atlanta. I remember watching him his rookie year before he got hurt and he was clearly the best player on the field. Jumped off the screen good. I mean depending how many sacks he ends up with...he's like top 13 all time I think as of now...he could get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Funny thing is he shedded the soft label in Atlanta. I remember watching him his rookie year before he got hurt and he was clearly the best player on the field. Jumped off the screen good. I mean depending how many sacks he ends up with...he's like top 13 all time I think as of now...he could get in. He has shed the label with Atlanta, I have a lot of Atlanta based friends who love the guy. However, he earned the soft label here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 He has shed the label with Atlanta, I have a lot of Atlanta based friends who love the guy. However, he earned the soft label here. Liked to drink too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets62 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Please induct my man #42 Bruce Harper. He was the heart&soul of those late 70s early 80s teams. He did it all, was great out of the backfield too. I know he'll go one day. Mickey Shueler was awesome too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 99 against the Browns still haunts me as much (or moreso) as any other moment I have witnessed in Jets history. I think I resented Eric Barton's against the Chargers more for bringing the Gastineau memory back into my family's household than for him even doing it. It had traumatized my old man that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 gastineau was a terrible person but a terror of a pass rusher. The dude was unblockable. Mark Gastineau is a prince among men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet27 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Oh bullsh*t. Unblockable my balls. A handicapped mouse could have racked up sacks like that playing next to Klecko. Some can make the case, that he wasn't the nicest of people. Some can argue that he let his team down when he retired/quit when he did. But you cannot argue the fact that he would destroy Olines and destroy QB's by the bucket full. And anyone who thinks not has really no clue. There are plenty of guys who are or were a bit shaddy but get the respect. One guy that proves this point is LT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Does this mean they are going to force Chaz to get a new number? Why they gave him #85 to begin with is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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