Popular Post peekskill68 Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 That bomb from Namath in the 1968 championship game against the Raiders with the wind howling at Shea is arguably the greatest clutch catch in team history. RIP... 4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 33 minutes ago, Jets1958 said: the dynamic duo The reason I'm a Jets fan. RIP Don. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoot-Face Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 F*ck you, 2022, go back to 2021! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 35 minutes ago, Jets1958 said: the dynamic duo Great pic! Crazy to me that this beast played with that single bar face mask for "protection". lmfao. Especially back then when you could mug receivers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbloodblitz Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 R.I.P. Don Maynard... Might I also add that's a decent tweet from Rich Cimini for a change? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets1958 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 https://twitter.com/i/status/1353736154487476224 Maynard in action 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post munchmemory Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 One of the NY Jets immortals. RIP to one of the best players I ever saw. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 RIP to the toughest Jet I ever saw play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsons Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 R.I.P. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolchak Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 RIP is an all time great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Could you imagine today's divas playing on the field conditions these guys played on? I don't know how they all didn't end up with blown out knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTlkr2upTo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNY Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 RIP DON. We that have witnessed your greatness are grateful and will live forever in our hearts and memories. All of Jet Nation is wounded by this sad sad news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Jets1958 said: Notice the helmet - and no chin strap. The definition of tough I'm betting there was no flag thrown on that play either. Those guys played a very different game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Jets1958 said: "I don't really look at it like I'm the greatest receiver, Maynard said on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "After you play awhile anybody can break certain records. Longevity is the key. The record I'm proudest of is being the first guy to get 10,000 yards in receptions. Others may do it but I'm the first and only one guy can be the first." - Don Maynard and he did it when the receivers could get mugged by the defensive backs. like he said, it's great he was the first. who's to know how well he would have fared in today's nfl. rice blew away that 10,000 yard mark but maynard was first and had that record for quite some time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets1958 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 39 minutes ago, IndianaJet said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTlkr2upTo Thanks for sharing the video link. It was great to view that again and remember what a competitor and man Don Maynard was. He will be missed. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 All timer. RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Man RIP to a great one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensleeves Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 When I was really young I lucky enough to get a Jet's uniform from my parents for my birthday. It came with a helmet, pants and jersey. The helmet was just a cheap replica - it all came in a box. I think it was a Rawlings uni, but I could be wrong. I would throw it on and make believe I was Joe Namath throwing to my brother, who was Don Maynard and vice versa when he was the QB. I wasn't really even old enough to understand the game and how great he was - but we somehow new it. There was nothing like a bomb from Namath to Maynard and there has never been a combo on the Jets as good as they were. Hopefully Zach and Elijah can be as good as they were - that would mean they would both end up in the Hall of Fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Best WR in Jets history. Rest In Peace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sonny Werblin Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 Maynard was a great story teller too. I remember he was re-living his salary negotiations with Weeb Ewbank. He said Weeb wrote a number on a piece of paper, turned it over, and slid it across the desk to Maynard saying something like "Now you can't go sharing that figure with everyone, it's just between you an me". Maynard turned the paper over, read the number and responded something like "Jeeezzzz Weeb don't worry about it, I'd be just as ashamed as you to share that number with anyone else." RIP Don Maynard, the original Urban Cowboy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Namath to Maynard, what made me a Jets fan. He was a tough SOB who never backed down. One of the few players when you say he was an all time great no one disputes it. Played one year with the dumb assed Giants and they cut him. Thank you GMen RIP #13, Jets fans will always remember you for what you meant to the team and city 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbloodblitz Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, IndianaJet said: Could you imagine today's divas playing on the field conditions these guys played on? I don't know how they all didn't end up with blown out knees. They did!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard13 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Lith said: Terrible news. I loved Maynard when I was a kid, he was my favorite Jet; everyone else had Namath, but Maynard was my guy. First NFL jersey I ever bought was a Maynard 13 for my son. Incredibly underrated for an all time great. Rest in peace. Maynard and Namath were like Batman and Robin. He lifted the AFL becoming a lethal weapon. Slipped through the cracks as he was the 109th pick by the Giants in 1957, my birth year. Then released by the Giants to n 1959. Thanks GMen. Rest is history. RIP to one of the most unique WR’s ever. He was like a gazelle. I’ll be wearing my #13 Maynard jersey to honor the HOF great. ? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Warfish Posted January 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2022 Arguably the best WR, if not the best skill position non-QB, ever to play for our team. Sad to see him go, a big loss for our collective fanbase. RIP. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat999 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Maynard was a great story teller too. I remember he was re-living his salary negotiations with Weeb Ewbank. He said Weeb wrote a number on a piece of paper, turned it over, and slid it across the desk to Maynard saying something like "Now you can't go sharing that figure with everyone, it's just between you an me". Maynard turned the paper over, read the number and responded something like "Jeeezzzz Weeb don't worry about it, I'd be just as ashamed as you to share that number with anyone else." RIP Don Maynard, the original Urban Cowboy.Agree it was great to listen to him speak of his time as a player. Whenever I see the current Jet receivers dropping pass after pass, I think of an interview where he claimed that between he and George Sauer, they went an entire season without a drop. There may be a bit of hyperbole there, but watching those two as a kid, I don't think he was far off. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitRed Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 “ I couldn’t care less about a ring, I wanted that fifteen thousand dollars “ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Jets1958 said: Notice the helmet - and no chin strap. The definition of tough Awesome picture, Rest In Peace to an all time great Jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 My second favorite Jet of all time. Such a ******* badass. Rest in Peace, Don. You were the ******* best. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut Jet Penalty Makers Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I have many memories of Don Maynard....along with Sauer, Lammons, Jerome Barkum, Richard Caster, Eddie Bell catching bombs from Namath in the swirling baseball infield dust of Shea....May God welcome you Don. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergenjets Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 59 minutes ago, cat999 said: Agree it was great to listen to him speak of his time as a player. Whenever I see the current Jet receivers dropping pass after pass, I think of an interview where he claimed that between he and George Sauer, they went an entire season without a drop. There may be a bit of hyperbole there, but watching those two as a kid, I don't think he was far off. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk IIRC, he said that he never dropped a pass in his entire career. RIP Don Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUM-KNEE Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 R.I.P. Legendary 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Cut by the Giants, went across town to the Titans, who were a joke. Retired with all the records-since broken of course, but the game has changed. One of the building blocks of the new American Football League and an important piece of New York sports history. RIP Don. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68JET11 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 One of my favorites along with Matt Snell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Check out the little Jet airplane at 5:16 of the video . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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