Jets fans salute 1968 champions
Joe Namath and his former New York Jets teammates were back together in front of the fans, 40 years after they pulled off an improbable Super Bowl victory. The 1968 team that won the championship was honored during a halftime ceremony at the Meadowlands, where 36 former players, wearing their Jets throwbacks, were reintroduced one by one to the crowd. “A lot of you fans remember our team and we’re here to say thank you,” Namath told the cheering fans. All 36 Jets posed with the championship trophy one more time, something no other Jets team has been able to do since that win guaranteed by the Hall of Fame quarterback. “It’s mind- boggling to a degree,” Namath said before the ceremony. “It doesn’t feel like it’s 40 years as ex-athletes. Thank goodness for the fans. This ’68 championship for the Jets, they haven’t let it go and we’re thankful for it.”
