New York in Mourning as Beloved All-Time Jets Star Passes Away originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Gerry Philbin, one of the most beloved and accomplished players in the history of the New York Jets ...

Former New York Jets defensive end Gerry Philbin, a ferocious pass rusher who played an integral role in their 1968 Super Bowl championship season, has died at age 83, his family confirmed to ESPN on ...

Gerry Philbin, the undersized, big-hearted, highly productive and well-decorated defensive end for almost one stellar decade with the New York Jets of the Sixties and Seventies, has died. He was 83 ...

Former Jets defensive end Gerry Philbin has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 83. The Pawtucket, R.I., native was the Jets’ third-round choice in the 1964 AFL draft out of the University of ...