Namath Honors
January 1, 1969
Joe Namath reaped a harvest of awards: AFL MVP, Hickok Belt winner, George Halas Award as the Most Courageous Pro Player, Pro Player of the Year.
All-Time AFL Team
January 1, 1969
Weeb Ewbank named the all-time coach of the AFL and Joe Namath, Don Maynard and Gerry Philbin chosen to the all-time AFL first team selected by the Hall of Fame.
Super Bowl Champions
January 12, 1969
Jets become the first AFL team to win the Super Bowl, pounding out a 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts at MiamiÕs Orange Bowl. Weeb Ewbank becomes first coach to win world titles in both leagues. Namath chosen Super Bowl MVP.
Coaching Shuffle
January 30, 1969
Clive Rush, chief offensive assistant to Ewbank, leaves the Jets to become head coach of the Boston Patriots.
Front Office Re-alignment
February 11, 1969
George Sauer, head talent scout, leaves to become Boston's general manager.
League Re-alignment
May 17, 1969
Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh join the AFL clubs to complete the merger of the two leagues. Jets placed in East with Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Miami.
Namath Announces Retirement
June 6, 1969
Joe Namath announces his retirement from pro football in dispute over his ownership of Manhattan bar, Bachelors III
Namath Ends His Retirement
June 18, 1969
Joe Namath announces sale of Bachelors III and comes out of retirement.
Jets Beat Giants
August 17, 1969
Jets beat Giants 37-14 at Yale Bowl in first meeting between the two New York teams. Namath throws three TD passes and Mike Battle returns a punt 86 yards for a score.
Jets Break Buffalo Jinx
September 14, 1969
Jets defeat Buffalo 33-19 to record their first victory at Buffalo since becoming Jets. Weeb Ewbank gets his 100th victory as a head coach.
Jets Win Division
December 6, 1969
Jets defeat Houston 34-26 in Houston to win their second Eastern Division title.
Playoff Loss
December 20, 1969
Kansas City takes its first step toward the Super Bowl by beating New York 13-6 in the interdivisional AFL playoffs.
All-Pros
December 22, 1969
Joe Namath voted the all-pro (NFL-AFL) quarterback by league coaches for the second year in a row. Joining him on all-pro squads were Winston Hill and Matt Snell.
