Offensive Coordinator
"Pronounced ID-zick, John was offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Philadelphia for the past four seasons. He comes from the Eagles with John Mazur, the Jets' new defensive backfield aide. Both Idzik and Masur were aides at Philadelphia with Walt Michaels from 1973-75 before Michaels returned to the Jets last year.
Idzik has an excellent knowledge of Weeb Ewbank's passing system which will be reinstalled with the Jets this season. As an assistant at Miami, he helped develop Bob Griese and also worked with John Unitas and Roman Gabriel. He joined the Dolphins in their first year in 1966 as quarterback and receivers coach. He held a similar position under Don McCafferty at Baltimore from 1970-72 and contributed to the Colts' Super Bowl title in 1971.
John began coaching at the University of Tennessee in 1954. He moved to Ottawa of the CFL for a year before returning to the college ranks at Maryland under Jim Tatum, who coached Idzik during his outstanding playing career with the Terps from 1947-51. He moved in 1960 to the University of Detroit, where he was head coach from 1963-64 before the school dropped football. After a year as an assistant at Tulane in 1965, he started his pro coaching tenure with Miami.
An outstanding athlete at Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Idzik earned seven varsity letters in football and baseball at Maryland. He played in the Gator Bowl in 1947 and 1949 and in the North-South Shrine Game.
John was born in Philadelphia."
-1977 New York Jets Media Guide
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