Quarterback
No. 6
Arizona
"Demory had a Walter Mitty introduction to pro football last year, being called back when Joe Namath was injured and then stepping into a pro game for the first time against the Miami Dolphins when Al Woodall suddenly went down. He came to camp as a free agent after impressing Weeb Ewbank in film studies, was cut late in the preseason, was called back and ended up starting three games and appearing in two others.
Bill won the New England game at Foxboro using a ground-oriented offense. He completed one pass, a 12-yarder to David Knight, but it set up the winning field goal. Bill played an outstanding game against Pittsburgh a week later and nearly came away with a victory except for a fourth quarter uprising by the Steelers. He received the starting call in the home opener against Denver, but yielded to Al Woodall. Bill took over in the second quarter against the Patriots at Shea and directed a 33-13 win, throwing a 31-yard touchdown to Jerome Barkum. He hit on three of eight for 50 yards in that game.
Coach Ken Shipp says Demory learned the offense 'as quickly as anyone I've ever coached.' He needs to strengthen his arm somewhat, but he has the savvy to play the game. He's a strong leader and earned the respect of his teammates quickly.
Bill majored in public administration and works as a recreation leader during the off-season. His hometown is Phoenix, Arizona."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
1974 Profile: Al Woodall
Quarterback
No. 18
Duke
"Woodall was the starting quarterback in six games last year but he, too, fell victim to the quarterback injury jinx. He took over for Joe Namath in the Baltimore game, but suffered left knee ligament damage two weeks later in Miami when taken down by Bill Stanfill. Al was inactive for two weeks, but came back to relieve in the Denver game and then started the next three in a row prior to Namath's return.
Al threw nine touchdown passes, including two in the victory over Baltimore. He went 17-for-21 for 149 that day, stepping in for Namath. He also had a standout day against Cincinnati, hitting 20 of 31 before exiting when he was jarred heavily.
Woodall has been the backup since coming to the Jets. He had a fine year in 1970, engineering victories over the Rams and Vikings, but had a disappointing 1971 campaign and spent all but one game of 1972 on the taxi squad. Al has a very strong arm and a good mind for football.
He spent the 1968 season with the Richmond Roadrunners of the ACFL after leaving Duke, and led the ACFL in passing. He was drafted No. 2 in 1969.
Al has worked for an anti-narcotics program and done art show promotion in the past off-seasons. His hometown is Erwin, North Carolina."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
No. 18
Duke
"Woodall was the starting quarterback in six games last year but he, too, fell victim to the quarterback injury jinx. He took over for Joe Namath in the Baltimore game, but suffered left knee ligament damage two weeks later in Miami when taken down by Bill Stanfill. Al was inactive for two weeks, but came back to relieve in the Denver game and then started the next three in a row prior to Namath's return.
Al threw nine touchdown passes, including two in the victory over Baltimore. He went 17-for-21 for 149 that day, stepping in for Namath. He also had a standout day against Cincinnati, hitting 20 of 31 before exiting when he was jarred heavily.
Woodall has been the backup since coming to the Jets. He had a fine year in 1970, engineering victories over the Rams and Vikings, but had a disappointing 1971 campaign and spent all but one game of 1972 on the taxi squad. Al has a very strong arm and a good mind for football.
He spent the 1968 season with the Richmond Roadrunners of the ACFL after leaving Duke, and led the ACFL in passing. He was drafted No. 2 in 1969.
Al has worked for an anti-narcotics program and done art show promotion in the past off-seasons. His hometown is Erwin, North Carolina."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
1974 Profile: Joe Namath
Quarterback
No. 12
Alabama
"Despite the injuries which have plagued him in recent years, Namath is still considered by opposing coaches to be the most dangerous quarterback in the game. He came off a shoulder separation to play in four of the last five games of the year and led the Jets in passing on the passer-rating scale.
Namath was the leading passer in the '73 preseason, but was cut down in only the second game of the year when Baltimore's Stan White hit him on a blitz. He suffered a separation of the right shoulder and was out of action for seven weeks. He returned dramatically in Cincinnati to take the Jets to the brink of victory, but two disputed calls denied them. In four-and-a-half minutes of action, Namath hit on six of 13 passes for 98 yards and time ran out with him on the one-yard line after two passes to Richard Caster had been ruled not in the end zone.
Joe quarterbacked strong games against Atlanta and Baltimore in subsequent weeks, but his knee flared up prior to the Eagles game and he sat that one out. He finished out the season with a two-touchdown, 206-yard day against Buffalo. Off-season medical reports by Jet doctors indicate that his shoulder and knees are strong and he should be in fine shape for 1974.
The sudden injury was the third in four years to sideline the Jets All-Pro signal caller. In 1970 he suffered a broken wrist and in 1971 he tore ligaments in his left knee in his first preseason game. Injury-free 1972 showed that the Joe Namath magic is still there as he completed a banner season in which he passed for more yards than any other quarterback and tied for the NFL lead in touchdowns (19). He won All-Pro honors and earned his fifth selection to the Pro Bowl, though he had to decline due to ankle injuries suffered late in the '72 season.
Namath put together some of his best individual efforts in 1972, becoming only the third quarterback in history to have two 400-yard games in one season. The first was his best day ever, as he tore the Colts apart with six touchdown passes and 496 yards, the third best yardage total in history. He went 15-for-28 that day and the six touchdowns came off a total of only 15 plays, three of them on first down to Caster. It took his six touchdowns to beat Johnny Unitas that day as he also had his finest yardage day. The pair set an NFL record for combined passing yards with 872.
Later in the year Namath tossed for 403 yards against Oakland in a Monday night affair. Working with a patchwork backfield due to injuries, he was obliged to throw 46 times and hit on 25. Though he is known for his passing exploits, Namath also is a master of directing the running game. Shunning the pass, he called a game which saw the Jets set a club record of 333 rushing yards in a 1972 41-13 win over New England. When defenses are geared for his arm, he turns to the backfield masterfully.
Namath is a member of the all-time All-AFL team selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was a combined (AFL-NFL) All-Pro following the 1968 campaign as well as earning the honor in 1969 and 1972, his last two injury-free seasons. Namath gained almost every possible honor after guiding the Jets to the Super Bowl win over Baltimore. He was named winner of the Hickock Belt, AFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP and the George Halas Award as the Most Courageous Player. Namath was Jets MVP in 1968 and 1969 by a vote of his teammates and was captain of the offense in 1968-1970 and 1972. He won the New England Writers' Colclough Award as the most courageous following his return to action from knee surgery in 1971 when he came in to throw for three touchdowns against San Francisco.
During the Super Bowl campaign, he went through six games without a touchdown pass, but the Jets won five of those games. He threw for three touchdowns in the AFL Championship Game (two to Don Maynard, one to Pete Lammons) and called nearly a perfect game in the Super Bowl, hitting 17 of 28 for 208 yards.
Joe owns the Jet record for longest pass play with an 87-yarder to Maynard at San Diego in 1968. He also clicked for an 83-yard strike to Ed Bell in 1972 to defeat Baltimore. Joe owns virtually all the Jet passing records. He has been over 300 yards 20 times in his career (three of those being over 400) and shares the NFL record for consecutive pass completions with 15 in back-to-back games against Miami and Boston in 1967. He's the only passer in pro history to go over 4,000 yards in one season with 4,007 in 1967.
He was AFL Rookie of the Year in 1965, AFL All-Star Game MVP in 1965 and co-MVP of the All-Star Game in 1967. A fine runner in college, Namath has rushed only 47 times for 123 yards in his career. His longest run was for 39 yards against Oakland in 1966.
Namath has appeared in 28 of the 56 regular season Jet games from 1970 through 1973. In that period, the Jets won 21 and lost 35. With Namath the starting or responsible quarterback, the Jets have won 11 and lost 14. Prior to 1970 Namath had played in 74 consecutive games plus three postseason games. He was the starting or responsible quarterback for a record of 39-23-4 and was the 'winning' quarterback in the '68 AFL title game and Super Bowl III. In that same period the Jets were 40-26-4. Since Namath came to the team the Jets have gone 61-61-4 and he has been 50-37-4.
Drafted first by the Jets and the Cardinals in 1965, Joe has had four knee operations. His right knee was operated on for removal of cartilage and repair of ligaments on January 25, 1965, 23 days after signing his first contract. He had cartilage removed and a tendon transfer in a major operation on his right knee on December 28, 1966. His left knee was operated on for repair of a small tendon tear on March 20, 1968. A '5-in-1' operation on his left knee was performed on August 8, 1971 for ligament and cartilage damage and a tendon transfer after suffering an injury against Detroit when hit by Paul Naumoff while trying to tackle Mike Lucci. All the operations were performed by Jets orthopedist Dr. James A. Nicholas.
Joe has made three movies: 'Norwood' with Glenn Campbell, 'C.C. and Company' with Ann-Margret and 'The Last Rebel.' He received favorable notices for his starring role in 'C.C. and Company.' Joe has had his own TV show syndicated and has made guest appearances on numerous TV shows such 'Laugh-In,' 'Flip Wilson' and 'Dinah Shore.'
He owns Joe Namath restaurants in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham and operated the 'Joe Namath Instructional Football Camp' for youngsters in Dudley, Mass. during June and July. He visited servicemen in the Far East following the Super Bowl.
Joe resides in New York and Florida during the off-season. His hometown is Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
No. 12
Alabama
"Despite the injuries which have plagued him in recent years, Namath is still considered by opposing coaches to be the most dangerous quarterback in the game. He came off a shoulder separation to play in four of the last five games of the year and led the Jets in passing on the passer-rating scale.
Namath was the leading passer in the '73 preseason, but was cut down in only the second game of the year when Baltimore's Stan White hit him on a blitz. He suffered a separation of the right shoulder and was out of action for seven weeks. He returned dramatically in Cincinnati to take the Jets to the brink of victory, but two disputed calls denied them. In four-and-a-half minutes of action, Namath hit on six of 13 passes for 98 yards and time ran out with him on the one-yard line after two passes to Richard Caster had been ruled not in the end zone.
Joe quarterbacked strong games against Atlanta and Baltimore in subsequent weeks, but his knee flared up prior to the Eagles game and he sat that one out. He finished out the season with a two-touchdown, 206-yard day against Buffalo. Off-season medical reports by Jet doctors indicate that his shoulder and knees are strong and he should be in fine shape for 1974.
The sudden injury was the third in four years to sideline the Jets All-Pro signal caller. In 1970 he suffered a broken wrist and in 1971 he tore ligaments in his left knee in his first preseason game. Injury-free 1972 showed that the Joe Namath magic is still there as he completed a banner season in which he passed for more yards than any other quarterback and tied for the NFL lead in touchdowns (19). He won All-Pro honors and earned his fifth selection to the Pro Bowl, though he had to decline due to ankle injuries suffered late in the '72 season.
Namath put together some of his best individual efforts in 1972, becoming only the third quarterback in history to have two 400-yard games in one season. The first was his best day ever, as he tore the Colts apart with six touchdown passes and 496 yards, the third best yardage total in history. He went 15-for-28 that day and the six touchdowns came off a total of only 15 plays, three of them on first down to Caster. It took his six touchdowns to beat Johnny Unitas that day as he also had his finest yardage day. The pair set an NFL record for combined passing yards with 872.
Later in the year Namath tossed for 403 yards against Oakland in a Monday night affair. Working with a patchwork backfield due to injuries, he was obliged to throw 46 times and hit on 25. Though he is known for his passing exploits, Namath also is a master of directing the running game. Shunning the pass, he called a game which saw the Jets set a club record of 333 rushing yards in a 1972 41-13 win over New England. When defenses are geared for his arm, he turns to the backfield masterfully.
Namath is a member of the all-time All-AFL team selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was a combined (AFL-NFL) All-Pro following the 1968 campaign as well as earning the honor in 1969 and 1972, his last two injury-free seasons. Namath gained almost every possible honor after guiding the Jets to the Super Bowl win over Baltimore. He was named winner of the Hickock Belt, AFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP and the George Halas Award as the Most Courageous Player. Namath was Jets MVP in 1968 and 1969 by a vote of his teammates and was captain of the offense in 1968-1970 and 1972. He won the New England Writers' Colclough Award as the most courageous following his return to action from knee surgery in 1971 when he came in to throw for three touchdowns against San Francisco.
During the Super Bowl campaign, he went through six games without a touchdown pass, but the Jets won five of those games. He threw for three touchdowns in the AFL Championship Game (two to Don Maynard, one to Pete Lammons) and called nearly a perfect game in the Super Bowl, hitting 17 of 28 for 208 yards.
Joe owns the Jet record for longest pass play with an 87-yarder to Maynard at San Diego in 1968. He also clicked for an 83-yard strike to Ed Bell in 1972 to defeat Baltimore. Joe owns virtually all the Jet passing records. He has been over 300 yards 20 times in his career (three of those being over 400) and shares the NFL record for consecutive pass completions with 15 in back-to-back games against Miami and Boston in 1967. He's the only passer in pro history to go over 4,000 yards in one season with 4,007 in 1967.
He was AFL Rookie of the Year in 1965, AFL All-Star Game MVP in 1965 and co-MVP of the All-Star Game in 1967. A fine runner in college, Namath has rushed only 47 times for 123 yards in his career. His longest run was for 39 yards against Oakland in 1966.
Namath has appeared in 28 of the 56 regular season Jet games from 1970 through 1973. In that period, the Jets won 21 and lost 35. With Namath the starting or responsible quarterback, the Jets have won 11 and lost 14. Prior to 1970 Namath had played in 74 consecutive games plus three postseason games. He was the starting or responsible quarterback for a record of 39-23-4 and was the 'winning' quarterback in the '68 AFL title game and Super Bowl III. In that same period the Jets were 40-26-4. Since Namath came to the team the Jets have gone 61-61-4 and he has been 50-37-4.
Drafted first by the Jets and the Cardinals in 1965, Joe has had four knee operations. His right knee was operated on for removal of cartilage and repair of ligaments on January 25, 1965, 23 days after signing his first contract. He had cartilage removed and a tendon transfer in a major operation on his right knee on December 28, 1966. His left knee was operated on for repair of a small tendon tear on March 20, 1968. A '5-in-1' operation on his left knee was performed on August 8, 1971 for ligament and cartilage damage and a tendon transfer after suffering an injury against Detroit when hit by Paul Naumoff while trying to tackle Mike Lucci. All the operations were performed by Jets orthopedist Dr. James A. Nicholas.
Joe has made three movies: 'Norwood' with Glenn Campbell, 'C.C. and Company' with Ann-Margret and 'The Last Rebel.' He received favorable notices for his starring role in 'C.C. and Company.' Joe has had his own TV show syndicated and has made guest appearances on numerous TV shows such 'Laugh-In,' 'Flip Wilson' and 'Dinah Shore.'
He owns Joe Namath restaurants in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham and operated the 'Joe Namath Instructional Football Camp' for youngsters in Dudley, Mass. during June and July. He visited servicemen in the Far East following the Super Bowl.
Joe resides in New York and Florida during the off-season. His hometown is Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
Sunday, January 25, 2015
1974 Profile: Homer Edington
Director of Player Personnel
"Edington joined the Jets after a long high school and college coaching career in Ohio and Michigan. He has directed the Jets to a strong draft in each of his years with the team.
Homer coached against Weeb Ewbank nearly 30 years ago on the Ohio high school circuit. He began his career at Fairfield High in Hamilton, Ohio, then was an assistant coach at Ohio State from 1943-46. He returned to the high school ranks from 1946-50 with Chilicothe (Ohio) High before heading for Kent State University from 1950-53 as an assistant coach.
In the '50s, Homer was also a civilian athletic consultant to the U.S. Army in France and Germany, and head coach at New Albany (Ohio) High. He coached eight years at Lakewood (Hebron, Ohio) High from 1960-67 and then spent a year at Muskegon Heights High in Michigan just prior to joining the Jets.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Homer graduated from Ohio State in 1938."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
"Edington joined the Jets after a long high school and college coaching career in Ohio and Michigan. He has directed the Jets to a strong draft in each of his years with the team.
Homer coached against Weeb Ewbank nearly 30 years ago on the Ohio high school circuit. He began his career at Fairfield High in Hamilton, Ohio, then was an assistant coach at Ohio State from 1943-46. He returned to the high school ranks from 1946-50 with Chilicothe (Ohio) High before heading for Kent State University from 1950-53 as an assistant coach.
In the '50s, Homer was also a civilian athletic consultant to the U.S. Army in France and Germany, and head coach at New Albany (Ohio) High. He coached eight years at Lakewood (Hebron, Ohio) High from 1960-67 and then spent a year at Muskegon Heights High in Michigan just prior to joining the Jets.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Homer graduated from Ohio State in 1938."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
1974 Profile: Bill Hampton
Equipment Manager
"In charge of all the Jets equipment as well as running the clubhouse operation year-round, Hampton started out as a stickboy for hockey's New York Rangers in 1945, moved up to assistant trainer and equipment man in tandem with Frank Paice, and remained with that organization until 1964, when he joined the Jets. He interrupted his Ranger tenure with for a two-year tour with the Army from 1951-52.
Bill makes his home in Bridgewaters, New York."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
"In charge of all the Jets equipment as well as running the clubhouse operation year-round, Hampton started out as a stickboy for hockey's New York Rangers in 1945, moved up to assistant trainer and equipment man in tandem with Frank Paice, and remained with that organization until 1964, when he joined the Jets. He interrupted his Ranger tenure with for a two-year tour with the Army from 1951-52.
Bill makes his home in Bridgewaters, New York."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
1974 Profile: Jeff Snedeker
Trainer
"An original member of the Jets franchise, Snedeker has served as head trainer for 11 years. He has had a distinguished career with the Jets, supervising rehabilitation of injuries, notably those to Joe Namath, and handling the daily medical chores.
Jeff graduated from Cortland State with a physical education degree and then received a Master's from Indiana University in health education with a major in athletic training. He started his training career as a student at Cortland and continued as a student trainer and graduate teaching assistant at Indiana. Jeff was assistant trainer at the University of Washington from 1960-63 before joining the AFL Jets.
Born in Yonkers, New York, Jeff worked as a research associate for the Institute for Sports Medicine during the off-season."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
"An original member of the Jets franchise, Snedeker has served as head trainer for 11 years. He has had a distinguished career with the Jets, supervising rehabilitation of injuries, notably those to Joe Namath, and handling the daily medical chores.
Jeff graduated from Cortland State with a physical education degree and then received a Master's from Indiana University in health education with a major in athletic training. He started his training career as a student at Cortland and continued as a student trainer and graduate teaching assistant at Indiana. Jeff was assistant trainer at the University of Washington from 1960-63 before joining the AFL Jets.
Born in Yonkers, New York, Jeff worked as a research associate for the Institute for Sports Medicine during the off-season."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
1974 New York Jet Coaches Profiles
CHARLEY WINNER (Head Coach)
"When Charley Winner was named head coach-designate of the New York Jets in 1973, he gave as one of his reasons for accepting the job, 'Where else could a coach go to help mold a team he'll be taking over a year from now?'
And in his season as defensive assistant to Weeb Ewbank, Winner was indeed fitting together some of the pieces of the winning puzzle he hopes to complete in the next few years.
But he had a chance to do even more than that.
'Learning personnel is naturally important,' said the 49-year-old Winner. 'Sometimes you have an idea about a player or two, but it may be from a second-hand source. This way I've gotten a first-hand look at all the people we've had available.
'But I've also had the opportunity to learn about the administration of the organization, to get to know the owners and to work with them. That's very important knowledge for a head coach.
'And finally I've gotten to know some of the members of the New York press. There are so many of them, I still don't know half the names. But at least I have had the chance to work with them for a year, and not coming in from the cold.'
So Winner has the advantage of having been on the inside of the organization which he will lead in 1974. This will be the second head coaching position for the man with just a middle initial but two birthdays.
'My birth certificate reads 'Charles H. Winner,' although the 'H.' is supposed to stand for 'Height' which is my mother's maiden name,' explained Winner. 'The doctor who filed the certificate just put down 'H.' and forgot to fill in the rest, so that's how it stands. Also, my certificate says I was born July 3, but my mother told me I was born July 2. So I celebrate both days!'
As St. Louis Cardinals head man for five years, Winner compiled the best record in Redbird history, 35-30-5. It was just when he thought he had the Cards ready for Super Bowl consideration in 1971 that he was released. He joined George Allen as defensive backfield coach for two seasons, including 1972's Super Bowl 'almost.'
Following that year, Winner had several opportunities to move on, but chose the one where he knew he'd get the most flak.
'I was well aware charges of nepotism would arise from my taking the Jet job,' he said. 'But I decided it was an offer I just couldn't pass up. I always wanted to be part of the New York sports scene, because I think New York is the best sports town in the country. And I thought I had proven myself to be considered on my own professional merits.' The charges might have never arisen were it not for Weeb's little talk to his Washington (St. Louis) football squad in 1947.
'I had just come from Brown, where I had been assistant,' Ewbank remembers. 'I married my oldest daughter to a halfback up there.' So Ewbank warned his Washington halfbacks he didn't want to catch any of them dating his other daughters. Listening attentively was a 22-year-old scatback from Somerville, New Jersey, who remembers saying to himself, 'Now why would I want to go out any of HIS daughters?' But Charley Winner soon found out. He and Nancy Ewbank starting dating and soon Weeb wasn't losing another daughter, he was gaining another halfback- and a coaching aide.
Winner's first professional football 'job' was helping out with the Cleveland Browns, where Ewbank was an assistant to Paul Brown. When Weeb took over the Colts in 1954, he brought Charley with him as a defensive coach and Winner designed the defense that helped Baltimore to back-to-back National Football League titles in 1958-1959.
When Ewbank moved on to New York in 1963, he offered to take Charley along. But Winner refused, saying it was time for him to strike out on his own. So he aided Don Shula for a couple of years before moving on to the St. Louis position.
'I've had the opportunity to work under some of the best coaches in history,' he says. 'Weeb, Shula, Allen. All of them are top notch. I've learned a little from each, but basically I'm my own coach. You can't try to copy another coach's style completely. It just doesn't work. You have to incorporate what you want from others, but put it together with your own touches.' Winner's own touches include an insatiable appetite for work.
'He's always at it,' noted Earlie Thomas, the Jets' veteran cornerback. 'And all the guys like him because we can see how his system will work for us once we get it down. We've made a lot of changes on defense, but in the long run we'll be a better team. It's just a matter of time.'
'My main theory is to treat everyone fairly,' said Winner. 'And of course my ultimate objective is to win. I think they go hand-in-hand. I believe in discipline but not to an over extensive degree. I like to think my players have pride, and that will drive them to try to be the best at their position. Dedication is essential if you are going to have a winning football team. And that starts with the head coach.' Coaching has been Winner's life.
'I never wanted to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or anything else but a coach,' he says. But when he's not busy with football, you'll find Charley Winner- eating! Despite his slim 5-foot-7 frame, Winner can eat with the best of them.
'It all goes back to the time I spent in a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II,' he explains. Winner served as a radio operator and gunner and flew 17 missions before being shot down in March of 1945.
'I was imprisoned in Stalag Luft, Barth-on-the-Baltic, for about six months before the Russians came along and liberated the camp,' he says. 'During that time we'd only get maybe half-a-loaf of German black bread or some kind of dehydrated soup to eat. We were lucky if somebody shot a horse, and we'd get a hunk of meat occasionally.
'But all the time we'd sit around and think about what we were going to eat as soon as we got out. And I've been eating ever since!' Winner also likes to fish ('I never get much of a chance') and to raise tomatoes ('Best in the country- Burpee High-bred Big Boys').
He and Nancy have two daughters, Cinda, 21 and Lisa, 16.
'Neither is dating a halfback,' Winner reported."
-Vinny DiTrani, The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
KEN SHIPP (Offensive Coordinator and Receivers Coach)
"Shipp handles coaching duties with quarterbacks and receivers and will serve as Charley Winner's offensive coordinator. He worked very closely last year with Joe Namath, Al Woodall and Bill Demory, teaching them his system of passing.
Ken has coached in the NFL for six years. He spent 1971 and 1972 working as offensive coach for the New Orleans, tutoring Archie Manning. He previously had been hired to his first NFL job under Charley Winner at St. Louis in 1968, and remained with the Cardinals through 1970.
Shipp has an extensive college coaching record dating back to 1951. He started at Middle Tennessee State and spent two years there. He moved to Trinity University (1953-57), Florida State (1958), Tulsa (1961-62), South Carolina (1963) and Miami (Florida) from 1964-67. He spent two years with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL (1959-60).
Ken was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
DICK VORIS (Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach)
"Voris joins the Jets this year to assume duties as Charley Winner's defensive coordinator. He has coached in the NFL for 15 seasons in addition to a six-year tenure in the colleges.
Dick coached with the L.A. Rams in 1953 and 1954 before going to West Point where he served as Earl Blaik's chief aide from 1955 through 1957. He then assumed a head coaching job at Virginia from 1958-1960.
Voris was Player Personnel Director under Vince Lombardi at Green Bay in 1961-62 and then became defensive coordinator at San Francisco (1963-67). He went to the Cardinals under Winner (1968-71) prior to joining Detroit (1972), and spent last season as head defensive coach at Baltimore.
Dick graduated from San Jose State and is a World War II veteran of the Marine Corps. He was born in Los Angeles."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
MIKE HOLOVAK (Offensive Backfield)
"Holovak enters his second season as coach of the running backs, and also handles general offensive duties and film breakdown work. He had served as scout for the Jets combine group in 1972.
Mike was head coach of the Boston Patriots from 1961-68, earning AFL Coach of the Year honors in 1966. He guided the Patriots to the AFL's Eastern Division title in 1963. He was offensive coach of the 49ers in 1969, joined Oakland as a talent scout in 1970 and was Raiders receiving coach in 1971.
Holovak was an All-America fullback at Boston College from 1939-42. Following a tour of duty in the Navy, he played for the L.A. Rams in 1946 and then with the Bears in 1947 and 1948.
He returned to Boston College in 1949 and assumed the head coaching job in 1951. He guided the Eagles to a 49-23-3 record before joining he Patriots as Director of Player Personnel in 1959.
Mike was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
BOB FRY (Offensive Line)
"One of the lightest offensive tackles in the NFL, Bobby Fry begins his tenth season, his fifth with the Cowboys. Only 232, he's a stringy 6-4, but his speed, mobility and clever blocking techniques make up for his lack of bulk. An old pro, he provides leadership for his many young teammates.
Fry was a college star at Kentucky. He joined the Rams and started for five seasons before coming to the Cowboys in their inaugural 1960 season.
He's an off-season real estate man in Cincinnati."
-Dave Anderson, Pro Football Handbook 1964
"Fry joins the Jets this year to handle offensive line work, filling the spot previously held by Wimp Hewgley for three years. He brings with him a record of 21 consecutive seasons in the NFL either as a player, administrator or coach. He headed up the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line for the past five years and shared responsibility for their powerful ground game which set a club record in 1972.
Bob was a starting offensive tackle for the Rams from 1953-59 with time out for a two-year Army hitch. He was an original member of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 through 1964.
He joined the Falcons as a scout in 1965 and was assistant Player Personnel Director and offensive line coach at Atlanta from 1967-68. He joined the Steelers with Chuck Noll in 1969.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Fry was a star tackle under Bear Bryant at Kentucky in the early '50s."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
BUDDY RYAN (Linebackers)
"Ryan joined the Jet staff of assistants in 1968, and will handle the linebackers this year for the first time after working with the defensive line for six seasons. He's known for molding the rushing defenses which have ranked near the top; the '68 Jets were first in the AFL against the rush, second in 1969, and in 1970 his charges led the AFC in rushing defense.
Buddy won four letters as a guard at Oklahoma State from 1952-55. He was defensive line coach at the University of the Pacific in 1967 after being head defensive coach at Vanderbilt in 1966. From 1961-65, he was defensive line coach at the University of Buffalo.
Ryan played on the Fourth Army championship team in Japan. He saw action in Korea and was a sergeant upon his discharge.
He was born in Frederick, Oklahoma."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
SAM RUTIGLIANO
"Hired by Charley Winner to tutor the secondary this season, Rutigliano has had seven seasons in the NFL, spending time with Denver and New England. He entered the pros with Denver and coached their receivers from 1967-70 before moving to a similar post with New England (1971-73).
Sam has a high school and college coaching record dating back to 1956, when he started out as head coach at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn. He later was head coach at Greenwich (CT) High (1959-61) and Chappaqua (NY) High (1962-63). He was backfield coach at Connecticut (1964-65) and spent one year (1966) as receiving coach at Maryland before coming to the pros.
Rutigliano holds a B.A. from Tulsa where he won three letters in football as a wide receiver. He graduated from Erasmus Hall High in Brooklyn, where he was born."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
JESS THOMPSON (Talent Scout and Assistant Coach)
"Thompson enters his third season with the Jets after joining the team in the summer of 1972. He serves as a scout in the Jets Galaxy combine with Denver, New Orleans and Houston and played an important role in last January's draft. He served for six years as a scout in the Blesto VII combine from 1965-70 and joined the Houston Oilers as Director of Scouting in 1971.
Jess has been in football all his life. He began his coaching career at Seminole High in Oklahoma and two years later moved to Cameron J.C. where he produced two Little Rose Bowl champs in his 13 years there. He also served as a defensive assistant coach at Mississippi Southern (two years), Tulsa (five years) and Texas Tech (two years) before moving to the Calgary Stampeders in 1961.
Jess was born in Sunset, Texas."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
CARROLL HUNTRESS (Talent Scout and Assistant Coach)
"Huntress will serve as a scout in the Jets combine with Denver, Houston and New Orleans. He has a coaching record in the high school and collegiate ranks which extends back to 1949.
Carroll began at Mechanic Falls High in Maine and after two years moved to Portland (ME) High in 1951. He remained as head football coach there until 1960 when he joined the University of Maryland. He coached the freshmen and the offensive ends for five years at College Park, then became head coach at Bucknell in 1965, serving four years. Most recently he was an assistant coach at Kentucky for four years.
Among the players Huntress has coached are Tom Mitchell, Gary Collins, Walter Rock, Roger Shoals and Sam Havrilak.
He was born in Saco, Maine."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
"When Charley Winner was named head coach-designate of the New York Jets in 1973, he gave as one of his reasons for accepting the job, 'Where else could a coach go to help mold a team he'll be taking over a year from now?'
And in his season as defensive assistant to Weeb Ewbank, Winner was indeed fitting together some of the pieces of the winning puzzle he hopes to complete in the next few years.
But he had a chance to do even more than that.
'Learning personnel is naturally important,' said the 49-year-old Winner. 'Sometimes you have an idea about a player or two, but it may be from a second-hand source. This way I've gotten a first-hand look at all the people we've had available.
'But I've also had the opportunity to learn about the administration of the organization, to get to know the owners and to work with them. That's very important knowledge for a head coach.
'And finally I've gotten to know some of the members of the New York press. There are so many of them, I still don't know half the names. But at least I have had the chance to work with them for a year, and not coming in from the cold.'
So Winner has the advantage of having been on the inside of the organization which he will lead in 1974. This will be the second head coaching position for the man with just a middle initial but two birthdays.
'My birth certificate reads 'Charles H. Winner,' although the 'H.' is supposed to stand for 'Height' which is my mother's maiden name,' explained Winner. 'The doctor who filed the certificate just put down 'H.' and forgot to fill in the rest, so that's how it stands. Also, my certificate says I was born July 3, but my mother told me I was born July 2. So I celebrate both days!'
As St. Louis Cardinals head man for five years, Winner compiled the best record in Redbird history, 35-30-5. It was just when he thought he had the Cards ready for Super Bowl consideration in 1971 that he was released. He joined George Allen as defensive backfield coach for two seasons, including 1972's Super Bowl 'almost.'
Following that year, Winner had several opportunities to move on, but chose the one where he knew he'd get the most flak.
'I was well aware charges of nepotism would arise from my taking the Jet job,' he said. 'But I decided it was an offer I just couldn't pass up. I always wanted to be part of the New York sports scene, because I think New York is the best sports town in the country. And I thought I had proven myself to be considered on my own professional merits.' The charges might have never arisen were it not for Weeb's little talk to his Washington (St. Louis) football squad in 1947.
'I had just come from Brown, where I had been assistant,' Ewbank remembers. 'I married my oldest daughter to a halfback up there.' So Ewbank warned his Washington halfbacks he didn't want to catch any of them dating his other daughters. Listening attentively was a 22-year-old scatback from Somerville, New Jersey, who remembers saying to himself, 'Now why would I want to go out any of HIS daughters?' But Charley Winner soon found out. He and Nancy Ewbank starting dating and soon Weeb wasn't losing another daughter, he was gaining another halfback- and a coaching aide.
Winner's first professional football 'job' was helping out with the Cleveland Browns, where Ewbank was an assistant to Paul Brown. When Weeb took over the Colts in 1954, he brought Charley with him as a defensive coach and Winner designed the defense that helped Baltimore to back-to-back National Football League titles in 1958-1959.
When Ewbank moved on to New York in 1963, he offered to take Charley along. But Winner refused, saying it was time for him to strike out on his own. So he aided Don Shula for a couple of years before moving on to the St. Louis position.
'I've had the opportunity to work under some of the best coaches in history,' he says. 'Weeb, Shula, Allen. All of them are top notch. I've learned a little from each, but basically I'm my own coach. You can't try to copy another coach's style completely. It just doesn't work. You have to incorporate what you want from others, but put it together with your own touches.' Winner's own touches include an insatiable appetite for work.
'He's always at it,' noted Earlie Thomas, the Jets' veteran cornerback. 'And all the guys like him because we can see how his system will work for us once we get it down. We've made a lot of changes on defense, but in the long run we'll be a better team. It's just a matter of time.'
'My main theory is to treat everyone fairly,' said Winner. 'And of course my ultimate objective is to win. I think they go hand-in-hand. I believe in discipline but not to an over extensive degree. I like to think my players have pride, and that will drive them to try to be the best at their position. Dedication is essential if you are going to have a winning football team. And that starts with the head coach.' Coaching has been Winner's life.
'I never wanted to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or anything else but a coach,' he says. But when he's not busy with football, you'll find Charley Winner- eating! Despite his slim 5-foot-7 frame, Winner can eat with the best of them.
'It all goes back to the time I spent in a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II,' he explains. Winner served as a radio operator and gunner and flew 17 missions before being shot down in March of 1945.
'I was imprisoned in Stalag Luft, Barth-on-the-Baltic, for about six months before the Russians came along and liberated the camp,' he says. 'During that time we'd only get maybe half-a-loaf of German black bread or some kind of dehydrated soup to eat. We were lucky if somebody shot a horse, and we'd get a hunk of meat occasionally.
'But all the time we'd sit around and think about what we were going to eat as soon as we got out. And I've been eating ever since!' Winner also likes to fish ('I never get much of a chance') and to raise tomatoes ('Best in the country- Burpee High-bred Big Boys').
He and Nancy have two daughters, Cinda, 21 and Lisa, 16.
'Neither is dating a halfback,' Winner reported."
-Vinny DiTrani, The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
KEN SHIPP (Offensive Coordinator and Receivers Coach)
"Shipp handles coaching duties with quarterbacks and receivers and will serve as Charley Winner's offensive coordinator. He worked very closely last year with Joe Namath, Al Woodall and Bill Demory, teaching them his system of passing.
Ken has coached in the NFL for six years. He spent 1971 and 1972 working as offensive coach for the New Orleans, tutoring Archie Manning. He previously had been hired to his first NFL job under Charley Winner at St. Louis in 1968, and remained with the Cardinals through 1970.
Shipp has an extensive college coaching record dating back to 1951. He started at Middle Tennessee State and spent two years there. He moved to Trinity University (1953-57), Florida State (1958), Tulsa (1961-62), South Carolina (1963) and Miami (Florida) from 1964-67. He spent two years with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL (1959-60).
Ken was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
DICK VORIS (Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach)
"Voris joins the Jets this year to assume duties as Charley Winner's defensive coordinator. He has coached in the NFL for 15 seasons in addition to a six-year tenure in the colleges.
Dick coached with the L.A. Rams in 1953 and 1954 before going to West Point where he served as Earl Blaik's chief aide from 1955 through 1957. He then assumed a head coaching job at Virginia from 1958-1960.
Voris was Player Personnel Director under Vince Lombardi at Green Bay in 1961-62 and then became defensive coordinator at San Francisco (1963-67). He went to the Cardinals under Winner (1968-71) prior to joining Detroit (1972), and spent last season as head defensive coach at Baltimore.
Dick graduated from San Jose State and is a World War II veteran of the Marine Corps. He was born in Los Angeles."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
MIKE HOLOVAK (Offensive Backfield)
"Holovak enters his second season as coach of the running backs, and also handles general offensive duties and film breakdown work. He had served as scout for the Jets combine group in 1972.
Mike was head coach of the Boston Patriots from 1961-68, earning AFL Coach of the Year honors in 1966. He guided the Patriots to the AFL's Eastern Division title in 1963. He was offensive coach of the 49ers in 1969, joined Oakland as a talent scout in 1970 and was Raiders receiving coach in 1971.
Holovak was an All-America fullback at Boston College from 1939-42. Following a tour of duty in the Navy, he played for the L.A. Rams in 1946 and then with the Bears in 1947 and 1948.
He returned to Boston College in 1949 and assumed the head coaching job in 1951. He guided the Eagles to a 49-23-3 record before joining he Patriots as Director of Player Personnel in 1959.
Mike was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
BOB FRY (Offensive Line)
"In all his six years as a pro, Bob Fry has held on to a starting role at offensive tackle. Born in Cincinnati, he was brilliant at the University of Kentucky. The Rams drafted him in 1953 and he surprised with his mobility, speed and punishing blocking ability. His lack of weight (239 pounds) has never hampered his ability to 'ride out' opposing and bulkier tackles."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
"One of the lightest offensive tackles in the NFL, Bobby Fry begins his tenth season, his fifth with the Cowboys. Only 232, he's a stringy 6-4, but his speed, mobility and clever blocking techniques make up for his lack of bulk. An old pro, he provides leadership for his many young teammates.
Fry was a college star at Kentucky. He joined the Rams and started for five seasons before coming to the Cowboys in their inaugural 1960 season.
He's an off-season real estate man in Cincinnati."
-Dave Anderson, Pro Football Handbook 1964
"Fry joins the Jets this year to handle offensive line work, filling the spot previously held by Wimp Hewgley for three years. He brings with him a record of 21 consecutive seasons in the NFL either as a player, administrator or coach. He headed up the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line for the past five years and shared responsibility for their powerful ground game which set a club record in 1972.
Bob was a starting offensive tackle for the Rams from 1953-59 with time out for a two-year Army hitch. He was an original member of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 through 1964.
He joined the Falcons as a scout in 1965 and was assistant Player Personnel Director and offensive line coach at Atlanta from 1967-68. He joined the Steelers with Chuck Noll in 1969.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Fry was a star tackle under Bear Bryant at Kentucky in the early '50s."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
BUDDY RYAN (Linebackers)
"Ryan joined the Jet staff of assistants in 1968, and will handle the linebackers this year for the first time after working with the defensive line for six seasons. He's known for molding the rushing defenses which have ranked near the top; the '68 Jets were first in the AFL against the rush, second in 1969, and in 1970 his charges led the AFC in rushing defense.
Buddy won four letters as a guard at Oklahoma State from 1952-55. He was defensive line coach at the University of the Pacific in 1967 after being head defensive coach at Vanderbilt in 1966. From 1961-65, he was defensive line coach at the University of Buffalo.
Ryan played on the Fourth Army championship team in Japan. He saw action in Korea and was a sergeant upon his discharge.
He was born in Frederick, Oklahoma."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
SAM RUTIGLIANO
"Hired by Charley Winner to tutor the secondary this season, Rutigliano has had seven seasons in the NFL, spending time with Denver and New England. He entered the pros with Denver and coached their receivers from 1967-70 before moving to a similar post with New England (1971-73).
Sam has a high school and college coaching record dating back to 1956, when he started out as head coach at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn. He later was head coach at Greenwich (CT) High (1959-61) and Chappaqua (NY) High (1962-63). He was backfield coach at Connecticut (1964-65) and spent one year (1966) as receiving coach at Maryland before coming to the pros.
Rutigliano holds a B.A. from Tulsa where he won three letters in football as a wide receiver. He graduated from Erasmus Hall High in Brooklyn, where he was born."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
JESS THOMPSON (Talent Scout and Assistant Coach)
"Thompson enters his third season with the Jets after joining the team in the summer of 1972. He serves as a scout in the Jets Galaxy combine with Denver, New Orleans and Houston and played an important role in last January's draft. He served for six years as a scout in the Blesto VII combine from 1965-70 and joined the Houston Oilers as Director of Scouting in 1971.
Jess has been in football all his life. He began his coaching career at Seminole High in Oklahoma and two years later moved to Cameron J.C. where he produced two Little Rose Bowl champs in his 13 years there. He also served as a defensive assistant coach at Mississippi Southern (two years), Tulsa (five years) and Texas Tech (two years) before moving to the Calgary Stampeders in 1961.
Jess was born in Sunset, Texas."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
CARROLL HUNTRESS (Talent Scout and Assistant Coach)
"Huntress will serve as a scout in the Jets combine with Denver, Houston and New Orleans. He has a coaching record in the high school and collegiate ranks which extends back to 1949.
Carroll began at Mechanic Falls High in Maine and after two years moved to Portland (ME) High in 1951. He remained as head football coach there until 1960 when he joined the University of Maryland. He coached the freshmen and the offensive ends for five years at College Park, then became head coach at Bucknell in 1965, serving four years. Most recently he was an assistant coach at Kentucky for four years.
Among the players Huntress has coached are Tom Mitchell, Gary Collins, Walter Rock, Roger Shoals and Sam Havrilak.
He was born in Saco, Maine."
-The New York Jets Official 1974 Yearbook
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