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Pages in category "New York Jets owners" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Leon Hess; I.
The team began as the New York Titans in the American Football League in 1960, but was renamed the New York Jets three years later. [1] The Jets remained in the American Football League until the merger with the National Football League prior to the 1970 season. The current head coach of the Jets is Aaron Glenn, who was hired on January 22 ...
Werblin renamed the team the New York Jets since the team would play near LaGuardia Airport [20] and because it rhymed with the New York Mets as they would be playing in Shea Stadium. [21] The new name was intended to reflect the modern approach of his team. The Jets' owners hired Weeb Ewbank as the general manager and head coach. [19]
In 2000 he purchased the New York Jets football team for $635 million, the highest price for a New York professional sports team at that time, and is currently the Jets co-owner alongside his brother, Christopher Johnson. During his tenure as owner, Johnson was also part of the NFL search committee for a new commissioner.
New York lost to the Ravens 10–9, [216] but built a 9–2 record, tied for the division lead with the Patriots (whom the Jets had beaten once) going into a Monday night game at New England. Expectations of a Jets victory were high, but the Jets were defeated, 45–3. [217] New York recovered to qualify for the AFC playoffs as the sixth and ...
New York has not reached the postseason since 2010, and its record over the past 10 full seasons (from 2014-2023) is 55-108. Its win percentage across that span is .337. All the NFL news on and ...
The Jets fell to 2-4 following Monday night's 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills, their third straight defeat. Last week's loss to the Minnesota Vikings led to head coach Robert Saleh getting fired .
Leon Hess (March 14, 1914 – May 7, 1999) was an American businessman, the founder of the Hess Corporation and the owner of the New York Jets. Hess built an oil terminal in New Jersey after the Great Depression, building his first refinery in the late 1950s. He sold his company, Hess Oil and Chemical, in 1963 and joined a consortium to buy the ...