European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse To iday january 14, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 17 the a pal has Arrild Baltimore Jim Turner. Three Field goals Matt Snell. Only Jet touchdown Don t think we did anything right,9 Simla sags Miami up coach Don Shula Baltimore had High Praise for the new York Jet Sand Joe Namath in a silent dressing room after sunday s gov. Rockefeller praises winners consoles Agnew Tarrytown . Up gov. Nelson Rockefeller sent a note of congratulations to the new York jets sunday and wired a dear Ted message of sympathy to vice president elect Spiro t. Agnew of Maryland on the Baltimore Colts stunning loss in the super bowl. Rockefeller like Many ardent jets fans spent the afternoon watching the televised game Athis poc Antico Hills estate Here. The governor s Telegram to jets coach Weeb Ewbank said Al new yorkers and Jet fan everywhere swell with Pride at your Superb Victory most thrilling of ail was the team s fighting spirit a tribute to you Fine Rockefeller kept his wire to Agnew former governor of Maryland Down to 10 words dear Ted you can t win them All Best wishes. the Brilliant passing of Joe Namath the running of Matt Snell and those incredible interceptions Rockefeller watched in fascination As new York surprised the Colts 16-7, upset in the super bowl Gam but added we just did t make the plays we made Al year to win. We had More opportunities in the first half and just could t get the blamed thin going Shula said. I Don t think we did anything Shula Felt the key to the game was that Namath picked out Baltimore s weaknesses Early inthe game and took advantage of every opening. He s everything we hear about him Shula said. He beat us on the Blitz More Thane beat him. He had the jets running game going and found out Early in the game he could do that and just stuck to the Colts who received $7,500each As the losers share but showed the pain of being the first nil team to lose to the younger Al in the world championship game filed silently into the dressing room beneath the Orange bowl after their they dressed silently As Shula. Attired in a Blue jacket explained his version of what happened Earl Morral the Colts quarterback and most valuable player of the year in the National league appeared stunned by the defeat in which he was overshadowed by continued on Paya 19 1 or or n a Namath led jets humiliate nil s Best in super bowl Miami up Broadway Joe Namath put the Money $15,000 of it right where his Mouth is by pitching the new York jets to a 16-7 super bowl Victory Over the Baltimore Colts sunday in a stupendous upset. A capacity crowd of 75,377 watched in amazement As the jets 18-Point underdog in a supposed "misma.tch," outplayed and out fought the Colsto give the american football i league its first Victory Ever inthe Post season series. And quarterback Namath thesis burned swinger who riled the Colts before the game by guaranteeing a jets Victory Worth $15,000 to each player was the Man who did it. Namath who boasted before the game if the line gives me enough Protection to pass we Llwin got his Protection and made Good by firing 17completed passes in 28 attempts for 206 new York scores came on a four Yard touchdown Spruit by Matt Snell and three Field goals by Jim Turner of 32, 30and nine Yards. Not until All those Points Whereon the Board for a 16-0 jets Lead did aging aching Johnny Unitas save the embarrassed nil first Downs Rusl Ilni yardage passing i Ishiki return Vantage passes punts fumbles lost Yards pc Ullmo by 21 u2- 06 34 bit 18 143 1r1 139 17-29-0 17-11-4 4-38.6 3-44.3 1 1 28 23 Champion Colts from a shutout by quarterbacking an 80-Yard drive capped by Jerry Hill Sone Yard touchdown plunge. The Alert jets defense Best inthe Al picked off four Colt passes to Blunt Baltimore s air attack. Randy Beverly intercepted two in the end zone while Johnny Sample grabbed one near the goal line and Jim Hudson stole another. According to the experts the Colts who won the nil title two weeks ago by shutting out the Cleveland Browns in a great display of defense were sup posed to throttle Namath and his friends. One nil coach even cracked before the game Namath plays his first pro football game but Broadway Joe and Snell who gained 124 Yards re wrote that , calling plays with the sumo efficiency with which of adj of 19 we did it delighted new York Jet coach Weeb Ewbank hugs his game winning quarterback Joe Namath after his team s stunning 16-7 upset win Over the Baltimore Colts of the National football league in the 3rd annual super bowl game in Miami s Orange bowl. United press International photo defiant Namath labels upset Victory for Al Miami up while his i York jets to Victory Over teammates whooped it up and Baltimore in the super Row his coach called him fab proclaimed himself a poor Lous Joe Namath defiant As \ Ever after steering the new Al commissioner Calls Victory greatest Miami up Milt Woodard president of the american football league called Sun Day s 16-7 super bowl Victory by the new York jets Over the Baltimore Colts the greatest moment in the history of this has to be one of the great moments in said Woodard. Balti More was called a super team and people said we had just a Coupe of Good teams in thearl. But we dominated play out there today. The Al has finally Woodard confessed he had his doubts about the jets earlier inthe week. "1 actually did t think the could do it said Woodard. I m Only talking u Newyork writers those e the Guys who had Faith in us the jets quarterback told the tight squeeze of newspapermen around him in the steamy jubilant jets dressing room. I m a poor Winner Broad Way Joe said and pushed away but after talking to Joe microphones pushed in his face Namath he convinced me the but Joe relented when they put jets would win him on television. He called the i just can t express he Vij 16-7 upset of the National Happy 1 feel 1 can Tim do if to my
