New York Jets Hall of Fame head coach Weeb Ewbank in 1970. (Photo by NFL Photos)

Head coach Weeb Ewbank is carried off the field by his players after winng the 1968 AFL Championship in a 27 to 23 win over the Oaklnad Raiders on December 29, 1968 at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. (Photo by NFL Photos)

New York Jets Hall of Fame head coach Weeb Ewbank during Super Bowl III, a 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Vernon Biever/NFL Photos)

New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath with his father and his coach Weeb Ewbank after a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at Orange Bowl. Natmath was voted the game's MVP after completing 17 of 28 passes for 206-yards. (Photo by NFL Photos)

MEADOWLANDS, NJ - OCTOBER 14: New York Jets Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath receives a framed jersey from his former head coach Weeb Ewbank on the night it was retired on October 14, 1985 at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands, New Jersey. The Jets defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-7. (Photo by Chuck Solomon /NFL Photos)

New York quarterback Joe Namath with Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank after their 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Vernon Biever/NFL Photos)

Head coach Weeb Ewbank before a 45 to 38 loss by the Colts on December 15, 1974 . Coach Ewbank of the New York Jets is honored by the Baltimore Colts, his former team, annnouncing his retirement after the 1974 season. (Photo by Ross Lewis/NFL Photos)

Weeb Ewbank, left, signs a contract retaining him as head coach and general manager of the New York Jets, Feb. 11, 1966, in New York. Sonny Werblin, owner of the Jets, is at right. (Associated Press Photo)

Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank posing with offensive guard Dave Herman (67) in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on 1/12/1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida. (Photo by Fred Roe/NFL Photos)

New York Jets head football coach Weeb Ewbank stands on the sidelines at Shea in New York City Sunday during pre-game ceremonies marking his last season as Skipper of the Jets. His Jets lost 34-14, to the Buffalo Bills. Joe Namath, quarterback for the Jets stands in center.(AP Photo/Ron Frehm)