Jim Turner, A Former New York Jets Super Bowl Hero just Died

By | Bullscore 14 Jun, 2023

At the age of 82, a former legend and star player of the New York Jets, Jim Turner passed away. According to the news, Turner suffered from a heart attack failure with his family by his side. He kicked three field goals for the New York Jets in their momentous Super Bowl III

Condolences to the family and friends of former Jets K Jim Turner. Jim is the third leading scorer in franchise history.

Jim kicked 3 FGs in Super Bowl III accounting for a risk of 10 of the Jets 16 points. Here's the 1st one to give the Jets a 10-0 lead in the 3rr qtr pic.twitter.com/82MgObrAFU
— New York Jets History (@nyjetshistory) June 12, 2023

We're deeply saddened by the passing of #BroncosROF K Jim Turner.

Retiring as the second-leading scorer in NFL history, Jim was instrumental in helping establish our winning tradition as a key member of our first Super Bowl team.

Our hearts go out to the entire Turner family. pic.twitter.com/P3Sq9w5Wh4
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) June 12, 2023

Turner was drafted by Washington in the 19th round of the 1963 draft. The following year, the Jets decided to take him. In the Jets’ winning season of 1968, Turner made an impressive 145 points by kicking the ball through the goalposts 34 times, which set a new record at that time.

Jim Turner, who kicked three field goals for the Jets in Super Bowl III and is in the Broncos' Ring of Fame, has died at 82. https://t.co/2yTKndDMGz
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 12, 2023

During Super Bowl III where Baltimore Colts were having a tough time and were on the verge of defeat, Turner emerged as a hero and scored 10 points in the Joe Namath-led 16-7 win on field goals of 32, 30, and 9. After that, in 1971 he joined the Broncos on the place of Bobby Howfield via a straight-up kicker trade. In the Broncos he accomplishes many great things and sets new kicker records. His records were at a high point that no one was able to break them for 30 years until Jason Elam’s outstanding play.

During his time with the Broncos, he was the all-time best leader, best record holder, and also the best scorer. He had the best field goal record of 151. He also became a member of the Ring of Fame with the Broncos. And the shocking thing is that during all the time in his career, he never missed a single game and completed a total of 228 consecutive games played.