Former Jets working again and Super Bowl III star Matt Snell has died at the age of 84, The Post has confirmed.
A explanation for loss of life was not instantly recognized.
Snell made waves in his debut in 1964, successful AFL Rookie of the Year honors in a season that included a franchise single-game document 180 yards in a win over the Oilers.
His star rose additional when he spurred an upset win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, speeding for 121 yards on 30 carries and scoring the workforce’s solely landing — whereas enjoying on an injured knee.
Further accidents stalled out his profession, limiting him to only 12 video games over his closing three seasons earlier than retiring in 1972 at the age of 31.
Things between Snell and Gang Green famously soured within the days after his profession resulted in a grudge that he continued to hold to the very finish.
“Those people there now don’t owe me anything,” Snell told The Post’s Brian Costello in 2015 when he was inducted into the franchise’s Ring of Honor. “I’ll be gone soon, too.”
The thriller behind that grudge was revealed in Bob Lederer’s 2018 guide, “Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl Team That Changed Football,” during which Snell mentioned then-part-owner Sonny Werblin promised him a spot with the workforce for all times, however felt the group didn’t observe by after Werblin’s stake was purchased out.
“I don’t know if Sonny ever communicated what he had promised me to the other owners. I know there were people around the organization that were not happy that Sonny and I were friends, and some of them jumped on the opportunity to say bad things about me when Sonny was gone,” Snell said. “It may be that no one in Jets management knew about Sonny’s promises to me, but in 1974, there was a recession and I was in line for a construction job. I asked the Jets for a reference. They told me they didn’t do that for players. They said they couldn’t do it! Can you believe that? I can’t prove it, but I don’t think any of that would have ever happened if Sonny were in charge. That’s why I don’t get along with the organization now.”
The Jets — with a brand new entrance workplace from possession on down — tried to proper the flawed with Snell, however to no avail.
He stays within the document books, nonetheless, together with his 4,285 profession yards rating fourth in franchise historical past, together with his 24 touchdowns tenth amongst Gang Green rushers. He added 193 receptions for 1,375 yards and 7 scores by the air. For his efforts, he was a three-time Pro Bowler and thrice named an All-Pro, incomes First-Team honors in 1969.
