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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Harry Wismer
		Harry Wismer (June 30, 1913 – December 3, 1967) was a sports broadcaster and charter owner of what became the New York Jets franchise in the American Football League.
		Wismer devised a plan in which the proceeds from the broadcast rights to league games (initially with ABC) would be shared equally by all teams, very innovative at the time but setting the standard for all future professional football television broadcasting contracts.
		Wismer was left embittered and with debts totalling approximately $2,500,000, which he eventually struggled to settle for 78 cents on the dollar.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Harry_Wismer (1144 words)

	Harry Wismer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harry Wismer (June 30, 1913 – December 3, 1967) was a sports broadcaster and charter owner of what became the New York Jets franchise in the American Football League.
		Wismer was a charter owner in the AFL, which was announced in 1959 and began actual play in 1960.
		Wismer was left embittered and with debts totalling approximately $2,500,000, which he eventually struggled to settle for 78 cents on the dollar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_Wismer (1122 words)

	More Strange But True AFL Stories
		Offensive tackle Harry Schuh was walking past the dormitory early one morning when he heard a loud crash.
		Harry and the other owners circumvented the commissioner's office in 1961 with an illegal draft.
		A few years later, Wismer was a guest of the Jets and strolled the sidelines just like in the old days.
	www.hometown.aol.com /bdkbubco/Stories1.html (1313 words)

	The Sporting News: NFL - New Titans lucky they're not the old Titans
		Wismer had been married to a Ford, and at the time was married to the widow of racketeer Longie Zwillman.
		Wismer complained to friend Clark Clifford, an aide to President Kennedy, that the Maras, owners of the Giants, were slashing tires of Titans fans at the Polo Grounds.
		Wismer tried to demean Baugh into forfeiting the remainder of his contract, but Baugh had the class to stick it out.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20000210/211103-p.html (1141 words)

	Amazon.com: Crash of the Titans: The Team that Became the New York Jets: Books: William J. Ryczek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I'm glad the author was fair enough to point out that Wismer's presence as an owner was at least in one way beneficial to the infant AFL; by using his connections in the industry he helped the league secure a five-year television contact with ABC.
		The central character is Harry Wismer, famous broadcaster of the 40s and 50s and the original owner of the Titans.
		Harry was a George Steinbrenner of an earlier day, with all the bombast but sans the dough and without a Yankee Stadium.
	www.amazon.com /Crash-Titans-Team-that-Became/dp/1892129272 (1502 words)

	Larry & Susan Stitt's Web Page - pafg169 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mary Wismer [Parents] was born in 1840 in Louth Twp, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada.
		Harry Thomas Wismer was born on 22 Aug 1875 in Louth Twp, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada.
		Archibald Wismer was born on 14 Oct 1875 in Louth Twp, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada.
	home.primus.ca /~lstitt/gdata/pafg169.htm (263 words)

	AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS - NEW YORK TITANS/JETS
		Interlocking the two in continuity is the player personnel which went with the franchise in the ownership change from Harry Wismer to a five-man group headed by David "Sonny" Werblin in February, 1963.
		The three-year reign of Wismer, who was granted a charter AFL franchise in 1959, was fraught with controversy.
		The on-the-field happenings of the Titans were often overlooked, even in victory, as Wismer moved from feud to feud with the thoughtlessness of one playing Russian roulette with all chambers loaded.
	aflfootball.tripod.com /teams/newyork.html (528 words)

	Amazon.ca: Reviews for Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the Afl: Books: Bill Ryczek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I'm glad the author was fair enough to point out that Wismer's presence as an owner was at least in one way beneficial to the infant AFL; by using his connections in the industry he helped the league secure a five-year television contact with ABC.
		The central character is Harry Wismer, famous broadcaster of the 40s and 50s and the original owner of the Titans.
		Harry was a George Steinbrenner of an earlier day, with all the bombast but sans the dough and without a Yankee Stadium.
	www.amazon.ca /gp/product/customer-reviews/1894963105 (906 words)

	Sonny Werblin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Vice President of the Music Corporation of America, Werblin had been a major power broker in Hollywood for years.
		In 1963, he and his partners purchased the Titans of New York from original owner Harry Wismer.
		Bringing his showbiz savvy to bear, Werblin changed the team's name to the Jets, and drafted Matt Snell in the first round, signing him away from the Giants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sonny_Werblin (300 words)

	Current Delaware Canal News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When the Canal closed, Harry Wismer used a flatboat/work barge to move from the Forks of the Delaware (where the Delaware Canal begins) to the Locktender's House at Chain Dam on the Lehigh Canal.
		That night Harry Wismer backed his car as usual, but there was no flatboat.
		Harry Wismer's wife lived at Chain Dam into her 90's.
	www.fodc.org /spring/fodcnews.htm (1892 words)

	After 1957 - Baseball Fever
		Harry Wismer the original owner was a drunk in the proud tradition of Larry MacPhail and Horace Stoneham.
		A short time after selling out to Werblin, Wismer died by falling down a flight of stairs while he was drunk.
		I remember Harry as a broadcaster, and was not a fan of him or his style, but may he rest in peace.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=12592 (1127 words)

	History of The New York Jets
		Harry Wismer agrees to pay off Baugh's contract and keep Turner as the coach.
		Wismer signs Lee Grosscup just before opening game.
		Wismer unable to meet his payroll and the AFL assumed the costs of running the club until the end of the season.
	www.newyorkjets.com /team/history?year=1962 (82 words)

	Henry Richards Wismer, Ensign, United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ensign Henry Richard Wismer, 24, a student pilot, was killed in a collision of two Navy jet trainer planes in southern Texas October 22, 1965.
		The AF9J planes collided in flight about 15 miles north of Raymondville and crashed within 150 yards of each other on a desolate section of the King Ranch.
		Ensign Wismer ejected from the plane, but was found dead near his parachute.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /hrwismer.htm (79 words)

	Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Interlocking the two in continuity is the player personnel which went with the franchise in the ownership change from Harry Wismer to a five-man group headed by David "Sonny" Werblin in February 1963.
		The three-year reign of Wismer, who was granted a charter AFL franchise in 1959, was fraught with controversy.
		The on-the-field happenings of the Titans were often overlooked, even in victory, as Wismer moved from feud to feud with the thoughtlessness of one playing Russian roulette with all chambers loaded.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=22 (823 words)

	NEW YORK JETS: Jets History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Charter franchise granted to New York and Harry Wismer; Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston.
		Wismer hires Sammy Baugh as the first coach of the N.Y. Titans at $28,000 a year.
		The owner of the new team, Harry Wismer, announced that his team would wear blue and gold and be called the New York Titans.
	eteamz.active.com /NYJets/news/index.cfm?cat=201645 (5546 words)

	From Paul Brown to Harry Wismer to a Stadium on the West Side of Manhattan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I was at that point the sports editor of Movietone News, the worldwide theatrical newsreel, and I had often worked on sports films with Harry Wismer, the principal owner — or at least the one who spoke for the silent others.
		And I saw Harry adjust, trimming it as he was reading, and making it fit.
		It was sad when the ebullient Harry's checks began to bounce and his stewardship of the club crashed.
	www.westsidestadium.org /content/wiseoldegg/fbhistory.html (1877 words)

	TheGangGreen.com :: New York Jets Chronology
		Charter franchise granted to NY and Harry Wismer; Dallas, LA, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston.
		Wismer hires Sammy Baugh as the first coach of the N.Y. Titans at $28,000 a year.
		Wismer unable to meet his payroll and the AFL assumed the costs of running the club until the end of the season.
	www.theganggreen.com /history/chronology.php (948 words)

	\| TIME
		Harry Wismer, 54, veteran sports announcer; of a skull fracture; in Manhattan.
		What listener could ever forget when Harry roared into the mike: "He's at the 40, the 45, the 50, the 55.
		The team went nowhere and the fans went elsewhere, forcing Wismer to sell out for $1,000,000 in 1963 to Sonny Werblin, who is now making it big with his New York Jets.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,837630,00.html (628 words)

	Fan Pregame Analysis
		In New York, the new owner was radio personality Harry Wismer.
		Then genuine financial trouble struck and Wismer was unable to meet the payroll.
		It was a grave situation, not only for Wismer and the TITanS, but for the fledgling league as well.
	members.tripod.com /~mcmillenandwife/99pregame_fans_week11.html (1028 words)

	Jet Lag
		Their owner was, as Eskenazi tells us, the former sports announcer Harry Wismer, who ''once called The New York Times, where I had just started as a copy boy.'' The conversation went like this:
		It was unknown to anyone outside of my family and friends and a few people in the office, who were impressed with the way I tore copy paper off the A.P. machine and got the coffee order right.
		And Harry called me and said, 'Could I ride to the game on the bus?' and I said, hell, yes.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/98/11/22/reviews/981122.13blount.html (781 words)

	James A. Nicholas; surgeon blazed trails fixing sports injuries \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Nicholas' involvement in pro sports began in 1960 through one of his patients, sportscaster Harry Wismer.
		Wismer had founded the fledgling American Football League's New York Titans, the forerunner of the Jets, and asked Dr. Nicholas to be the team physician.
		In January 1965, Namath, the star quarterback from the University of Alabama, was signed by the Jets to a deal in excess of $400,000 that transformed him into a celebrity, albeit one with a gimpy right knee.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20060723/news_lz1j23nichola.html (689 words)

	Pro Log: "The AFL Catches Up" by Bob Hulsey
		In New York, Harry Wismer's Titans played their games in the near-empty Polo Grounds.
		One of the initial inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame the year before, "Slingin' Sammy" had a brilliant 15-year NFL career as both a quarterback and a punter for the Washington Redskins.
		The TCU great was lured into coaching by Wismer but his gruff style did not produce victories in New York.
	www.houstonprofootball.com /log/log2.html (1459 words)

	Harry Shannon Photos - Harry Shannon News - Harry Shannon Information
		Trampas' Uncle Josh (Harry Shannon) is murdered during an holdup by Wismer (Leonard Nimoy) and Judson (William Bryant).
		On their trail, Trampas is eventually forced to illegally enter Apache territory where the two robbers had made a gold strike.
		Tell the world what you think of Harry Shannon, write a review for this person.
	www.tv.com /harry-shannon/person/15569/summary.html (123 words)

	Harry - Movie Information at filmsandtv.com
		Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
		Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those (1971)
	www.filmsandtv.com /searchmovie.php?q=Harry&pg=13 (910 words)

	New York Jets official Team Store has many jerseys, jackets, shirts, hats, collectables as well as specific player gear ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In February 1963, Harry Wismer, owner of the New York Titans, one of the AFL's charter franchises, sold his outfit lock, stock and barrel to a five-man group headed by David "Sonny" Werblin.
		The three-year reign of Wismer had been fraught with controversy.
		The on-field happenings of the Titans were often overlooked as Wismer moved from feud to feud with the thoughtlessness of a person playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded pistol.
	www.nfl-football-1st.com /html/body_new_york_jets_.html (685 words)

	From Oilers to Titans The Titans
		In 1999, the team was reborn as the Tennessee Titans, a nice twist of history in itself.
		The original Titans played in New York in the early 1960's, and were owned by the flamboyant broadcaster, Harry Wismer.
		Adams once slipped Wismer $10,000 in cash so the city would not turn off his lights.
	tennesseefan27.tripod.com (255 words)

	Fan Pregame Analysis
		In New York, the new owner was radio personality Harry Wismer.
		Then genuine financial trouble struck and Wismer was unable to meet the payroll.
		It was a grave situation, not only for Wismer and the TITanS, but for the fledgling league as well.
	www.mcmillenandwife.com /99pregame_fans_week11.html (1028 words)

	Harry WISMER/Ruth MARTIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Name: Susan WISMER Born: 1 SEP 1952 at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: David PELL
		Name: Donald WISMER Born: 24 FEB 1954 at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses:
		The information published on these web pages has been collected from public records, newspapers, government census reports and information sent to me from relatives listed in our genealogy and possibly may contain errors.
	www.sandycline.com /family/html/fam02003.html (191 words)

	American Football League - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On August 14, 1959 the first league meeting was held in Chicago and charter teams were given to Dallas, New York, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and Minneapolis.
		Things got so bad that owner Harry Wisner was unable to meet his payroll, and on November 8, 1962 the AFL took over operations of the team.
		The Titans were sold to a five-person ownership ground headed by Sonny Werblin on March 28, 1963.
	www.voyager.in /American_Football_League (3589 words)

	New York Jets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born with a gift for flair Sonny immediately updated the team's uniform design and nickname.
		Harry Wismer, who purchased the original AFL New York franchise, had initially named the team the "Titans." He chose this name with the rationale that a titan was larger than a giant and his new team would have to compete for the spectator dollar with the well established New York Giants of the rival NFL.
		Sonny changed the name to "Jets" because it suggested a more contemporary image than "Titans" and that it also rhymed with the Mets who were an immensely popular 1962 expansion baseball team in National League.
	www.helmethut.com /jetplane.html (414 words)

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