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  Weeb Ewbank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ewbank is the only man ever to coach two different teams to victory in a Championship Game (two NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959 with the Colts, an AFL Championship in 1968 with the Jets, and a World Championship in Super Bowl III in 1969 with the Jets].
Weeb's record in the AFL was 50-42-6 (71-77-6 all-time with the Jets) and his career regular season record in the NFL and AFL was 130-129-7 and his play-off record was 4-1.
Weeb Ewbank died 30 years to the day that his Jets lost to the Raiders 43-32, in what would come to be known as the Heidi Game.
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 Namath: Ewbank 'like father'
National Football League legend Weeb Ewbank - who posted a 130-129-7 record over 20 seasons as a pro coach - was surrounded at his funeral Saturday by the things he cared about most: his family, his friends and the world of football.
Ewbank's flag-covered casket, adorned with flowers and a Miami University football helmet, sat on the stage in the chapel as a parade of mourners came forth to share personal tributes.
Ewbank is survived by his wife, Lucy Ewbank, and three daughters, LouAnn Spenceley of Oxford, Nancy Winner of Fort Myers, Fla., and Jan Hudson of Annapolis, Md.; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1998/11/22/spt_ewbank22.html   (541 words)

  
 Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank, 1907 to 1998
Ewbank and his widow, Lucy, were Richmond natives and high school sweethearts.
Ewbank guided the upstart New York Jets and quarterback Joe Namath of the old AFL to the world title in 1969.
A 1928 graduate of Miami University, Ewbank was a standout quarterback, captain of the baseball team and a forward on the basketball team for the Redskins.
www.waynet.org /people/biography/ewbank.htm   (597 words)

  
 ewbank111898
Ewbank, a Richmond, Ind., native who quarterbacked the Miami football team, captained the baseball squad and played forward on the basketball team, was hospitalized briefly last year for treatment of a heart problem.
Ewbank said whenever he was approached at Yager, the subject inevitably turned from Miami football to pro football.
Ewbank guided the New York Jets to a stunning 16-7 victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III at the end of the 1968 season.
www.cincypost.com /sports/1998/ewbank111898.html   (831 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
When Weeb Ewbank started his National Football League head coaching career with the 1954 Baltimore Colts, he was 47, not the age you ordinarily look for in a rookie coach.
But the popular Ewbank stayed in command for the next 20 years, the first nine in Baltimore and the final 11 with the New York Jets.
A decade later, Weeb’s old team, the Colts, was heavily favored to make it three straight Super Bowl victories for the supposedly superior NFL over the overmatched AFL.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=65   (397 words)

  
 TSD Athletic Hall of Fame - Wilbur Ewbank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wilbur “Weeb” Ewbank, is one of the most celebrated of our inductees, winning championships at McGuffey School, and with the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets.
Weeb led the McGuffey Green Devils to numerous championships, including a 3 year run, from 1936-1938, where his football teams went undefeated.
It is with great pleasure that we recognize Wilbur “Weeb” Ewbank, for his successes here in Oxford, with the McGuffey Green Devils, as a member of the initial class of the Talawanda Athletic Hall of Fame.
www.talawanda.net /HoF/page0/page7/page7.html   (207 words)

  
 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS - NEW YORK TITANS/JETS
Ewbank, who had enjoyed championship success with the Baltimore Colts in the 1950s, patiently began a building program that received a major transfusion on January 2, 1965, when Werblin signed Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to a rumored $400,000 contract.
The 1968 season was the culmination of the New York AFL hopes as the Jets, under the guidance of Ewbank and the play of Namath, Don Maynard and a host of other major contributors, raced to the AFL East title with an 11-3 record.
Coach Ewbank in 1978 and two players in the 1980s, all of whom stand out in Jets history, have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
aflfootball.tripod.com /teams/newyork.html   (528 words)

  
 Jets
Weeb Ewbank was chosen to be the coach.
Ewbank, who had enjoyed success with the Baltimore Colts in the 1950's, patiently began a building program with the Jets.
In 1978, Weeb Ewbank, who led the Jets to their most improbable win, was elected to the Hall of Fame.
carl.grindey.users.btopenworld.com /NFL_Teams/Jets.htm   (624 words)

  
 New York Jets (1960-Present)
Ewbank who had successfully lead the Baltimore Colts to 2 consecutive NFL Championships in 1958 and 1959, was recently fired, as the Colts wanted a younger coach.
The game had an ironic twist for Coach Weeb Ewbank in that he was facing his former team, and he was staring at Don Shula the man who replaced him 5 years earlier as head coach.
Ewbank would also be upstaged in his final game on December 16th at Shea Stadium as Buffalo Bills RB O.J. Simpson rushes for 203 yards becoming the 1st rusher to reach the 2,000-yard mark in NFL history.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/nyj/jets.html   (8046 words)

  
 CNN/SI - From Sports Illustrated - The Fleming File: Remembering Weeb Ewbank - Thursday December 03, 1998 01:58 PM
Weeb was humble and humorous, but strong -- a fatherly type of man. You only needed to meet him once to understand his magic.
Weeb then pointed to a photo of a high school football team that had gone undefeated and unscored upon.
Weeb stopped me. "That kind of thing should not leave the room," he said.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1998/fleming/1119   (1066 words)

  
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On April 15th of that same year, the new ownership announced that Weeb Ewbank, former coach of the Baltimore Colts, was hired as the new head coach and that the team will now be known as the New York Jets.
Weeb Ewbank became the first coach to win titles in both leagues and Joe Namath was chosen Super Bowl MVP.
Ewbank finished his coaching career with a 4-10 season, a career record of 71-77-6, and a Super Bowl victory.
www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/jets_history.html   (2841 words)

  
 NFL.com - NFL Insider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
By 1958, coach Weeb Ewbank was in the fifth year of his announced five-year championship plan, but thanks to a combined record of 20-27-1, he hardly was secure in his first NFL head-coaching assignment.
It was Ewbank’s “keying defense” that suddenly enabled Donovan, heretofore a journeyman player, to utilize his surprising quickness by reading the direction of offensive blocks.
And it was Ewbank’s decision to move Marchetti from offensive tackle to defensive end that anchored one of the great defensive fronts in history.
www.nfl.com /insider/story/6032205   (4036 words)

  
 Ohio Moments: W Ewbank began gridiron career at MU
Ewbank began gridiron career at MU On May 6, 1907, Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank - who made his name on the football fields of Ohio and became the only coach to win championships in both the NFL and AFL - was born in Richmond, Ind.
In 1930, Ewbank returned to Miami as assistant coach and as head coach at McGuffey High, which MU ran.
Ewbank was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/05/06/loc_ohiodate0506.html   (230 words)

  
 History
Weeb Ewbank named the all-time coach of the AFL and Joe Namath, Don Maynard and Gerry Philbin chosen to the all-time AFL first team selected by the Hall of Fame.
The cause of death was attributed to complications from a blood disease.
Hess was one of a group of five who originally bought the New York franchise out of bankruptcy in 1963 and soon changed the name from Titans to Jets and hired Weeb Ewbank as the head coach and general manager.
www.newyorkjets.com /team/history?year=1969   (555 words)

  
 Other Sources of Ewbank Photos
A wonderful set of photos of the Ewbank homestead and the surrounding area are provided by Denny Gibson (not a cousin).
It is referred to as the home of Loebo Ewbank (b1879 d1970 1.2.7.10) although it was built in 1829-1830.
Numerous sites offer photos of Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank (1.1.6.3.1.3) who was one of the most celebrated coaches in professional football.
mysite.verizon.net /ewbank-dc/id6.html   (288 words)

  
 Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
The second announcement was that the Jets had hired Weeb Ewbank as head coach and general manager.
Ewbank also praised the Boy Scouts and stated that "the boy, or man, who does not do something for his church, his school, his organization, or his team is cheating himself and his community."
Coach Ewbank said that "we will continue to serve as an arm of your Chamber of Commerce." Sherman Plunkett was heard raving about the nice apartment he was renting for $300 per month.
www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=camp-jet   (5458 words)

  
 Weeb Ewbank — Infoplease.com
Wilbur Charles (Weeb) Ewbank 1998 Deaths - Wilbur Charles (Weeb) Ewbank Age: 91 professional football coach with the NY Jets and Baltimore...
Ewbank, Weeb - Ewbank, Weeb football Birthplace: Richmond, Ind. Born: 1907 Died: 1998 Information Please®...
Coaching follies: for most of the time the Jets have been in pro football, their sideline has been more like a circus.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109165.html   (257 words)

  
 Facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The players will spend the week before the game practicing at Weeb Ewbank Hall, a two story, 54,000 square foot facility located on the Hofstra University campus in Hempstead, NY.
Named for the Professional Hall of Fame coach, Ewbank Hall is the Jets year round training facility, ticket office and office complex.
Located on eight and a half acres, Ewbank's upper level houses offices for accounting, pro scouting, college scouting, marketing, video operations, business operations and coaches.
www.empirechallenge.com /oec_facilities.html   (308 words)

  
 IGN: NFL Head Coach: Top 25 Coaches Part 2
Weeb Ewbank coached two of the biggest games in NFL history, two games that ultimately helped the NFL become what it is today.
Back in 1958, Ewbank coached his Colts to an overtime win against the Giants, 23-17, in a game still referred to as "The greatest game ever played".
Namath made the guarantee, but Ewbank was the coach behind the Jets victory in Super Bowl III, a landmark game that helped turn the Super Bowl into spectacle while at the same time legitimizing the AFL and its players to the nation.
sports.ign.com /articles/710/710682p1.html   (499 words)

  
 Weeb Ewbank- Coach Statistics for the National Football League (NFL)
Weeb Ewbank- Coach Statistics for the National Football League (NFL)
Weeb Ewbank- NFL Coach History - NFL Coaching History - History of NFL Coaches - Coaches of the NFL
If you are looking for information, or coaching statistics for NFL coach Weeb Ewbank you have come to the right place.
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 Bet on NFL, History of NY Jets - NY Jets Football History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The team was led by head coach Weeb Ewbank, wide receiver Don Maynard, and charismatic quarterback Joe Namath.
In 1963 Weeb Ewbank was named head coach, and the team’s name was changed to the Jets because the team’s home, Shea Stadium, is located between New York’s John F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports.
Ewbank, who coached the Baltimore Colts to an NFL Championship in 1959 (before the Super Bowl was played between the NFL and AFL), became the only head coach to win championships in both leagues, and Namath was named AFL most valuable player (MVP).
www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /football_history/jets.cfm   (726 words)

  
 New York Jets
In 1963, however, the Titans came under new ownership, and were renamed the New York Jets, under the new head coach Weeb Ewbank.
During this time, Ewbank and Namath both retired and the players went on strike.
With four of its members in the NFL Hall of Fame (Weeb Ewbank, Joe Namath, Don Maynard, John Riggins) the New York Jets have a rich and colorful history.
www.yankees-redsox-rivalries.com /newYorkJets.php   (404 words)

  
 weeb021500
OXFORD, Ohio - Two Miami University alumni who bought football coach Weeb Ewbank's collection of personal memorabilia have donated it to the university, school officials said Monday.
Ewbank's family sold the collection through a Chicago auction house after his November 1998 death.
The collection, with items from 1929-89, includes copies of game plans and pregame speeches and will be catalogued and made available to the public at Miami University's archives by this summer.
www.cincypost.com /sports/2000/weeb021500.html   (154 words)

  
 village voice > news > Jockbeat: Weeb Ewbank: A Man of His Era(s)
Tributes to Weeb Ewbank from Johnny Unitas and Joe Namath last week recalled a remark ably adaptable coach.
Unitas, as stiff and straight as his hightop fl shoes and bristly crewcut, and Namath, as loose and wild as his white shoes and flowing hair, seemed icons of the 1950s and the 1960s—Eisenhower conservatism versus (safe) countercultural rebellion.
As we contemplate Weeb Ewbank's place in football history, it seems that he may have inaugurated a new era, with Lombardi marking the end of the old.
www.villagevoice.com /news/9848,jockbeat,1735,3.html   (902 words)

  
 Baltimore Colts (1953-1983)
Following the season Coach Molesworth is reassigned, to the team's director of scouting while Weeb Ewbank is brought in to lead the team on the field.
Following the season Coach Weeb Ewbank would be fired, and replaced by Don Shula who had played with Colts in their inaugural season of 1953.
Going in to Super Bowl III in Miami the Colts were favored by 18 points as they faced the New York Jets who were coached by Weeb Ewbank.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/balticolts/baltcolts.html   (3735 words)

  
 New York Jets Complex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The high school all-stars participating in the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge will enjoy state of the art facilities when they practice at the New York Jets professional training facility and then go head to head in the game itself, to be held at Hofstra University recently renovated stadium.
The training complex for players and coaches since 1974, it became the franchise headquarters in 1990.
Ewbank's football operations were completely overhauled in 1997 when a polymer Teflon air support structure was installed over the 60 yard Astroturf field.
www.empirechallenge.com /pages/ny_jets_complex.html   (262 words)

  
 WEEB EWBANK - ANNOTATED TYPESCRIPT SIGNED
Titled: "An Excerpt From/*Goal to Go*/By/Coach Weeb Ewbank/Chapter 8/'The First A.F.L. Super Bowl Champs'" In part: "We were not supposed to win the Super Bowl.
He said he went right down the line and found that even in our strongest areas we were barely even with the Colts.
We were the only ones, it seems, along with the fans who had seen what we could do on the football field, who didn't realize that we were supposed to lose this game...." Ewbank's Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/3_2002/sports/WEEB_EWBANK.htm   (213 words)

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