About this item
From Joe Namaths Super Bowl guarantee in 1969 to Mark Gastineaus legendary Sack Dances in the 1980s to coach Rex Ryans own Super Bowl prediction in 2010, the New York Jets have been grabbing headlines and thrilling fans for more than five decades. In New York Jets The Complete Illustrated History, author Mark Cannizzaro explores these and countless other memorable moments, characters, and behind-the-scenes exploits of Gang Green. From the teams origins as the New York Titans of the AFL in 1960, the Jets have followed a rollercoaster ride from postseason heroes to bottom dwellers, but through it all the fans have come out to support such legendary players as Don Maynard, Namath, Wesley Walker, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons, Mickey Shuler, Curtis Martin, and stars of today Mark Sanchez and Darrelle Revis, among others.
About the Author
Mark Cannizzaro was born in Port Chester, N.Y. in 1961 and is currently a sports columnist for the New York Post, where he's covered the New York Jets, the NFL, golf, college basketball and virtually every other other sport since 1993. He's written two books _ "Tales From the Jets Sidelines'' and his current book, "New York Jets: The Complete Illustrated History,'' which is a comprehesive look at the Jets from their inception as the New York Titans and includes a foreward written by Joe Namath. Mark has won numerous writing and reporting awards in his newspaper career, which began in 1983. He lives in New York City and Highlands, New Jersey with his wife, Carolyn Waters. He grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and attended Ithaca College, where he played soccer and tennis competitively for the Blue Bombers.
