Joe Walton passed

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  1. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    Kind words.
     
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    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    IDFjet Well-Known Member

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    RIP Joe--thanks for the memories and the good works you did.
     
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    papapump Well-Known Member

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    RIP Joe Walton, you were a good man. Condolences to your family.
     
  5. AJW

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    RIP Coach. You gave us some good years when you were our OC and HC. Condolences to his family.

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  6. JetFan20

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    Walt Michael’s died two years ago. I’ll probably be gone soon.
     
  7. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    Rip Joe
     
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  8. ColoradoContrails

    ColoradoContrails Well-Known Member

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    RIP Joe. Condolences to your family and loved ones.
     
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  9. Unhappyjetsfan

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    Great offensive coordinator. He got saddled with a bottom-5 offensive line for most of his head coaching career and he still had good-to-great offenses (even if he did run a screen or a draw play on every 3rd-and-long of his career).

    "Walton was an All-American at Pitt in 1955 and 1956 as a split end before playing in the NFL from 1957-64. He was a second-round pick by Washington and played for them (1957-60) and the Giants (1961-64). He had 178 catches, 2,628 yards and 28 touchdowns." <---- I can't believe I never knew this. He never looked like an NFL wide receiver to me.

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  10. Jets69

    Jets69 Well-Known Member

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    My best memory for Walton was when the Jets played their finale against the Giants won knocked them out if the playoffs, finished the season 8-7-1 Joes last season as coach if the jet's
     
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    BrickcityJet Well-Known Member

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    I became a Jets fan during the Walton era.

    R.I.P
     
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  12. mrjet80

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    He definitely was a good OC. Richard Todd improved under his guidance for a couple of years before the bottom gave out. I think he was a good head coach but his personality wore on some players particularly veterans. He was also betrayed by bad drafting which he had a hand in but not completely. It was time for him to go when he was finally shown the door. That being said overall he was a good man. RIP.
     
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    RIP. His teams are what got me rooting for the Jets.
     
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    Baumeister Well-Known Member

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    RIP Coach Walton.
    He was the Jets coach when I became a fan at 9 years old in 1986. Sadly at 9 years old I was enamored with Al Toon and Ken O’Brien and did not even care who the coach was.
     
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    Aww man, RIP Coach Walton. The 2nd Jets coach in my life.
     
  16. ukjetsfan

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    Great memories of that game, but he coached them again the following year before getting fired.

    He was the coach of the Jets when I started following them, so I will always remember him fondly. There were some great wins with him at the helm.
     
  17. donkey

    donkey Well-Known Member

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    The first Jets coach I remember. RIP Joe.
     
  18. Chrisiue

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    He was a very good OC and the Jets thought they were going to lose him to another head coaching job, he had interviewed for the head coaching job in Atlanta before getting the job with the Jets.
    He was saddled with some tough draft picks, remember Roger Vick, what I believe really put to much pressure on him was drafting O’Brien sitting him for a year without playing and Marino that same year playing lights out throwing TDs non stop.
    In his last couple of years as Jet Head Coach running up the middle on 3rd and 8 was a normal call and the fans couldn’t take it any longer.
     
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    RIP Coach.
     
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    The first Jets coach I remember at my first game in 1983 as a 7 year old. RIP Joe.
     

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