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NEW YORK · SHEA STADIUM

The Jets,
archived.

Vintage New York Jets sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl III champions (1968 season) — Joe Namath era.

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Martin · 90s
─── A Signature Era ───

Parcells

Kotite's 1–15 in '96. Parcells arrives, and by '98 they're 12–4 and in the AFC title game.

Years
1996–1999
Wore
#28
Tells
classic logo returns in 1998
NO. 02 · THE JETS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

New York Jets · Broadway Joe
1980–1989

80s

New York Jets · Sack Exchange
1990–1999

90s

New York Jets · Parcells
2000–2009

2000s

New York Jets · Play to Win
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Jets designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

1998 AFC East Division Championship →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →