Jim Turner, legendary NFL kicker who won Super Bowl with Jets, dead at 82

Jim Turner, a star kicker who made two Professional Bowls and helped the New York Jets win Tremendous Bowl III in a historic upset over the Baltimore Colts, has died, the Denver Broncos introduced Monday. He was 82.

Turner performed for the Jets from 1964 to 1970 after which with the Broncos from 1971 to 1979. He retired because the NFL’s second-leading scorer and earned American Soccer League Participant of the Yr votes in 1969.

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Brian Hanlon’s busts of former Denver Broncos gamers Craig Morton, Haven Moses and Jim Turner sits in ‘Ring of Fame Plaza’ outdoors Sports activities Authority Subject at Mile Excessive, residence of the Denver Broncos soccer group in Denver, Colorado on September 12, 2017. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Photos)

He was part of the Broncos group that made the playoffs thrice from 1977 to 1979 and a Super Bowl XII look within the 1977 season.

“We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Denver Broncos Ring of Fame kicker Jim Turner,” the Broncos stated in a press release. “Retiring because the second-leading scorer in NFL historical past, Jim was instrumental in serving to set up the Broncos’ profitable custom within the Seventies as a key member of our first Tremendous Bowl group. 

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Denver Broncos’ Jim Turner, left, and quarterback Craig Morton loosen up close to recreation’s Craig Morton who has been beginning for the Broncos, sat out with an harm. (Denver Submit through Getty Photos)

“Whereas his aggressive spirit and reliability outlined him as a participant, Jim’s devoted mentorship and help of youth following his profession will go away a long-lasting legacy inside our neighborhood.

“Our hearts exit to Jim’s spouse, Mary Kay; daughters Lisa, Chris and Alison; and all the Turner household.”

Turner was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1988 — the primary kicker in franchise historical past to obtain the dignity.

Former New York Jets Kicker Jim Turner (11) holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy throughout halftime honoring the Tremendous Bowl III Champion New York Jets through the Nationwide Soccer League Recreation between the New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts on October 14, 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Wealthy Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

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He appeared in 228 video games throughout his profession, making 304 discipline targets and 521 further factors.