Gerry Philbin, a star defensive end for the New York Jets during the AFL days and a member of the 1968 Super Bowl champion team, died Wednesday at the age of 83, the team announced.

In a 10-year career, the two-time All-Pro also won an AFL championship with the Jets before the league merged with the NFL.

Gerry Philbin, one of the AFL's most decorated pass rushers of the 1960s and an essential member of the New York Jets ' famous triumph in Super Bowl III, died Wednesday the Jets organization said. He was 83.