#73
New york jets – DL
Sacks W/NYJ
78
FR W/NYJ
8
FR TD w/NYJ
0
Safety w/NYJ
0
INT w/NYJ
0
Games w/NYJ
140
Bio
HT
6-3
WT
263 lbs
DRAFT
1977 R6-P144 (NYJ)
NYJ ACQN
1977 NFL Draft
DOB
Oct. 15, 1953
POB
Chester, PA
HS
St. James (PA)
COLLEGE
Temple
Teams
New York Jets
1977-1987
Indianapolis Colts
1988
The Joe Klecko team profile page at Jets X-Factor provides New York Jets stats, bio, records, awards, and more about the organization’s Hall of Fame versatile defensive lineman.
Honors
DPOY
PFWA Defensive Player of the Year: 1981
All-Pro
2X AP & PFWA 1st TM: 1981, 1985 / AP 2nd TM: 1983
Pro Bowl
4X: 1981, 1983-85
AFC DPOY
UPI AFC Defensive Player of the Year: 1981
All-AFC
2X UPI 1st TM: 1981, 1985 / 3X UPI 2nd TM: 1978-79, 1986
Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2023
Retired Number
New York Jets Retired Number: 73
Ring of Honor
New York Jets Ring of Honor
Career Highlights
Honors:
- 4 Pro Bowls (1981, 1983-85)
- 2-time All-Pro (1981, 1985)
- PFWA Defensive Player of the Year (1981)
- No. 73 retired by Jets
- New York Jets Ring of Honor
Jets all-time regular season ranks:
- 20th in Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value (79)
- 27th in games played (140)
Miscellaneous Jets records:
- 4th-most regular season games played among DL (140)
CAREER STATS
| Totals | G | SACKS | INT | FR | FR TD (INT TD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets Regular Season | 140 | 78 | 0 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Regular Season | 155 | 78 | 0 | 9 | 0 (0) |
| Jets Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
DEFENSE BY SEASON
| Year | Tm | G | GS | Sk | Int | Int Yds | Int TD | Int Lng | PD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NYJ | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NYJ | 15 | 15 | 10.5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 | NYJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 | NYJ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 | NYJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | NYJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | IND | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PLAYOFFS DEFENSE
| Year | Tm | G | GS | Sk | Int | Int Yds | Int TD | Int Lng | PD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
