Jim Turner (football player)
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| Jim Turner | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 28, 1941 |
| Place of birth |  Martinez, California |
| Position(s) | Placekicker |
| College | Utah State |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1964-1969 1970 1971-1979 |
AFL New York Jets NFL New York Jets NFL Denver Broncos |
James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941 in Martinez, California) is a former college and professional American football player. He played quarterback and kicker for Utah State and was signed as a free-agent in 1964 by Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank. As placekicker for the American Football League's New York Jets, "Tank" kicked a then record 145 points in the 1968 regular season, with a professional football record 34 field goals. Turner kicked for nine points in the AFL Championship game win over the Oakland Raiders, and ten points in the Jets's 16-7 defeat of the Baltimore Colts in the Third World Championship of Professional Football, Super Bowl III. In the locker room after the game, on national television (NBC-TV), Turner shouted "Welcome to the AFL !"
Following the AFL-NFL merger, Turner also played with the Denver Broncos for another nine seasons and kicked four points in a losing effort in Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys. He was inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame in 1988.
Turner finished his career with 304 of 488 (62%) field goals and 521 of 534 extra points, giving him 1,439 total points.
