One of the greatest offensive lineman in Jets history is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jets great Winston Hill was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 Centennial Class. Hill played in four AFL All-Star Games and four Pro Bowls. He was part of the All-AFL Team three times as well as a three-time member of the All-Pro Team. Hill won an AFL Championship in 1968 and was a Super Bowl champion as a member of the Jets in Super Bowl III. He was inducted into the Jets’ Ring of Honor in 2010.
“I am beyond thrilled that Winston will join football’s immortals in Canton,” Jets CEO Christopher Johnson said. “Winston was a generational talent who became our greatest pillar along the offense line. He was a durable champion who was blessed with an uncommon humility. Loved by his teammates, Winston was a towering figure inside the locker room and his presence is forever lasting.”
Hill holds the franchise record of consecutive games played for an offensive lineman with 195. He started 174 of those games. He was responsible for protecting Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath and also helped Emerson Boozer be one of the best running backs in Jets history.
Hill died in 2016. He will be honored along with nine other senior players in a Centennial Celebration at the Canton enshrinement.