Jets legend Joe Klecko was chosen as a finalist for the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame’s class of 2023 on Wednesday, transferring him one step nearer to enshrinement.
Klecko, Chuck Howley and Ken Riley had been chosen because the three senior candidates from a listing of 12 semifinalists. Klecko shall be elected to the Corridor if he receives help from 80 % of the voters in January, one thing that's normally only a formality for senior candidates. He would then be enshrined in Canton subsequent summer time after years of ready.
Klecko performed 11 seasons for the Jets and was a key determine within the workforce’s famed “Sack Change” of the early Eighties, together with Mark Gastineau, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam. Klecko was a two time All-Professional choice and made the Professional Bowl at three totally different positions — nostril sort out, defensive sort out and defensive finish. He spent the ultimate season of his profession with the Colts.
Sacks didn't turn out to be an official stat till 1982, however Professional Soccer Reference researched sacks previous to that yr and credit Klecko with 78 in his profession. That's second in Jets historical past, trailing solely Gastineau’s 107.5.
Klecko was credited with 20.5 sacks in 1981, the yr he completed second to the Giants’ Lawrence Taylor in Defensive Participant of the Yr voting.
The Jets chosen Klecko within the sixth spherical of the 1977 draft out of Temple. He performed in 140 video games for the workforce from 1977-87.
Howley is the one participant from a shedding workforce ever to be chosen as Tremendous Bowl MVP, incomes the glory in Tremendous Bowl V for the Cowboys of their loss to the Colts. The linebacker intercepted two passes within the 16-13 loss. He was All-Professional 5 instances in his 15-year profession.
Riley performed 15 years for the Bengals at cornerback and intercepted 65 passes.
Darrelle Revis shall be on the Corridor of Fame poll for the primary time in January, presenting a doable double election for the Jets.
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