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.

Former Jets defensive end Gerry Philbin has died at age 83, the team announced Wednesday. A third-round pick in the 1964 AFL draft out of the University of Buffalo, Philbin won the Super Bowl with the Jets in 1969. The cause of death was dementia, his family told ESPN.

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.