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When he bought the team in 1963 David "Sonny" Werblin wanted to personify the Jet Age, so he named what had been the NY Titans the Jets.
The popular claim that they were named Jets from the jets that regularly fly over Shea stadium is wrong - the Jets didn't play at Shea Stadium until 1964.
They actually got their name from playing at Shea stadium. They were originally the Titans of New York, but when they moved to Shea stadium they became the jets because of the airplanes flying over the stadium going to John F Kennedy airport.
When the club, then the NY Titans, was purchased in 1963, co-owner David "Sonny" Werblin wanted to personify the Jet age, so he renamed the team the Jets. The story that it was because they played at Shea Stadium misses that the 1963 Jets played at the Polo Grounds and did not play at Shea until 1964, their fifth year of existence and second as the Jets.
New team owner David "Sonny" Werblin in 1963 wanted to personify the Jet Age, so he used the name Jets. The popular answer is that the name was from playing in Shea Stadium, with all the air traffic in that area, but the Jets did not play at Shea until 1964.
The Titans were renamed to the Jets in 1963 as new majority owner David "Sonny" Werblin wanted to convey involvement in the jet age.
The jets changed thier name from the titans when thier new stadium was built next to lagaurdia airport.
The Jets got their name when they were the NY Titans and purchased by David "Sonny" Werblin in 1963 - he wanted to personify the Jet Age.
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