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{{Short description|American football player (1943–2021)}}
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* [[American Football League|AFL]] [[History of the New York Jets|New York Jets]] (1966-1969)
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* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1972)
* [[National Football League|NFL]] [[New York Jets]] (1970-1971)
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* [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl III|III]])
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* AFL Champion (1968)
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* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|1963]])
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'''Peter Spencer Lammons, Jr.''' (born October 20, 1943) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[tight end]] for the [[American Football League]]'s [[New York Jets]], winning the [[American Football League playoffs|AFL Championship]] with them in 1968, and playing in their victory over the [[National Football League]] champion [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] in the third [[Super Bowl|AFL-NFL World Championship]] game. He also played for the NFL's [[Green Bay Packers]].
'''Peter Spencer Lammons Jr.''' (October 20, 1943 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[tight end]] for the [[American Football League]] (AFL)'s [[New York Jets]] and the NFL's [[Green Bay Packers]]. He won the [[American Football League playoffs|AFL Championship]] with the Jets in 1968, and played in their victory over the [[National Football League]] (NFL) champion [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] in the third [[Super Bowl III|AFL-NFL World Championship]] game (aka Super Bowl III). He also won a National Championship with the [[1963 Texas Longhorns football team]]


==High School==
As a high school freshman, Lammons played briefly under NFL coach [[Bum Phillips]] during his tenure as head coach at [[Jacksonville Independent School District|Jacksonville High School]] in [[Jacksonville, Texas]], located approximately 30 miles south of Tyler, Texas, at the intersection of [[US 69]] and [[US 79]]. Lammons fondly recalls Phillips' habit of spitting tobacco into a tin soup can as well as his colorful tirades condemning the shortcomings of the Jacksonville Indians' offense.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}} They met again briefly in January 1968 on the sidelines of the 1967 AFL All Star Game. Lammons, playing in his first and only All Star Game, greeted Phillips, who was an assistant with the San Diego Chargers organization, after the game with a question: "Bum, does this mean I can claim you as a coach?" Phillips allegedly responded "You can claim me as your'n if I can claim you as mine, Pete!"{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}
As a high school freshman, Lammons played briefly under NFL coach [[Bum Phillips]] during his tenure as head coach at [[Jacksonville Independent School District|Jacksonville High School]] in [[Jacksonville, Texas]]. They met again briefly in January 1968 on the sidelines of the 1967 AFL All Star Game. Lammons, playing in his first and only All Star Game, greeted Phillips, who was an assistant with the San Diego Chargers organization, after the game with a question: "Bum, does this mean I can claim you as a coach?" Phillips allegedly responded "You can claim me as your'n if I can claim you as mine, Pete!"{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}


==College==
Lammons played end for [[Darrell Royal]]'s [[1963 Texas Longhorns football team]].
Lammons played end for [[Darrell Royal]]'s [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] from [[[[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|1963]] to 1965. In 1963 the team went undefeated and won the conference, the Cotton Bowl and the National Championship. In 1964 they finished the season by upsetting #1 Alabama in the [[1965 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]. He left Texas as the career leader in receptions and receiving yards - records that would not be broken until 1981 - and still hold the record for most TD receptions in a game (3, tied with [[Pat Fitzgerald]] and D.J. Grant]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual Records Passing Rushing and Receiving |url=https://texassports.com/documents/2013/8/30/FB-individual-rushing-passing-receiving.pdf?id=2412 |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> He led the school in receptions in both 1964 and 1965 and was a consensus All-Conference receiver in 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Lammons |url=https://texassports.com/sports/general/roster/pete-lammons/1675 |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>

==Pro==
Lammons was drafted in the 8th round (68th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft by the NY Jets and in the 14th round (213th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He selected to play for the Jets. During his rookie year he played well enough to come in 4th for the Offensive Rookie of the Year and was the top TE/WR in the voting. The next year he went to the All-Star Game, the AFL's equivalent of the Pro Bowl and helped the Jets win Super Bowl III catching 2 passes for 13 yards in the game. He played four more seasons with the Jets and then one with Green Bay - though he saw such limited playing time with Green Bay that he only caught one pass - before retiring.

After retiring, Lammons got into real estate and partnered with former teammate [[Jim Hudson]] in the thoroughbred racing business.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pete Lammons, a tight end on Jets' Super Bowl team in 1969, dies at 77 in fishing boat accident |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/04/30/pete-lammons-dies-jets-tight-end-super-bowl/4900463001/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=30 April 2021}}</ref>

==Death==
Lammons died on April 29, 2021, when he fell from a boat during a [[Major League Fishing]] tournament on the [[Sam Rayburn Reservoir]] in [[Texas]]. He was 77 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Windes |first1=Isaac |title=‘Super Bowl Pete’ Lammons dies in drowning accident |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/insider/article/Major-league-fishing-participant-dies-in-16142984.php |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=The Beaumont Enterprise |date=8 May 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
*[[List of American Football League players]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LammPe00.htm Pete Lammons (statistics & history) &ndash; Pro-Football-Reference.com.]
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LammPe00.htm Pete Lammons (statistics & history) &ndash; Pro-Football-Reference.com.]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/sports/ncaafootball/06vecsey.html?ref=sports Vecsey, George. "Texas-Alabama: Rematch 45 Years in the Making," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, January 6, 2010.]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/sports/ncaafootball/06vecsey.html?ref=sports Vecsey, George. "Texas-Alabama: Rematch 45 Years in the Making," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, January 6, 2010.]


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Revision as of 17:36, 16 April 2024

Pete Lammons
No. 87, 86
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born:(1943-10-20)October 20, 1943
Crockett, Texas, U.S.
Died:April 29, 2021(2021-04-29) (aged 77)
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Jacksonville
(Jacksonville, Texas)
College:Texas
NFL draft:1966 / Round: 14 / Pick: 213
AFL draft:1966 / Round: 8 / Pick: 68
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:185
Receiving yards:2,364
Touchdowns:14
Rushing yards:3
Games started:28
Games played:95
Player stats at PFR

Peter Spencer Lammons Jr. (October 20, 1943 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the American Football League (AFL)'s New York Jets and the NFL's Green Bay Packers. He won the AFL Championship with the Jets in 1968, and played in their victory over the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts in the third AFL-NFL World Championship game (aka Super Bowl III). He also won a National Championship with the 1963 Texas Longhorns football team

High School

As a high school freshman, Lammons played briefly under NFL coach Bum Phillips during his tenure as head coach at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas. They met again briefly in January 1968 on the sidelines of the 1967 AFL All Star Game. Lammons, playing in his first and only All Star Game, greeted Phillips, who was an assistant with the San Diego Chargers organization, after the game with a question: "Bum, does this mean I can claim you as a coach?" Phillips allegedly responded "You can claim me as your'n if I can claim you as mine, Pete!"[citation needed]

College

Lammons played end for Darrell Royal's Texas Longhorns from [[1963 to 1965. In 1963 the team went undefeated and won the conference, the Cotton Bowl and the National Championship. In 1964 they finished the season by upsetting #1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl. He left Texas as the career leader in receptions and receiving yards - records that would not be broken until 1981 - and still hold the record for most TD receptions in a game (3, tied with Pat Fitzgerald and D.J. Grant]]).[1] He led the school in receptions in both 1964 and 1965 and was a consensus All-Conference receiver in 1965.[2]

Pro

Lammons was drafted in the 8th round (68th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft by the NY Jets and in the 14th round (213th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He selected to play for the Jets. During his rookie year he played well enough to come in 4th for the Offensive Rookie of the Year and was the top TE/WR in the voting. The next year he went to the All-Star Game, the AFL's equivalent of the Pro Bowl and helped the Jets win Super Bowl III catching 2 passes for 13 yards in the game. He played four more seasons with the Jets and then one with Green Bay - though he saw such limited playing time with Green Bay that he only caught one pass - before retiring.

After retiring, Lammons got into real estate and partnered with former teammate Jim Hudson in the thoroughbred racing business.[3]

Death

Lammons died on April 29, 2021, when he fell from a boat during a Major League Fishing tournament on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas. He was 77 years old.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Individual Records Passing Rushing and Receiving" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pete Lammons". Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pete Lammons, a tight end on Jets' Super Bowl team in 1969, dies at 77 in fishing boat accident". April 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Windes, Isaac (May 8, 2021). "'Super Bowl Pete' Lammons dies in drowning accident". The Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

External links

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