Matt Snell, Jets’ Super Bowl III hero, dies at 84

Matt Snell, the bruising running back who powered the New York Jets to their iconic moment in a shocking Super Bowl III victory, died Tuesday morning on Long Island at the age of 84, the team announced.

Snell's role in Jets history is closely linked to the upset that changed professional football. In the 16-7 victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts, he carried the ball 30 times for 121 yards and scored New York's only touchdown, a 4-yard run that put the Jets ahead, a lead they never lost.