The Matt Snell mystery is solved, why one of the greatest Jets of all time, one of the heroes of their only Super Bowl championship, wants nothing to do with the franchise.
It revolved around the team’s former owners refusing to write him a letter of recommendation for a construction job after his playing days were over. At least, that’s the 77-year-old Snell’s version of his grudge according to excerpts from the Bob Lederer book, “Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl Team that changed football” that were obtained by Deadspin.
In the book, Snell — the team’s fourth all-time leading rusher (4,285 yards) who scored the only touchdown and ran for 121 yards in Super Bowl III — says part-owner Sonny Werblin promised him if the Jets won a championship, he would have a place with the team for life.