"Frank Ramos, the New York Jets' public relations director from the golden days of Joe Namath and Super Bowl III through the turn of the century, died Tuesday in hospice care in South Florida after a bout of pneumonia. He was 87. A franchise fixture from 1963 to 2002, Ramos worked under seven owners, seven team presidents, five general managers, 11 full-time coaches and two interim coaches."
"Goodell, who got his start in the NFL as a PR intern under Ramos, called him "a trusted confidant of the players, coaches and executives -- and he never missed a game. Frank was the consummate communications professional, always dispensing sound counsel with a kind touch. ... Frank was a terrific friend and influence to those of us fortunate enough to be in his orbit and he will be greatly missed.""
""Frank had an encyclopedic knowledge of this organization," Johnson said. "He remembered everything, big and small, about every player and every employee who came through the building. Whenever you talked to Frank, you felt like you were getting the true pulse of the Jets. He even gave me the Jets' Super Bowl III playbook, which I still treasure. Frank was the glue that held this place together, and I've met very few people in my life quite like him.""
Frank Ramos served as the New York Jets' public relations director from 1963 to 2002 and was the longest-tenured PR official among New York sports teams at retirement. He worked under seven owners, seven presidents, five general managers and 13 coaches, and never missed a game, compiling 681 consecutive appearances (486 regular-season, 14 postseason, 181 preseason). Ramos received the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2024 Award of Excellence. Commissioners, owners and players praised his knowledge, steady counsel and personal care for the organization. He died in hospice care in South Florida at age 87 after a bout of pneumonia.
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