Jim Turner dead at 82: Legendary kicker won Super Bowl with the New York Jets

Jim Turner, the legendary New York Jets and Denver Broncos kicker, has died at the age of 82 from heart failure.

The quarterback-turned-kicker won the Super Bowl with the Jets in 1968 and went on to become a Broncos Ring of Fame player, and was also notable for not missing a single game in his entire career. 

He played quarterback for Utah State during his college career, and was then selected by Washington as a 19th-round pick in the 1963 NFL Draft.

He then failed to make the roster and reportedly ditched his football career for a life in teaching, per NBC Sports.

In 1964, then-Jets coach Weeb Ewbank signed him to play in the American Football League, and just four years later he was part of the famed New York team that beat the Colts to win Super Bowl III, kicking field goals from 32, 30 and nine yards.

Jim Turner (pictured) holds up the Vince Lombardi trophy during a reunion at MetLife in 2018

Turner (right) played quarterback in college but then became a successful kicker in the NFL

Turner (L) won the Super Bowl after being plucked from obscurity by Jets' Weeb Ewbank (C)

He died on Sunday from heart failure with his family by his side, according to multiple reports. 

In his career, he played 228 consecutive games, never missing a game through injury, and at his retirement he had scored the second-most points in NFL history. 

After his time with the Jets, he spent eight years with the Broncos and was inducted into the team's Ring of Fame in 1988.

Turner (center) has died at the age of 82 after suffering a heart failure, it has been confirmed

Turner went on to star for the Broncos for eight years and is inducted in their Ring of Fame

He holds his NFL scoring titles from his home in Arvada, CO, where he lived with his wife Mary

Post-playing career, he moved into the media and worked as a national and local broadcaster for NBC Sports, KNUS and KOA Radio.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Kay, and three daughters, Lisa, Chris and Alison.

Turner lived near Denver with his wife, and 'countless dogs, cats, birds and gerbils', per 9News.