Randy Beverly Randy Beverly ( born April 3 , 1944 ) is a former professional American football player . He played cornerback for the American Football League ' s New York Jets and is best known for making two key interceptions that helped the Jets to their historic victory in Super Bowl III in 1969 . Early career . Beverly grew up in Wildwood in southern New Jersey . He attended Wildwood High School , where he won the state long jump championship . He attended junior college in Trinidad , Colorado , where he was a junior college All - America n . He later attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins , Colorado , where he played football . At Colorado State , he returned a kick - off for 99 yards . Considered too small to play professional football , Beverly was passed up in the 1967 NFL Draft . He signed with the Jets as rookie free agent in the fall of 1967 . He received a signing bonus of $ 500 and a one - year contract of $ 12 , 500 . In 1968 , Beverly became the starting cornerback of the Jets . The team went 11 - 3 , winning the American Football League East division . They defeated the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship game and faced the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League in Super Bowl III . Third AFL - NFL World Championship Game . The Jets had managed a solid defense throughout the season , but going into Super Bowl III , the Jets passing defense was not considered particularly strong . With the Jets installed as an 18 - point underdog , Beverly ' s small stature made him a main target of Colts ' quarterback Earl Morrall . However , Beverly put together a remarkable performance , becoming the first player ever to record two interceptions in a Super Bowl . In the first quarter , the Colts drove down the field , seemingly fulfilling the predictions about their offensive prowess . Reaching the Jets ' 10 - yard - line , Morrall threw a pass into the end zone , but the pass bounced off a Jets lineman , then hit the shoulder pads of Colts tight end Tom Mitchell . Beverly tracked the ball and caught it in the end zone , ending the Colts first scoring drive . The Jets defense continued to stymie the Colts for the rest of the first half , shutting them out and prompting the insertion of Colt legend Johnny Unitas at quarterback . Driving the Colts down the field and poised to score the team ' s first touchdown of the game , Unitas threw a crossing pattern to one of his wide receiver ' s in the end zone , but Beverly stepped in front and caught the ball in the end zone , downing it for a touchback . While the Colts managed to score a late touchdown , the Jets ' 16 - 7 triumph is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in the history of professional sports in the United States . Later career . Beverly played a third season with the Jets in 1969 . In 1970 the Jets traded Beverly to the San Diego Chargers for wide receiver Richard Trapp . He was waived by the Chargers and later signed by the Boston Patriots , where he played on special teams . Although his two interceptions were among the most dramatic in the history of postseason NFL play , he intercepted only four passes during the rest of his NFL career . He later played in the World Football League with former Jet Super Bowl alumni Gerry Philbin , George Sauer , Jr . , John Dockery , and Vito ( Babe ) Parilli with the New York Stars . Beverly now lives in Monroe Township in Middlesex County , New Jersey . He regularly attends home games of the New York Jets at Giants Stadium with other Jets alumni . He is a husband , father , and grandfather of six . Grandchildren ' s names are from oldest to youngest ; Sean , Vanessa , Briana , Victoria , Brittany , and Stefania . One of his son , Randy Beverly Jr . is Head Coach of an American Football team in Italy , the Milano Rams .