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Fireman Ed Through the Years

Fireman Ed Anzalone from Ladder 28 in Harlem comes off the field after representing the New York City Fire Department at the coin toss for the start of the New York Jets game against the San Francisco 49ers Monday night, Oct. 1, 2001, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Anzalone leads the cheers at the Jets games. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

EAST RUTHERFORD,NJ - SEPTEMBER 12: Fireman Ed in the stands at The Meadowlands on September 12, 2004 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets beat the Bengals 31-24. (AP Photo/David Drapkin)

Fireman Ed Anzalone, the ultimate New York Jets fan and cheerleader, sits on another fan's shoulders as the Jets play the New England Patriots at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 14, 2008. The Jets lost their home opener 19-10. (AP Photo/Dick Druckman)

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 14: New York Jets fan fireman Ed Anzalone cheers during the game against the New England Patriots at the Meadowlands on September 14, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Patriots defeated the Jets 19-10. (AP Photo/David Drapkin)

New York Jets fan, Fireman Ed Anzalone, looks on during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Jets fan Fireman Ed Anzalone leads cheers at a rally Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 in Florham Park, N.J. The Jets play the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL AFC championship game on Sunday, Jan. 24 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

The New York Jets fan known as "Fireman Ed" leads fans in a cheer during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Edwin Anzalone, better known as Fireman Ed, leads a J-E-T-S cheer during the New York Jets NFL week 5 football game against the Houston Texans on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Texans won the game 23-17. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

New York Jets fan, Fireman Ed Anzalone, looks on during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Jets, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants defeated the Jets 29-14. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Jets fan Fireman Ed pumps up the crowd during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 18, 2011 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets defeated the Jaguars 32-3. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)

New York Jets quaterback Mark Sanchez (6) shares a moment with fireman Ed after beating the Buffalo Bills in a week 17 NFL football game at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday January 2, 2011 (AP Photo/Evan Pinkus)

New York Jets fan "Fireman Ed" cheers during the third quarter of an NFL football between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Fireman Ed Anzalone leads a cheer during the New York Jets NFL week 5 ESPN Monday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, October 11, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets won the game 29-20. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

Fireman Ed in the stands yelling, week eleven, during the NFL football game between the Houston Texans against the New York Jets on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets beat the Texans 30-27. (AP Photo/David Drapkin)

The New York Jets fan known as "Fireman Ed" leads the crowd in a cheer during a preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Monday, August 16, 2010 (AP Photo/David Drapkin)