York Rangers and New York Knicks. In 1984, he gave up day-to-day control of Madison Square Garden but remained Chairman of its Board of Directors. Thoroughbred racing Sonny and Leah Werblin raced Thoroughbred horses under the nom de course, Elberon Farm. Among their racing successes, their colt, Silent Screen, earned 1969 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors and their filly, Process Shot was the 1968 American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. In addition, Sonny Werblin was a major shareholder and member of the Board of Directors of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Of note here is that the first group of four co-owners / investors in The Gotham Football Club ( New York Jets ) were all horse racing associates. All were silent partners in the Jets, deferring to Werblin's legendary ability to handle, press, media and his developed stars. Philanthropy Sonny Werblin and his wife established the David and Leah Ray Werblin Foundation which provides financial support for Rutgers University, charitable causes, and cultural activities. Rutgers University built the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on its Busch Campus, near High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the Raritan River from its main campus in New Brunswick. The center is home to weight-training facilities and the university's main venues for water-sports competition. See also American Football League players, coaches and contributors References 1910 births 1991 deaths American racehorse owners and breeders Philanthropists from New York (state) New York Jets owners American Football League owners Rutgers University alumni People from Rumson, New Jersey Jewish American sportspeople People from Flatbush, Brooklyn Erasmus Hall High School alumni James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority executives 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American Jews