On the football field, he stands tall in the pocket and throws a ball his receivers have to either catch or duck. A football game sounds like such a paltry thing in comparison to the suffering he has to endure. In truth, she's embarrassed, because she doesn't think she's worthy of him -- what can she do for Jay Kutner? There, among the black and white senior portraits, are Jay Kutner and Thomas Young, wearing the same loud plaid blazer. Jay Kutner died in 1974.