Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Bell: Deacon Jones was Canton's unofficial emcee

Former Los Angeles Rams defensive end Deacon Jones passed away the other day and while it's difficult to compare anyone to the Pro Football Hall of Fame great, there was one guy from the old Baltimore Colts who drew

The death of NFL legend David "Deacon" Jones has led to an outpouring of love for the fearsome sackmaster on Twitter. The Hall of Fame defensive end, who coined the term "sack", died at his home in Southern California on Monday night. He was 74.

LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame football player David "Deacon" Jones, one of the Los Angeles Rams' heralded Fearsome Foursome whose outspoken persona and relentless pursuit of quarterbacks helped turn defensive

Deacon Jones became an NFL legend by becoming such a force in a violent game that his autobiography was titled Headslap. But in the aftermath of Jones' death at 74 on Monday night, fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Lem Barney suspects that collisions

LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame football player David "Deacon" Jones, one of the Los Angeles Rams' heralded Fearsome Foursome whose outspoken persona and relentless pursuit of quarterbacks helped turn defensive

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Bell: Deacon Jones was Canton's unofficial emcee

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