Deacon Jones, the iconic Los Angeles Rams game wrecker who died at 74 Monday night, was more than the inventor of the term "sack.'' He was a pioneer for the pass-rushing greats — and front fours — who followed, former NFL coach Bill Parcells told USA
Deacon Jones, a prototype of the pass-rushing defensive end who became a master of the sack and one of the National Football League's greatest defensive players with the Los Angeles Rams' line known as the Fearsome Foursome, died on Monday in
“Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history,” Bruce Allen said in a press release issued by the Redskins at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. “Off the field, he was a true giant. His passion and spirit will continue to inspire those who knew him. He
David "Deacon" Jones played fourteen seasons in the National Football League, eleven of those coming with the Los Angeles Rams. A fourteenth-round selection in the 1961 NFL Draft out of Mississippi Vocational College
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.
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