kelroy55
06-04-2013, 07:26 AM
David 'Deacon' Jones: Hall of Fame DE Passes Away at Age 74 | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1660950-pro-football-hall-of-fame-de-david-deacon-jones-passes-away-at-age-74?hpt=hp_t3)
View Full Version : RIP Decan Jones kelroy55 06-04-2013, 07:26 AM David 'Deacon' Jones: Hall of Fame DE Passes Away at Age 74 | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1660950-pro-football-hall-of-fame-de-david-deacon-jones-passes-away-at-age-74?hpt=hp_t3) jedicurt 06-04-2013, 11:51 AM dude was a beast. and had more sacks in a season than most did in a year... too bad they didn't keep the stat of QB sacks until near the end of his career because he was the one who made it need to become a state Bill Robertson 06-04-2013, 04:08 PM I was just old enough to understand football and become a fan in the mid-late 60s. Deacon Jones was amazing. He did things that no one had done before. Like moving an offensive lineman out of the way by just a slap to the side of the helmet. He was at the time, and probably would be now, one of the best defensive players ever. zookeeper 06-04-2013, 06:46 PM Since this is an obit thread, we can at least get the guy's name right. Can a mod maybe spell it right in the subject line? It's DEACON. |