View Full Version : DAvid "Deacon" Jones
gtx440
06-04-2013, 09:29 AM
Has Died at age 74
One of the Fearsome Foursome for the LA Rams
He was the Original Sackmaster
before they counted sacks
A 8 time Pro Bowler, he was a real treat to watch
He will be missed
Pinstriper780
06-04-2013, 09:36 AM
Oh man is that terrible to hear, RIP Deacon. One of the original truly feared pass rushers.
David W
06-04-2013, 10:14 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDGdO4miN0
joeadcock
06-04-2013, 11:31 AM
Sorry to hear it
RIP to one of the greats of the gridiron.
talkinbaseball
06-04-2013, 02:17 PM
Wow,
We've lost Merlin and now Deacon.
One of the greatest front lines ever.
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Kenny Cole
06-04-2013, 07:07 PM
And Lamar Lundy. Rosey Grier is the only one left.
In the early '70's, when I was a kid and we were playing neighborhood ball in Temple City, CA, if I was on defense I was always either Butkus or the Deacon. There were no other defensive players in my universe. RIP Deacon. You will be missed.
Coninefan
06-05-2013, 02:06 PM
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2l0pxYw-4
The funniest clip in NFL Films history
And Lamar Lundy. Rosey Grier is the only one left.
In the early '70's, when I was a kid and we were playing neighborhood ball in Temple City, CA, if I was on defense I was always either Butkus or the Deacon. There were no other defensive players in my universe. RIP Deacon. You will be missed.
I heard an interview with Deacon about 15 years ago on WFAN in NewYork. The interviewer was telling Deacon that Lawrence Taylor was the best defensive player in NFL history.
Deacon cut him off and said: No, Dick Butkus was the best, and I know because I was the second best. :D