Deacon Jones, Fearsome N.F.L. Defensive End, Dies at 74
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/s...arsome-nfl-defensive-end-dies-at-74.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/s...arsome-nfl-defensive-end-dies-at-74.html?_r=0
Deacon Jones, a prototype of the pass-rushing defensive end who became a master of the sack and one of the N.F.L.’s greatest defensive players with the Los Angeles Rams’ line known as the Fearsome Foursome, died on Monday in Anaheim Hills, Calif. He was 74.
Deacon Jones parlayed his size — 6 feet 5 inches and 270 pounds or so — his strength and his agility to glamorize defensive play.
His death was announced by the Washington Redskins through their general manager, Bruce Allen, whose father, George Allen, coached Jones with the Rams and Washington Redskins.
