| Deacon Jones | |
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| Position(s): Defensive end |
Jersey #(s): 75 |
| Born: December 9, 1938 Eatonville, Florida |
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| Year(s): 1961–1974 | |
| NFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 14 / Pick: 186 | |
| College: South Carolina State Mississippi Valley State |
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| Sacks | 213. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, six miles north of Orlando. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27–28 1960 This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA South Carolina State University (also known as SCSU State College among the older alumni members SC State or simply State is a historically black university located in Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd Regular season of the National Football League. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1973 NFL season was the 54th Regular season of the National Football League. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he 5 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Games Played | 190 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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David D. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1971 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 24, 1971 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The 1973 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 21, 1973 at Texas Stadium in Irving Texas. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team was chosen by a selection committee of media and league personnel in 1994. The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1960s and have been compiled in a fantasy group Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA annually awarded the George S Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA annually awarded the George S "Deacon" Jones (born December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, Florida) nicknamed "Secretary of Defense" is a former professional football player and actor. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, six miles north of Orlando. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Jones specialized in quarterback sacks, a term attributed to him. In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he An extremely durable player, Jones missed only six games of a possible 196 regular-season encounters in his 14 National Football League seasons. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He is also noted for perfecting the notorious "head slap" in defensive line play, a tactic that was shortly made illegal in pro football.
He claims that he accumulated 213. 5 sacks over his career, which, if true, would be first on the all-time sack list. [1]
Jones also unofficially had 26 sacks in 1967, which (if official) would be the single season record.
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Football career
Jones had an obscure college career consisting of a year at South Carolina State University in 1958, followed by a year of inactivity and a final season at Mississippi Vocational College (since renamed Mississippi Valley State University) in 1960. South Carolina State University (also known as SCSU State College among the older alumni members SC State or simply State is a historically black university located in Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. He was drafted in the 14th round of the 1961 draft by the Los Angeles Rams, and quickly blossomed into a top defensive end and, for most of a decade, he teamed with tackle Merlin Olsen to give Los Angeles a perennial All-Pro left side of the defensive line. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is a former American football player in the National Football League and an Actor. The so-called Fearsome Foursome defensive line of the Rams (Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, Merlin Olsen, and Jones) is considered one of the best lines of all time, along with the Steel Curtain of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Purple People Eaters of the Minnesota Vikings. Lamar J Lundy Jr ( April 17 1935 - February 24 2007) was an American Defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actor Christian minister Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is a former American football player in the National Football League and an Actor. The Steel Curtain was the nickname given to the front four of the famous defensive line of the American football team Pittsburgh Steelers during their The Purple People Eaters was the nickname of the Minnesota Vikings football team's defensive line of the late 1960s to the late 1970s when the Vikings played in four The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
Jones won unanimous All-Pro honors five straight years from 1965 through 1969 and was 2nd Team All-Pro in 1964, 70, and 72. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also in seven straight Pro Bowls, from 1964 to 1970, and was selected to an eighth after the 1972 season with the San Diego Chargers. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. In 1967, Jones unofficially amassed 26 sacks in 14 games (the term "sack" had not yet been coined at the time, and official sack statistics were not recorded by the NFL until 1982). Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Was voted the team's Outstanding Defensive Lineman by the Los Angeles Rams Alumni in 1962, 64, 65, and 66.
In 1972, Jones was included in a multi-player trade with the San Diego Chargers where he was an instant success. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. He was named San Diego's defensive captain and led all Chargers' defensive linemen in tackles and won a berth on the AFC Pro Bowl squad. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL He concluded his career with the Washington Redskins in 1974. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Along the way Jones was named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Week four times: Week 14, 1967; Week 12, 1968; Week 11, 1969; and Week 10, 1970.
Jones always practiced kicking and in 1974, coach George Allen let him attempt an extra point in a game for the Redskins. The kick was good.
Throughout his career, Deacon was considered—by himself and his opponents—to be one of the toughest players in the league. In an interview with Kevin Jackson, Deacon once remarked:
- I'm probably the toughest (expletive) here. Kevin Andre Jackson won a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Olympic Games Ain't no question about that with me. I'm the toughest guy here. . . I'm clean. I mean, I ain't got no marks on me. I don't know nobody else who can say that who came out of any sport. I ain't got no marks on me, so I've got to be the baddest dude I know of. [1]
Jones is considered one of the greatest defensive players ever. The Los Angeles Times called Jones, "Most Valuable Ram of All Time," and former Rams head coach George Allen called him the "Greatest Defensive End of Modern Football. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed George Herbert Allen ( April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the NFL and "[2]
Jones was considered by many to revolutionize the position of defensive end. Jones was noted for coining the "sack". What separated Jones from every other defensive end was his blinding speed and his ability to make tackles from sideline to sideline, which was unheard of in his time.
He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1980, and was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In 1999, he was ranked number 13 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranked player to have played for the Rams franchise, the highest-ranked defensive end, and the second-ranked defensive lineman behind Bob Lilly. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939) is a former American football player in the NFL and Photographer. The same year, he was named by Sports Illustrated as the "Defensive End of the Century. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. "
Non-football activities
- Jones was a rhythm and blues singer during his football days, being backed by the band Nightshift, which later became War. War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and "
- He appeared on "The Brady Bunch" The Drummer Boy First aired: 1/22/1971 Production Code: 041
- He appeared in a memorable episode of "The Odd Couple" where he and Oscar were in a television commercial together, hawking shaving products.
- He has worked as a television actor, and appeared in numerous TV programs since the 1970s, most often appearing in cameo roles. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as
- Jones has traveled to Iraq to meet with troops stationed there and U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. S. General Tommy Franks. General Tommy Ray Franks, United States Army (Ret KBE (Honorary (born June 17, 1945 in Wynnewood Oklahoma) is a retired
- Jones currently serves as the president and CEO of the Deacon Jones Foundation[3], an organization he founded in 1997 "to assist young people and the communities in which they live with a comprehensive program that includes education, mentoring, corporate internship, and community service. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar "
- 1978 Elected to South Carolina Sports Hall of fame
- 1981 Voted to the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- 1984 Elected to the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- 1991 Recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award Presented by the Boy Scouts of America
- 1995 Elected to Black Sports Hall of Fame
- 1996 Recipient of the first annual Round Table Award Presented by Pop Warner Little Scholars
- 1999 Recipient of the Gale Sayers Lifetime Spirit Achievement Award
- 1999 Awarded "The Order of the Leather Helmet" by the NFL Alumni Organization, their highest honor
- 2001 Winner of the NFL Alumni Spirit Award for community service
- 2005 recipient of the Junior Seau Foundation Legend of the Year Award
- 2007 named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history. The Florida Sports Hall of Fame (FSHOF and Museum is dedicated to preserving honoring and promoting knowledge of excellence manifested by inducted individuals and in the history and conduct Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million Gale Eugene Sayers (b May 30 1943, Wichita Kansas) also known as "The Kansas Comet", was a professional football player The NFL Alumni is a 501 (c (3 charity that is composed of former NFL players and associate members who work voluntarily to raise funds for youth-oriented causes and engage The NFL Alumni is a 501 (c (3 charity that is composed of former NFL players and associate members who work voluntarily to raise funds for youth-oriented causes and engage Junior Seau (ˌʤunjɚ ˈseɪo (born Tiaina Baul Seau Jr on January 19, 1969 in San Diego California) is an American football The FHSAA's All-Century Team was selected in December 2007 to celebrate 100 years of high school football in the state of Florida.
References
External links
- ProFootballHOF.com - Hall of Fame biography page
- Deacon Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Deacon Jones Foundation
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