# RIP Deacon Jones **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 4, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101 "2013-06-04T06:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/1 "2013-06-04T06:45:13Z")
The man who gave football the term “sack” has passed away. [ > [@](#): > > Jones was the leader of the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome unit from 1961-71 and then played for San Diego for two seasons before finishing his career with the Redskins in 1974. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and made the league’s 75th anniversary all-time squad. > > “Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career,” said former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood. > [@](#): > > “Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history. Off the field, he was a true giant,” said Redskins general manager Bruce Allen, whose father, George, coached Jones with the Los Angeles Rams. “His passion and spirit will continue to inspire those who knew him. He was a cherished member of the Allen family and I will always consider him my big brother.” ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN\_OBIT\_DEACON\_JONES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-04-02-27-50](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_OBIT_DEACON_JONES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-04-02-27-50)) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/2 "2013-06-04T13:35:06Z")
I remember seeing him in a _Brady Bunch_ episode. Other boys were making fun of Peter for joining the glee club, but when they meet Deacon Jones, he tells them that he and some of his teammates like to sing. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/3 "2013-06-04T13:53:04Z")
It just got harder to gain yards against Heaven’s football team. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/4 "2013-06-04T14:43:14Z")
He was a great football player. And an [avid advocate of equal rights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2l0pxYw-4). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/5 "2013-06-04T16:09:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It just got harder to gain yards against Heaven’s football team. Threadwinner! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-deacon-jones/660101/6 "2013-06-04T16:12:06Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It just got harder to gain yards against Heaven’s football team. They’ll need that help on defense when Hell gets OJ Simpson.