Hall of Fame DE Deacon Jones dead at 74

It is rare that an athlete is so good at his job that he inspires an entirely new quantitative measure, but this was the case with David “Deacon.I met and interviewed Deacon Jones once, briefly, before the Redskins' 2010 “homecoming” game. He was euphoric over the event. “Look, first of all, you have to understand the context,” Jones told me, sitting in a chair outside the event's main tent, a“Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history. Off the field, he was a true giant,” Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said in a statement. “ passion and spirit will continue to inspire those who knew him. He was cherishedJones spent the majority of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams where along with Rosey Grier, Merlin Olsen and Lamar Lundy comprised “The Fearsome Foursome”. With Jones' passing, Grier is the only survivingIt is rare that

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