Deacon Jones

Deacon Jones

Jones in 1971
No. 75
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1938-12-09)December 9, 1938 Eatonville, Florida, U.S.
Died:	June 3, 2013(2013-06-03) (aged 74) Anaheim Hills, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hungerford (Eatonville, Florida)
College:	South Carolina State (1958) Mississippi Valley State (1960)
NFL draft:	1961 / Round: 14 / Pick: 186
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1961–1971) San Diego Chargers (1972–1973) Washington Redskins (1974)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1967, 1968) 5× First-team All-Pro (1965–1969) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1964, 1970, 1972) 8× Pro Bowl (1964–1970, 1972) 5× NFL sacks leader (1964, 1965, 1967–1969) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team St. Louis Football Ring of Fame Los Angeles Rams No. 75 retired
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 2 Games played: 191
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

David D. "Deacon" Jones (December 9, 1938 – June 3, 2013) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Jones specialized in sacks, a term that he coined. Nicknamed "the Secretary of Defense", Jones is considered one of the greatest defensive players ever.^[1] 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".^[1]