Deacon Jones Passed Away

[EmpireWF]

From natural causes, just heard it on WFAN.

Any of you old timers saw him play back in the day?

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

One of the best damn players to ever lace'em up.

Bad ass motherfucker.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Bad ass m'fer and the greatest Ram of all time.

[stevsta]

Only saw his highlights and the documentary about the fearsome foursome, but from those videos it was clear to me just how dominant a force he was on the field

RIP

[ram29jackson]

George Allens family is sad today too

[SuperKevin]

Any truth to the rumor he only died so he could roll over in his grave everytime a flag is thrown because a quarterback was hit?

[Senser81]

Arguably the greatest DE in history. He was a long-shot coming out of college, so his NFL success is rather remarkable.

[ZoneBlitz]

The true holder of the NFL sack record.

[jeffx]

Bad ass motherfucker.

Exactly.

But 'natural causes'....at 74?

[dope]

one of my fave interviews i've ever done

[Senser81]

Exactly.

But 'natural causes'....at 74?

Jones had been fighting lung cancer the last few years. It wasn't ever reported.

[FirstTimer]

[NAHSTE]

Used to sit on the couch and watch his NFL Films highlights for hours as a kid. Fascinating guy, tremendous player, revolutionary even.

[AaronS]

Bring back the head slap!!!

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

He and Art Donovan were my favorite old timers to hear opinions and stories from.
Epitomized football for me even though I never saw him play.