mardi 4 juin 2013

‘Deacon’ Jones: Death of an NFL legend leads to an outpouring of love on Twitter

The Hall of Fame defensive end, who coined the term 'sack', died at his home in Southern California on Monday night. He was 74.

FILE - This 1963 file photo shows David Deacon Jones. Jones, a Hall of Fame American football defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks, has died. He was 74. The Washington Redskins said that Jones died Monday night June 3, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Southern California. Redskins general manager Bruce Allen, whose father, George, coached Jones with the Los Angeles Rams, calls Jones "one of the greatest players in NFL history. (AP Photo/File)

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Hall of Famer 'Deacon' Jones dies on Monday night at his home in California. He was 74.

The death of NFL legend David "Deacon" Jones has led to an outpouring of love for the fearsome sackmaster on Twitter.
The Hall of Fame defensive end, who coined the term "sack", died at his home in Southern California on Monday night. He was 74.
Here are a collection of the Tweets:
Former Jets star Darrell Revis (@Revis24)
Got a lot of respect for Deacon Jones, the sackmaster. My prayers go out to him & family.