Deacon Jones, one of the greatest....

[HDO45331]

Yep. Great player, and great person. RIP.

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[howard]

By 'virtue' of being in the media production capital, the Los Angeles Rams D-line was the first 'celebrity' front four (Rosey Grier, Merlin Olson, Lamar Lundy and Jones). Jones was the first athlete I remember crossing over to Hollywood, appearing in TV episodes as the huge, intimidating, unsmiling black athlete (like on The Odd Couple).

[kranepool]

[Jerloma]

By 'virtue' of being in the media production capital, the Los Angeles Rams D-line was the first 'celebrity' front four (Rosey Grier, Merlin Olson, Lamar Lundy and Jones). Jones was the first athlete I remember crossing over to Hollywood, appearing in TV episodes as the huge, intimidating, unsmiling black athlete (like on The Odd Couple).

Why did I think Youngblood was a part of that?

[Rams Fanny]

Why did I think Youngblood was a part of that?

Youngblood backed up Deacon his first year (71). Rams traded Deacon the next season and gave Youngblood his spot.

I don't think Deacon has ever gotten his full due as a player (certainly not from the last couple generations of fans) but at least those silly 'list' shows on NFL Network keep his name in discussions of greatest ever.

[DSafetyGuy]

Watch the whole thing, but let's just say there's an interesting comment about 17 seconds in.

[kranepool]

I always suspected Deacon Jones was prejudiced against hermaphrodites.

[sancarlos]

So, remember Deacon's wise counsel next time you want to get to the fridge and your wife tries to block you.