| LC control no. | n 82156750 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Deacon, 1938-2013 |
| Variant(s) | Jones, David Deacon, 1938-2013 Jones, David, 1938-2013 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1938-12-09 |
| Death date | 2013-06-03 |
| Place of birth | Eatonville (Fla.) |
| Place of death | Anaheim Hills (Anaheim, Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Football--Defense |
| Affiliation | Washington Redskins (Football team) San Diego Chargers (Football team) Los Angeles Rams (Football team : 1946-1994) |
| Profession or occupation | Football players |
| Found in | Libby, B. Life in the pit ... 1970. Headslap, 1996: CIP t.p. (Deacon Jones) galley (David Deacon Jones; lives in Anaheim Hills, CA; former defensive lineman for the L.A. Rams) The book of Deacon, 2001: CIP t.p. (Deacon Jones) data sheet (b. Dec. 9, 1938) Information from publisher, Apr. 11, 2001 (correct birthdate is Dec. 9, 1938) New York times (online), viewed June 5, 2013 (in obituary published June 4: Deacon Jones; b. David Jones, Dec. 9, 1938, Eatonville, Fla.; d. Monday [June 3, 2013], Anaheim Hills, Calif., aged 74; prototype of the pass-rushing defensive end who became a master of the sack and one of the National Football League's greatest defensive players with the Los Angeles Rams' line known as the Fearsome Foursome; when he arrived in the N.F.L. he called himself Deacon, having met Deacon Dan Towler, an outstanding Rams fullback of the 1950s and one of professional football's early black stars, who became a minister) |
| Associated language | eng |
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