Deacon
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Deacon is the nickname of Hall of Fame NFL defensive end Deacon Jones, renowned as one of the greatest pass rushers in football history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deacon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allProSelections | 5 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
First-team All-Pro selection
ⓘ
NFL Defensive Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Pro Bowl selection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | David D. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended |
Mississippi Valley State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-06-03 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPickNumber | 186 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 14 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| honor |
member of NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
ⓘ
member of NFL 1960s All-Decade Team ⓘ member of NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 75 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term "sack" for tackling the quarterback
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defensive line play ⓘ pass rushing ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Los Angeles Rams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberRetiredBy | Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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television personality ⓘ |
| partOf | Fearsome Foursome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Eatonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Anaheim Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Los Angeles Rams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Diego Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | defensive end ⓘ |
| proBowls | 8 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the greatest defensive ends in NFL history
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one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history ⓘ |
| teamRole | anchor of the Los Angeles Rams defensive line ⓘ |
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