Deacon Jones
David D. Jones
Born: December 9, 1938
Eatonville, FL USA
Deceased: June 3, 2013
Anaheim Hills, CA USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 272
College: South Carolina St., Miss. Valley St.
High School: Robert Hungerford Prep (Eatonville, FL)
Career: 1961-1974
Drafted: 1961 in Round 14, #186 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980
Deacon Jones played from 1961 to 1974 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. Jones accounted for 5 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 50 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 10 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 1 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL/AFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Hall of Fame All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
