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Deacon Jones
David D. Jones
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 272 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1938 in Eatonville, FL
College: Miss. Valley State, South Carolina State
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1980
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 14th round (186th overall) of the 1961 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1961 | 23 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 24 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 25 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964* | 26 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965*+ | 27 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 28 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1967*+ | 29 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1968*+ | 30 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 31 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 32 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 33 | RAM | LDE | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972* | 34 | SDG | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 35 | SDG | LDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 36 | WAS | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 52 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 11 yrs | STL | 151 | 51 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | SDG | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1974 | 36 | WAS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1961 | 23 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | |||||
| 1962 | 24 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 191 | 52 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965*+ | 27 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 29 | RAM | LDE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 36 | WAS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Career | 191 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | STL | 151 | 51 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | WAS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1964 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL/AFL 1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL |