REMEMBER THE RAMS: DEACON JONES

GAME PLAN

Let's get started. I'm a die-hard Rams fan. I had season tickets both at the Coliseum and Anaheim Stadium for many years. And even photographed several games from the sidelines over the final two seasons before they moved. This blog was created after reading a newspaper column by Bill Plaschke in the Los Angeles Times Sports section (read it here) about the lack of identity for former L.A. Rams players. I decided to see how many Rams fans still have an appreciation for what the Rams meant to L.A. If you're a real fan, you've got stories to tell and opinions to share. Even if you're bitter about losing our team to St. Louis, air it out right here.

May 2, 2009

DEACON JONES

This Hall of Fame defensive end was a 14th round draft pick of the Rams in 1961, and became one of the greatest pass rushers in the history of the NFL. He used a devastating head slap and blazing speed for a big man to wreak havoc on an opposing offense. As if he wasn't enough for teams to worry about, he was one part of the Rams famed Fearsome Foursome defensive line (with Merlin Olsen, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier) of the 1960s. There was a cool story about him in a recent column by Jerry Crowe of the L.A. Times. You can read it here.