Late Great Deacon Jones!
Meaning late as in zillion of years ago.
The Deacon is still very much alive - any reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated...!
He was an amazing talent and player- from Wikipedia:
Sacks
Jones was considered by many to revolutionize the position of defensive end. Jones was noted for coining the term "sack." What separated Jones from every other defensive end was his blinding speed and his ability to make tackles from sideline to sideline, which was unheard of in his time. He also was the first pass rusher to utilize the head slap, a move that he said "To give myself an initial headstart on the pass rush, in other words a extra step. Because anytime you go upside a man's head ... or a woman; they may have a tendency to blink they eyes or close they eyes. And that's all I needed. [sic]"
Pro Football Weekly reported he accumulated 194½ sacks over his career, which would be third on the all-time sack list. (Jones would have ranked first all-time at the time of his retirement, and since has been surpassed by two fellow Hall of Famer's Bruce Smith and Reggie White.) [7]
In 1967, Jones had 26 sacks in only 14 games, which (if official) would be the single season record. (The term "sack" had not yet been coined at the time, and official sack statistics were not recorded by the NFL until 1982.) Then in 1968 Jones had 24 sacks in 14 games, also more than the current NFL record.[8] The sum total of these two seasons would give him 50 sacks in 2 seasons, far more than anyone else has achieved.
Unofficial Annual Sack Totals
1961 8, 1962 12, 1963 20, 1964 22, 1965 19, 1966 18, 1967 26, 1968 24, 1969 15, 1970 12, 1971 4½, 1972 6, 1973 5, 1974 3
(Source: St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins Media Guides)
