Roughly 130 Hall of Famers are expected to return to Canton, Ohio, in early August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and it's a bummer that Deacon Jones won't be in that number. Hall of Fame Weekend just lost its sergeant at arms. DEACON JONES: One of the greatest passes at 74 BULLY FOR HIM: Deacon starred on 'Brady Bunch' Jones, you see, was the representative legend who annually welcomed the new class each year at Canton. He was the greeter (or gatekeeper) who could not be ignored, no matter how many all-pro honors or Super Bowl rings a new inductee had on his resume. Designated by the fraternity to lay out "the ground rules," as he put it, for the new...
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