Deacon Jones

American football player (1938-2013)
Person Human Q505641
Deacon Jones

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 9, 1938
Date of death
June 3, 2013
Place of birth
Eatonville
Place of death
Anaheim
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Cause of death
lung cancer[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Country for sport
United States[23]
Different from
Deacon Jones
Family name
Jones[18]
Given name
Deacon[19]
Height
+196
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Mass
+265
Native language
English[8]
Nickname
Deacon[22]
Position played on team / speciality
defensive end[15]
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Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en David D. Jones en Deacon Jones ar ديكون جونز de David D. Jones it David D. Jones ja ディーコン・ジョーンズ (アメリカンフットボール) ko 디컨 존스 ru Дикон Джонс
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
23496314
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82156750
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/81944
California Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
deacon-jones
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Deacon-Jones
FAST ID
1898323
Film.ru person ID
deacon-jones
Find a Grave memorial ID
111754649
Florida Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
deacon-jones
Freebase ID
/m/03bfp7
GeneaStar person ID
jonesd
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IMDb ID
nm0427893
Kinobox person ID
872351
NFL.com player ID
deacon-jones
NFL.com player ID (former scheme)
deacon-jones
NNDB people ID
582/000166084
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID
david-deacon-jones
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID (old)
108
Pro Football Reference player ID
J/JoneDe00
Swedish Film Database person ID
76230
TMDB person ID
1227283
TV Maze person ID
97206
Trading Card Database name ID
10921
WikiTree person ID
Jones-101256
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjMyjpyKQkVBxvtb7mTpP
ČSFD person ID
638935

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Member of sports team 3
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Native language 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Born in Eatonville[1], he… he was born on December 9, 1938[2]. He passed away in Anaheim[3]. He died on June 3, 2013[4]. He worked as an actor[5] and American football player[6].

FAQs

Where was Deacon Jones born?

Born in Eatonville[1].

Where did Deacon Jones die?

Deacon Jones died in Anaheim[3].

What did Deacon Jones do for work?

Deacon Jones worked as actor[5] and American football player[6].

Where did Deacon Jones go to school?

Deacon Jones was educated at Hungerford Vocational High School[9].

What awards did Deacon Jones receive?

Honors received include Pro Football Hall of Fame[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 97206
    "Created claim: TV Maze person ID: 97206, batch #270242"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Deacon
    Family name → Jones
    Place of death → Anaheim
    HAND ID → B3E8-0506-0CB8-C6E8-71E4
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
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