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      • The origin of the term "sack" in football can be traced back to the 1960s. It was popularized by Hall of Famer Deacon Jones, a fearsome defensive end renowned for his ability to take down quarterbacks. Jones, a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line, is credited with coining the term.
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  2. In football, sack refers to an instance of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. The term was, as far as we can tell, coined by David "Deacon" Jones, one of the NFL's most famous defensive linemen. He coined the term in the 1960s, when he was part of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome."

  3. Jun 16, 2013 · When Hall of Fame defensive lineman Deacon Jones passed, the tributes and memories included most prominently that he used the head slap and that he coined the term “sack.”.

  4. Aug 21, 2024 · In the early days of American football, sacks were not officially recorded as a statistic until 1982. The term “sack” was popularized by Deacon Jones, a Hall of Fame defensive end, to describe tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

  5. Jun 4, 2013 · For a long time, a quarterback’s greatest fear was DavidDeaconJones. It was Jones who coined the word sack—because he did it so much.

  6. The term "sack" was first popularized in the 1960s by Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones, who felt that a quarterback being sacked devastated the offense in the same way that a city was devastated when it was sacked. [5]

  7. Sep 10, 2020 · A sack occurs when a defensive player makes contact with the QB, who is then ruled down by contact. Therefore, it is not technically required that the QB is “tackled”. A sack also occurs if the passer runs out of bounds behind the line of scrimmage following defensive pressure.

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