Inventor of the spike Homer Jones dead at 82

[pwaldo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nf...ng-cancer.html

Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones, the first player to spike the football after a touchdown, died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 82.

The big-play wideout is still the NFL's all-time leader with a career average of 22.3 yards per catch.

Jones caught 224 passes for 4,986 yards and 36 touchdowns in 87 games (59 starts) with the Giants (1964-69) and Cleveland Browns (1970).

'Homer Jones had a unique combination of speed and power and was a threat to score whenever he touched the ball,' said John Mara, the Giants' president and chief executive officer. .'.. I remember him as an easygoing, friendly individual who was well liked by his teammates and coaches.'

He first spiked the football after an 89-yard touchdown catch against the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 17, 1965, for his first career score.

[bakemeister52]

He was a food player and loved it when he did spike the football, it was totally outstanding!

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