R.I.P Coy Bacon

http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2...bacon-dies-66/ (http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2008/dec/22/coy-bacon-dies-66/)

old school redskin. may god bless his family

He was a great pass rusher. I believe he had 16 sacks in 1979 if I remember my football cards. I can't remember the last time a Redskin had that many. Probably Dexter in the mid 80s.

R.I.P. C. Bacon . He was one hell of a football player , I believe we got him and (Cb)L. Parrish in a trade with the bungels . If we had those two on this team ,,,, we would be playoff bound .

I have a 1971 MNF game I was watching the other nite,Skins vs Rams,George Allen returns to LA to face his old team,anyway,Coy Bacon was playing for the rams in that game.
According to that article bacon had 26 sacks in 76,would be an all time record,I didnt know that

He later played for the San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins. He was a Pro Bowler in 1972, 1976 and 1977. According to ESPN.com, the NFL did not officially begin compiling statistics on sacks until 1982. Bacon unofficially recorded 26 sacks during the 1976 season, which would be considered an all-time record, and researchers credit Bacon with a career total of 130.

RIP Coy

We will miss Coy with all of our hearts.
Knowing how important it was to Coy to be recognized for his talent, we (Carol, Bill, and Jasmine) started an email campaign to have Coy inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Just because the NFL didn't keep sack stats doesn't diminsh what Coy did in the NFL for Dallas, LA Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redkins, and USFL Federals!

The following are names where you can start email/writing the PFHofF reps:

Dave Goldberg , Associated Press ***
dgoldberg@ap.org
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
International Headquarters
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10020
MAIN NUMBER
212-621-1500

Peter King , Sports Illustrated
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED QUESTIONS:
Phone: (212) 522-1212
SI.com QUESTIONS:
Phone: (404) 827-4500
General Information
SI.com Email: cnnsi@cnnsi.com
SI.com Publicity and Media Relations : (212) 522-8473

Bob Oates , Los Angeles Times
sports@latimes.com
Put ATTN: Bob Oates in the Subject field.
Sports Department
Los Angeles Times
202 W. 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-5000/ Fax 7876

Len Pasquarelli , ESPN.com
C/O ESPN.com
ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 766-2000

Mike Wilbon , Washington Post
webnews@washingtonpost.com
C/O The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20071

For more info/names see website:
http://www.glorifythepast.com/forums/sho...

PLEASE WRITE TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
Love you Coy and miss you,
Carol (ex)
William and Jasmine (Son and Granddaughter)

Carol, Will, and Jasmine -

My heart goes out to you during this holiday season. So sorry for your loss. Thanks for posting on the Warpath. I'll definitely send a few emails on Coy's behalf. May he RIP.

Oh my God. I watched the tail end of his career as a kid. One of the all-time greats for sure.

R.I.P