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Homer Jones Dies at 82; Wide Receiver Who Specialized in Bombs and Spikes

NY Times | June 15, 2023

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For a few years with the Giants, he was among the most feared pass catchers in the N.F.L. — and the acknowledged inventor of an end-zone celebration.

The wide receiver Homer Jones at the New York Giants training camp at Fairfield University in Connecticut in 1964. He appeared in three games for the Giants that year; the next season, he became a star.Credit...Neal Boenzi/The New York Times

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