By Mike London

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Big fish, small pond

LANDIS — The story goes that the L.A. Rams sent a scout to look at a small-school running back in Mississippi, but the scout was more intrigued by the 6-foot-5, 272-pound guy he spotted who was faster than the back.

That large, swift guy’s name was David Jones. He had played for South Carolina State in 1958, but he had his scholarship revoked. He transferred to Mississippi Vocational College, the school we now know as Mississippi Valley State. He had to sit out the 1959 season, but he was able to play football in 1960.

The Rams took a chance on Jones as the 186th pick of the 1961 NFL draft. He was a 14th-rounder.

All Jones did was become the most dominant defensive end in football history. He invented

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