Coy Bacon

CINCINNATI -- Coy Bacon, a fierce pass rusher who spent 14 years in the NFL with Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Washington, has died. He was 66. He died Monday in his hometown of Ironton, Ohio, the Cincinnati Bengals said. The cause was not disclosed. Bacon played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1968-72, when he made the first of his three Pro Bowls. He was traded to the Bengals for receiver Charlie Joiner. In Cincinnati, the defensive lineman blossomed as one of the league's top pass rushers in the days before sacks were recognized as an official NFL statistic. He made the Pro Bowl in 1976 and 1977 with Cincinnati, then finished his NFL career by playing four years for the Redskins. He was a motivational speaker after his retirement.