Newsday · Mar 15, 2019
Ex-Jet Johnny 'Lam' Jones dead at 60
New York Jets' Johnny "Lam" Jones boggling a pass as New York Giants' Mark Haynes (36) looks on at Giants Stadium on Dec. 2, 1984. Photo Credit: Newsday/Jim CumminsJohnny “Lam” Jones, a former Olympic gold medal sprinter whose electrifying speed and receiving ability prompted the Jets to make a blockbuster move to take him second overall in the 1980 draft, died Friday after a long battle with myeloma cancer. He was 60.
