Lander McCoy Bacon (1943 - 2008)

Born 30 Aug 1943 in Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Died 22 Dec 2008 at age 65 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Lander Bacon is Notable.

Lander McCoy "Coy" Bacon was a professional football player in the National Football League. He played as a defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Washington Redskins. He played in the Pro Bowl three times. Although sacks weren't an official statistic during much of his pro career, researchers have credited him with 130.^[1]

Lander McCoy "Coy" Bacon was born in Trigg County, Kentucky on August 30th 1943. He was the son of Bennie Bacon and Susan Mae Thomas.^[2][3] He died December 22nd, 2008 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio.^[3][4] He is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Ironton, Lawrence County.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Coy Bacon
2. ↑ Birth: "Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999"
   Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Volume Number: 198
   Ancestry Record 8788 #779863 (accessed 17 April 2023)
   Lander McCoy Bacon born in Trigg, Kentucky, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Coy Bacon," obituary, Ironton Tribune [Ohio], 24 Dec 2008, https://www.irontontribune.com/2008/12/24/coy-bacon/ : accessed 31 Jul 2023; archived at The Wayback Machine,.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG5G-HPT : 12 January 2021), Lander M Bacon, 22 Dec 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #32340314 (accessed 17 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Coy Bacon Famous memorial (30 Aug 1943-22 Dec 2008), citing Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA (plot: Section P); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• "United States Census, 1950," ED 110-10, Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky, USA; sheet 17, dwelling 154, Lander M. Bacon in Bennie Bacon household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F74-PZH4.