Jacoby Jones, former NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XLVII champion, and holder of the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, died at home on July 14, 2024. He was 40 years old. The Orleans Parish coroner ruled the cause of death as natural, linked to hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
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- —Died at 40 from hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- —Scored a record 108-yard kickoff return in Super Bowl XLVII
- —Recently inducted into the SIAC Hall of Fame
A 108-yard return: the Super Bowl record that defined his career
Jacoby Jones’s name is permanently etched in NFL history for a single, extraordinary moment. In Super Bowl XLVII, he returned a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown — a record that still stands as the longest in Super Bowl history. No player has matched it since.
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