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"Drugstore List" writer Jerry Jones passes on.
Jerry Jones, 76, pioneer of NFL draft prognostication
LIVES REMEMBERED, Jul. 21, 2012 by Scott Wartman
RIP...
"For 40 years, pharmacist Jerry Jones filled yellow booklets with his take on the top college players and predictions for the National Football League draft.
Mr. Jones in 1970 started making the yellow booklets, known as the Drugstore List, while working as a pharmacist in Mariemont as something to do while his wife played cards, he told the Enquirer in April.
Mr. Jones and his Drugstore List grew into valuable sources of information for NFL teams and pioneered the art of NFL draft prognostication.
Mr. Jones, 76, died July 16 from lung cancer at his home on Saint Simons Island, Ga.
Before computers, ESPN and sports analyst Mel Kiper, there was Jerry Jones, said former Bengal tight end and sports announcer Bob Trumpy. Trumpy first met Mr. Jones when Trumpy hosted a sports radio show on WLW in 1981.
“I can’t tell you how many times I saw the Drugstore List on the desk of NFL scouts and general managers all over the league,” Trumpy said. “A lot of teams relied on that info for years.’’...
LIVES REMEMBERED, Jul. 21, 2012 by Scott Wartman
RIP...
"For 40 years, pharmacist Jerry Jones filled yellow booklets with his take on the top college players and predictions for the National Football League draft.
Mr. Jones in 1970 started making the yellow booklets, known as the Drugstore List, while working as a pharmacist in Mariemont as something to do while his wife played cards, he told the Enquirer in April.
Mr. Jones and his Drugstore List grew into valuable sources of information for NFL teams and pioneered the art of NFL draft prognostication.
Mr. Jones, 76, died July 16 from lung cancer at his home on Saint Simons Island, Ga.
Before computers, ESPN and sports analyst Mel Kiper, there was Jerry Jones, said former Bengal tight end and sports announcer Bob Trumpy. Trumpy first met Mr. Jones when Trumpy hosted a sports radio show on WLW in 1981.
“I can’t tell you how many times I saw the Drugstore List on the desk of NFL scouts and general managers all over the league,” Trumpy said. “A lot of teams relied on that info for years.’’...
