Lander McCoy Bacon (August 30, 1942 – December 22, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Washington Redskins.
[5] In 1964, he tried out with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, but was not signed as it was discovered that he had not graduated from Jackson State.
[7] On July 31, 1968, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (#125-Chuck Kyle).
On January 25, 1973, Bacon was sent to the San Diego Chargers along with running back Bob Thomas for quarterback John Hadl.
On June 26 1978, he was traded along with defensive back Lemar Parrish to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a first-round draft pick (#12-Charles Alexander).
He finished his career in the USFL with the Washington Federals in 1983, starting 16 of 18 games, while posting 62 tackles, 6 1/2 sacks and one fumble recovery, on a 3–15 club.
[6][12] On September 6, 1983, he was left unprotected and was selected in the 17th round of the expansion draft by the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League.
Coy also spent several years working with troubled youth at the Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility.