Sports Olympic gold medalist, ex-NFL receiver Johnny ‘Lam’ Jones dies at 60 March 15, 2019Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Olympic gold medalist, ex-NFL receiver Johnny ‘Lam’ Jones dies at 60 Johnny "Lam" Jones is dead at 60 after a battle with cancer. He won an Olympic gold medal and was drafted No. 2 overall in the 1980 NFL draft.