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Former Hawkeye track standout Charles "Deacon" Jones passed away early this morning in Hillside, Ill., Iowa officials confirmed.

He was 73.

Jones suffered numerous health problems in the last decade, undergoing several heart procedures and battling diabetes. He died one week after his 73rd birthday.

Jones was inducted in to the University of Iowa Varsity Club Hall of Fame as a member of the charter class in 1989.