David Jones, Pan Am's sumo trophy presenter, dies at 89

David Jones, Pan Am's sumo trophy presenter, dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - David Jones (file photo taken in 1991), a former public relations manager of the defunct Pan American World Airways well known in Japan for his humorous announcements when presenting trophies at sumo tournaments, died in Nebraska on Feb. 2 local time, the Japan Sumo Association said Feb. 5. He was 89.

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