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American gridiron football player (1935–1982)
American football player
James Ray Jones (May 6, 1935 – October 5, 1982) was an
American football
defensive back who played one season with the
Los Angeles Rams of the
National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the
1958 NFL draft . He played
college football at the
University of Washington . Jones was also a member of the
BC Lions and
Oakland Raiders .
Early life
Jones played
high school football at
Lincoln High School in
Tacoma, Washington , earning all-state honors as a
fullback .
[1]
College career
Jones played for the
Washington Huskies from 1956 to 1957, recording career totals of 852 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
[2] He earned First-team All-
PCC honors and was co-captain of the Huskies his senior year in 1957.
[1]
[3] He was invited to the
Chicago College All-Star Game in 1958.
[1]
Professional career
Jones was selected by the
Los Angeles Rams with the 30th pick in the
1958 NFL draft . He played in twelve games for the Rams during the
1958 season .
[4] He played in fifteen games for the
BC Lions from 1960 to 1961.
[5]
[6]
[7] Jones played in one game for the
Oakland Raiders in 1961.
[4]
Personal life
Jones died on October 5, 1982, in
King County, Washington , after a
scuba diving accident near
Seattle .
[4]
[8] He was an insurance agent for
Allstate at the time of his death.
[8]
References
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^ Myers, Bob (November 27, 1957).
"Northern Teams Dominate Coast All Star Eleven" .
Santa Cruz Sentinel .
Associated Press . p. 9. Archived from
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"JIM JONES" . profootballarchives.com. Archived from
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"Jim Jones" . justsportsstats.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .
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"1960 British Columbia Lions" . profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .
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"1961 British Columbia Lions" . profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .
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"Jim Jones - joins Canadian pro league" . tacomapubliclibrary.org. Archived from
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