Calvin Jones (cornerback)
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 26, 1951 San Francisco, California |
| Died: | October 28, 2021 (aged 70) |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Balboa (San Francisco, California) |
| College: | Washington |
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 15 / Pick: 373 |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Calvin Jones (January 26, 1951 – October 28, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated from Balboa High School in San Francisco in the fall of 1968.[2]
In 1970, Jones, along with Mark Wheeler and Ira Hammon, quit the UW football team, holding a press conference denouncing racial discrimination on the part of the coaching staff, led by head coach Jim Owens.[3] In 1971, Don Smith, an African-American, was appointed UW assistant athletic director. Smith asked Jones to return to the UW, and Jones became an All-American in 1972.[4]
Jones was selected in the fifteenth round of the 1973 NFL Draft (373rd overall) by the Washington Redskins and played four seasons with the Denver Broncos.
Jones died on October 28, 2021, at the age of 70.[5]
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References[]
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. p. 162. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Balboa High School 1968 1969 yearbook Photos san francisco". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/at-long-last-peace-for-three-uw-players/ retrieved 11/28/15
- ^ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060511&slug=smith11 retrieved 11/28/15
- ^ {[cite press release|url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2021/10/28/football-husky-hall-of-famer-calvin-jones-passes-away-at-age-70.aspx%7Ctitle=Husky Hall Of Famer Calvin Jones Passes Away At Age 70|publisher=Washington Huskies|date=October 28, 2021}}
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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