Jimmie Jones (defensive end)
Jimmie Harold Jones (born January 17, 1947) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Wichita State University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||
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| Born: | January 17, 1947 Columbia, South Carolina | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Englewood (NJ) Dwight Morrow | ||
| College: | Wichita State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156 | ||
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A native of Englewood, New Jersey, Jones attended Dwight Morrow High School.[1]
References
- Goldaper, Sam. "Jones, Jets' 220-Pound Rookie, Getting Gastronomical Build-Up; Defensive End Has Gained Yardage at Dinner Table but Still Is Too Light", The New York Times, September 3, 1969. Accessed August 27, 2018. "When the New York Jet players line up in the Hofstra University dining room, the waiters give a larger helping of food to Jimmie Jones than to most of the other players.... The same applies when the 22-year-old Jones is fed at his home in Englewood, N. J.... The 6-foot-4-inch Jones was an all-state end at Dwight Morrow High School before becoming one of the outstanding defensive players at Wichita State."
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