Ron Jones (American football)
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Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||
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| Born | October 7, 1946 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
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| High school | W. W. Samuell (Texas) | ||||
| College | Trinity Valley (1965–1966) UTEP (1967–1968) | ||||
| NFL draft | 1969: 6th round, 134th overall pick | ||||
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Ronald Gene Jones (born October 7, 1946) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football for the Trinity Valley Cardinals and UTEP Miners and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played the 1969 season for the Packers and was also briefly a member of the Atlanta Falcons.
Jones was born on October 7, 1946, in Dallas, Texas.[1] He attended W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas where he played football as an end.[2] After high school, he attended Trinity Valley Community College from 1965 to 1966.[1] While at Trinity, he married Carolyn Jones, a fellow classmate.[3] A tight end, he played for the Trinity Valley Cardinals before transferring to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to play for the UTEP Miners football team in 1967.[1][4] Jones attended UTEP from 1967 to 1968, receiving varsity letters with the football team each year.[1]
Upon joining UTEP, Jones stood at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighed 223 pounds (101 kg).[5] As a junior, he competed with freshman Major Stevenson and redshirt Fran Pilarcek for the starting tight end role for the Miners.[4] He won the job and caught 26 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns during the 1967 season.[5][6] The 1967 UTEP team compiled a record of 7–2–1 and won the 1967 Sun Bowl over the Ole Miss Rebels.[7] The El Paso Herald-Post reported that he "attracted a good deal [of] attention in the Sun Bowl" and displayed "impressive" strength.[8] Then, as a senior in 1968, Jones caught 31 passes for 430 yards for UTEP, being named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[6][9] He placed ninth in the WAC in receptions and eighth in the conference in receiving yards.[6] The 1968 Miners compiled a record of 4–5–1.[10]
