Charles "Yogi" Jones

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Charles "Yogi" Jones
Hamburg Sea Devils (ELF)
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born:1960or1961(age 63–64) [1]
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Ringgold
(Carroll Township, Pennsylvania)
College: Pittsburgh
Undrafted: 1983
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:

Charles "Yogi" Jones is a former American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at University of Pittsburgh. For the 2022 European League of Football season he is the new head coach of the Hamburg Sea Devils.

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Early years

Jones arrived as a freshman at Pitt in 1978. He played his last game as a fifth-year-senior tri-captain for the No. 1-ranked University of Pittsburgh team in 1982. [2]

Professional career

Charles "Yogi" Jones signed 1983 as an undrafted rookie with the Dallas Cowboys. He was injured after preseason games and in training camp, forcing him to end his professional career.

Coaching career

After his professional player career he was engaged in several coaching positions. Starting as a Graduate Assistant at The University of Pittsburgh and went on to become the first Full-time African-American Coach at James Madison University where in 1987 the school qualified for the National Playoffs with a 9-2 Record. Jones went on to coach at Rutgers, Pitt, and Tulane Universities Before accepting Defensive positions in multiple NFL Europe Cities such as Frankfurt Germany (‘99 World Bowl Champions) Glasgow Scotland, Berlin Germany Hamburg (2007 World Bowl Champions). After NFLE Jones Invested 2 Seasons with the Cleveland Browns in as a College and Pro Personnel scout. After NFL Europe Jones went on to become the Assistant Head Coach/Def coordinator at Bethune Cookman University for the next 12 seasons which included 6 MEAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 HBCU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Nationally Ranked Defenses and 2 Victories over FBS Universities. After his tenure at BCU in February 2022, Jones was officially announced as the new head coach of the Hamburg Sea Devils in the European League of Football. [3]

Personal life

He is married and has two children.

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References

  1. https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/hamburg-sea-devils-present-head-coach-charles-jones
  2. "This Yogi is not your average football coach". The Roanoke Times. February 5, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. European League of Football (February 3, 2022). "HAMBURG SEA DEVILS PRESENT HEAD COACH CHARLES JONES" . Retrieved February 3, 2022.