Lewis Jolley

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Lewis Jolley
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Position: Running back
Kick returner
Personal information
Born: (1949-11-15) November 15, 1949 (age 74)
Bostic, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: North Carolina
NFL draft: 1972  / Round: 3 / Pick: 56
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:7
Rushing yards:6
Rushing TDs:0
Player stats at PFR

Lewis Elman Jolley (born November 15, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. [1] [2]

Jolley began his college career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a wingback after not playing football his senior year in high school due to an injury. [3] [4] He was converted to a running back in 1971, his senior year in college. [3] He capped his college career playing in the December 1971 Gator Bowl, which North Carolina lost to the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 7-3. [5]

Jolley was selected by the Oilers in the third round of the 1972 NFL draft with the 56th overall pick. [6] [7] He was cut before the 1972 regular season began, but then joined the Oilers' taxi squad before being activated as a special teams player. [1] [8] He returned 11 kickoffs for 267 yards, or 24.3 yards per return. [6] In 1973 for Houston he played in 10 of the team's 14 games, rushed 7 times for 6 yards, had 3 receptions for 56 yards, and returned 2 kickoffs for 41 yards. [6] His last game was also his most active. In a December 2 game against the Oakland Raiders, he rushed 5 times for 1 yard and caught 2 passes for 56 yards. [9] But he also had a critical fumble that led to the Raiders' victory. [10]

The Oilers waived Jolley before the 1974 regular season. [11] After being waived by the Oilers, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League. [12] [13] [14] He played for the Hornets in 1974 and 1975. [15] [16] After the Hornets folded, Jolley became a traveling salesman for Worthington Steel, where he was still working as of 1986. [17] [18] [19]

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  2. ↑ Carr, A.J. (November 3, 1971). "Carolina's Lewis Jolley satisfied with role". News and Observer. p. 15. Retrieved August 24, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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  5. ↑ Morris, Richard (January 1, 1972). "Poulos boosts Georgia to Gator Bowl Victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 11. Retrieved August 24, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ Rollins, Glenn (February 2, 1972). "Jolley, McMakin say early picks 'a shock'". Charlotte Observer. p. 11A. Retrieved August 24, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Houston cuts Lewis Jolley". Charlotte Observer. September 16, 1972. p. 5B. Retrieved August 24, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ Levitt, Ed (December 3, 1973). "Let's Not Complain". Oakland Tribune. p. 33. Retrieved August 24, 2022– via newspapers.com.
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