Tony Jones (wide receiver)

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Tony Jones
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1965-12-30) December 30, 1965 (age 58)
Grapeland, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:142 lb (64 kg)
Career information
College: Texas
NFL draft: 1990  / Round: 6 / Pick: 153
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:63
Receiving yards:798
Touchdowns:9
Player stats at PFR

Anthony Bernard Jones (born December 30, 1965) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons with the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

Jones attended Grapeland High School, where he was a member of the 2A state champion basketball team in 1985. [1] He went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he was an All-American in track and lettered all three seasons that he played football. [2] At the 1987 Southwest Conference championships, Jones ran the 200 m in 20.28 seconds, a record that stood at the University of Texas for 32 years until it was broken in 2019 by Micaiah Harris, who ran a 20.21. [3]

Drafted by the Oilers in the sixth round of the 1990 NFL Draft, Jones was one of the smallest players in the league, weighing as little as 139 lb (63 kg) during his professional career. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 'The Leaguer, November 1985'. University Interscholastic League. p. 13.
  2. 'The Next Level / Tony Jones - 1981-1985'. Grapeland Independent School District.
  3. 'Track & Field concludes West Prelims with 20 entries qualified for NCAA Championship'. University of Texas Athletics. May 25, 2019.
  4. 'In the NFL, Bulk Is In 293 Players on Veteran Rosters Weigh 275 or More'. The Oklahoman. January 12, 1992.
  5. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.