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Calvin Jones (running back)

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Calvin Jones
No. 27, 44
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1970-11-27)November 27, 1970
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:January 22, 2025(2025-01-22) (aged 54)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Omaha Central
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:1994 / round: 3 / pick: 80
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:112
Average:4.1
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Calvin D'Wayne Jones (November 27, 1970 – January 22, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1993. Jones was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers. In his only season with the Packers, they won Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.

College career

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Jones rushed for 3,166 yards and scored 40 rushing touchdowns from 1990 to 1993 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He played I-back under the direction of head coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Jones' single-season high was 1,210 rushing yards in 1992.[2]

His best single-game performance came as a redshirt freshman on November 9, 1991, against Kansas when Jones ran the ball 27 times for 294 yards and six touchdowns, including a 69-yard scoring run.[3] During the 1991 season, Jones led the nation with an incredible 8.3 yards per carry.

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m) 		212 lb
(96 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.58 s 1.61 s 2.61 s 4.09 s 30.5 in
(0.77 m)

In the NFL, Jones played with the Raiders for two years. He ran for 112 yards on 27 carries in 2 seasons. He spent his final season with Green Bay.[4]

Jones played with the Omaha Beef in 2000.[5]

Death

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On January 22, 2025, Omaha Police Department officers responded to Jones' home to assist firefighters with a natural gas odor. Jones was found unresponsive in the basement, and was pronounced dead. He was using a generator in lieu of a malfunctioning furnace, and officials said the circumstances of his death were indicative of carbon monoxide poisoning. Jones was 54.[6]

Statistics

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Jones' stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Rushing Receiving
YEAR ATT YDS AVG LNG TD NO. YDS AVG LNG TD
1990 Redshirt
1991 108 900 8.3 69 14 3 25 8.3 17 0
1992 168 1,210 7.2 90 14 14 162 11.6 41 1
1993 185 1,056 5.6 64 12 7 117 16.7 55 1
Totals 461 3,166 6.9 90 40 24 304 12.7 55 2

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Jones' rushing stats in the NFL
Year Team ATT YDS AVG TD
1994 RAI 22 93 4.2 0
1995 OAK 5 19 3.8 0
1996 GNB 0 0 0.0 0
Totals — 27 112 4.1 0

References

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  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "#44 Calvin Jones". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Pro-Football-Reference.com - Calvin Jones". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Week eight IPFL Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 25, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Anderson, Jake (January 23, 2025). "Calvin Jones, an Omaha Central grad and former Husker football standout, dies at 54". KETV. Omaha, NE.
  7. ^ "1993 Nebraska football statistics". HuskerMax.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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