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American football player (1919–1995)
American football player
Arthur Edward Jones, Jr. (June 13, 1919 — August 29, 1995) was a professional
American football
defensive back in the
National Football League (NFL). He played two seasons for the
Pittsburgh Steelers (1941, 1945). After playing
college football for
Richmond, he was selected by the
Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (11th overall) of the
1941 NFL Draft.
[1] His rights were transferred to the Steelers due to the events later referred to as the
Pennsylvania Polka. He served in
World War II for the
United States Navy before rejoining the Steelers in 1945.
[2]
[3] He played for the
Richmond Rebels of the
Dixie League in 1946.
In 1975, Jones was inducted into the
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
References
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- 1940:
Hutson,
Parker &
Ryan
- 1941:
Goldberg &
A. Jones
- 1942:
B. Turner
- 1943:
Baugh
- 1944:
Livingston
- 1945:
Zimmerman
- 1946:
Dudley
- 1947:
Reagan &
Seno
- 1948:
Sandifer
- 1949:
Nussbaumer
- 1950:
Sanders
- 1951:
Schnellbacher
- 1952:
Lane
- 1953:
Christiansen
- 1954:
Lane
- 1955:
W. Sherman
- 1956:
Crow
- 1957:
Butler,
Christiansen &
Davis
- 1958:
Patton
- 1959:
Davis,
Derby &
Shinnick
- 1960:
Baker &
Norton
- 1961:
Lynch
- 1962:
Wood
- 1963:
Lynch &
Taylor
- 1964:
Krause
- 1965:
Boyd
- 1966:
Wilson
- 1967:
Barney &
Whitsell
- 1968:
W. Williams
- 1969:
Renfro
- 1970:
J. Robinson
- 1971:
Bradley
- 1972:
Bradley
- 1973:
Anderson &
Wagner
- 1974:
E. Thomas
- 1975:
Blount
- 1976:
Jackson
- 1977:
Blackwood
- 1978:
Darden
- 1979:
Reinfeldt
- 1980:
Hayes
- 1981:
Walls
- 1982:
Walls
- 1983:
Murphy
- 1984:
Easley
- 1985:
Walls
- 1986:
Lott
- 1987:
Wilburn
- 1988:
Case
- 1989:
Wright
- 1990:
Carrier
- 1991:
Lott
- 1992:
H. Jones &
McMillian
- 1993:
Odomes &
E. Robinson
- 1994:
E. Turner &
A. Williams
- 1995:
O. Thomas
- 1996:
Braxton &
Lyle
- 1997:
McNeil
- 1998:
Law
- 1999:
Abraham,
Hasty,
Madison,
Vincent &
R. Woodson
- 2000:
Sharper
- 2001:
Barber &
Henry
- 2002:
Kelly &
R. Woodson
- 2003:
Parrish &
Russell
- 2004:
Reed
- 2005:
Law &
O'Neal
- 2006:
Bailey &
Samuel
- 2007:
Cromartie
- 2008:
Reed
- 2009:
Byrd,
Samuel,
Sharper &
C. Woodson
- 2010:
Reed
- 2011:
Arrington,
Weddle &
C. Woodson
- 2012:
Jennings
- 2013:
R. Sherman
- 2014:
Quin
- 2015:
Nelson &
Peters
- 2016:
Hayward
- 2017:
Byard &
Slay
- 2018:
Fuller,
Howard &
Kazee
- 2019:
Gilmore,
Harris &
White
- 2020:
Howard
- 2021:
Diggs
- 2022:
Fitzpatrick,
Gardner-Johnson,
Simmons &
Woolen
- 2023:
Bland
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