Jimmie Jones (defensive end)

Jimmie Jones
No. 65, 82
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	January 17, 1947 (age 78); Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Englewood (NJ) Dwight Morrow
College:	Wichita State
NFL draft:	1969: 6th round, 156th pick
Career history
	New York Jets (1969–1970); Washington Redskins (1971–1973);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jimmie Harold Jones (born January 17, 1947) is an American former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Wichita State University and was selected in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.

References

^ Goldaper, Sam. "Jones, Jets' 220-Pound Rookie, Getting Gastronomical Build-Up; Defensive End Has Gained Yardage at Dinner Table but Still Is Too Light", The New York Times, September 3, 1969. Accessed August 27, 2018. "When the New York Jet players line up in the Hofstra University dining room, the waiters give a larger helping of food to Jimmie Jones than to most of the other players.... The same applies when the 22-year-old Jones is fed at his home in Englewood, N. J.... The 6-foot-4-inch Jones was an all-state end at Dwight Morrow High School before becoming one of the outstanding defensive players at Wichita State."

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