Casey C. Jones (June 14, 1915 – April 2, 2002) was an American professional basketball player, and later a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Basketball career

Jones attended Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio before attending Knoxville College, where he played for the basketball team. After graduating, he played for the Ciralsky Meat Packers, a barnstorming steam, before signing a contract to play for the

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in 1942–43. The Toledo Jim White Chevrolets were in the National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association. Jones was one of the first 10 African-American players in the NBL's history. After his time in the NBL, Jones played for two more barnstorming teams, the New York Komedy Kings and the

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