Steven Hunter Jones (born March 6, 1951) is a former

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who played in the

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(NFL) in the 1970s. After playing college football at

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

where he was named

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(ACC) player of the year in his senior year,(17 September 1970)
Steven Jones example of how times changing
''Free Lance-Star''(2 December 1972)
Jones in named player of the year
''Herald Journal'' he played six seasons in the

.(30 July 1979)
Jones, ex-Duke back, released by Cardinals
''The Times-News'' (AP) He was a fifth-round draft choice by Los Angeles in 1973, then briefly acquired by the Cardinals before being picked up by the

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, where he played behind O. J. Simpson.(13 October 1976)
Duke's Jones starting for cardinals
''Star-News'' He then moved back to the Cardinals where he played from 1974-1978. Jones was primarily used on special teams but also excelled in short yardage situations at the

position. He scored 17 touchdowns and averaged 4.0 yards per carry in his NFL career.

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1951 births Living people American football running backs Buffalo Bills players Duke Blue Devils football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players People from Sanford, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina {{runningback-1950s-stub