Jimmie Lee Jones (born June 15, 1950) was a former
American football running back who played one season with the
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
of the
National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at
East Los Angeles Junior College before transferring to the
University of California, Los Angeles. He attended
Manual Arts High School in
Los Angeles, California.
Jones also played for the
Southern California Sun
The Southern California Sun were an American football team based in Anaheim, California that played in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975. Their records were 13-7 in 1974 and 7-5 in 1975. Their home stadium was Anaheim Stadium. They wer ...
of the
World Football League
The World Football League (WFL) was an American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest t ...
(WFL) and the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
of the
Canadian Football League (CFL).
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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Living people
1950 births
American football running backs
Canadian football running backs
Detroit Lions players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Southern California Sun players
UCLA Bruins football players
Players of American football from Los Angeles
East Los Angeles Huskies football players
Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles