Cal Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cal Jones

Player of American and Canadian football

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1933

Place of Birth: Steubenville, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1956

Profession: Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Cal Jones

  • Calvin Jack Jones (February 7, 1933 – December 9, 1956) was a college football player for the University of Iowa.
  • Jones is one of only two Iowa football players (along with Nile Kinnick) to have his jersey number retired by the school.
  • Jones became the first Hawkeye, and the first African-American, to win the Outland Trophy in 1955.
  • He played one year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Interprovincial Football Union.
  • He died in a plane crash after playing in the East–West All-Star Game. Cal Jones is a member of The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C.
  • National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.

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