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Full Name: Edgar F. Jones Primary Position: B/HB/QB
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/193 College: University of Pittsburgh
Birthdate: May 6, 1918 High School: Scranton (PA)
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania Nickname: Special Delivery
Pro Experience: 5 years

Biography[]

Edgar Jones (Edgar F. Jones) was born on May 6, 1918 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. After going to high school at Scranton (PA), Jones attended the University of Pittsburgh. Jones made his professional debut in the NFL in 1945 with the Chicago Bears. He played in the NFL for 1 year, playing for the Chicago Bears the entire time. Jones also played in the AAFC for 4 years, playing for the Cleveland Browns the entire time.

Most people believe that 1948 was Edgar Jones's best year, as he ran in 5 TDs and caught 5 TD passes.

Statistics[]

Rushing Stats[]

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1945 CHI NFL 1 8 41 5.1 0 12
1946 CLE AAFC 14 77 539 7 4 56
1947 CLE AAFC 10 69 443 6.4 5 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 100 400 4 5 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 43 127 3 4 0
4 year AAFC career 44 289 1509 5.2 18 0
1 year NFL career 1 8 41 5.1 0 0

Receiving Stats[]

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1945 CHI NFL 1 1 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 4 120 30 1 0
1947 CLE AAFC 10 5 92 18.4 1 51
1948 CLE AAFC 13 14 293 20.9 5 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 9 130 14.4 3 0
4 year AAFC career 44 32 635 19.8 10 0
1 year NFL career 1 1 0 0 0 0

Interception Stats[]

year team league games INT YDS LNG TD
1945 CHI NFL 1 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 2 16 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 10 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 0 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 44 2 16 0 0
1 year NFL career 1 0 0 0 0

Passing Stats[]

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1945 CHI NFL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1946 CLE AAFC 14 4 1 25 4 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
1947 CLE AAFC 10 3 2 66.7 79 26.33 0 0 0 0 109.7
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
4 year AAFC career 44 8 3 37.5 83 10.38 0 0 0 0 76.6
1 year NFL career 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Kick Return Stats[]

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1945 CHI NFL 1 2 72 36 48 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 12 307 25.6 96t 1
1947 CLE AAFC 10 2 48 24 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 1 15 15 15 0
4 year AAFC career 44 15 370 24.7 0 1
1 year NFL career 1 2 72 36 0 0

Punt Return Stats[]

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1945 CHI NFL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AAFC 14 7 73 10.4 0 0 0
1947 CLE AAFC 10 2 37 18.5 0 0 0
1948 CLE AAFC 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AAFC 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 year AAFC career 44 9 110 12.2 0 0 0
1 year NFL career 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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