Edgar Jones
[edit] 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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 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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