Steve Jones (American football)

Steve Jones

No. 46, 34
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1951-03-06) March 6, 1951 (age 73) Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:	Duke
NFL draft:	1973 / round: 5 / pick: 129 (By the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1973–1974) St. Louis Cardinals (1974–1978)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American (1972) ACC Player of the Year (1972) First-team All-ACC (1972)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts–yards: 299–1,204 Receptions–yards: 87–629 Touchdowns: 17 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Hunter Jones (born March 6, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1970s.

After playing college football for the Duke Blue Devils, earning Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player of the year honors in his senior year.[1][2] He played six seasons in the NFL.[3] He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL draft, then briefly acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals before being picked up by the Buffalo Bills, where he played behind O. J. Simpson.[4] He then moved back to the Cardinals where he played from 1974 to 1978. Jones was primarily used on special teams but also excelled in short yardage situations at the running back position. He scored 17 touchdowns and averaged 4.0 yards per carry in his NFL career.[5]

References

1. (17 September 1970). Steven Jones example of how times changing, Free Lance-Star
2. (2 December 1972). Jones in named player of the year, Herald Journal
3. (30 July 1979). Jones, ex-Duke back, released by Cardinals, The Times-News (AP)
4. (13 October 1976). Duke's Jones starting for cardinals, Star-News
5. "Steve Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.