Harry Jones (American football)

**Harry Jones**
	No. 23
	Running back
Personal information
	Date of birth: July 25, 1945 (age 79)
	Place of birth: Huntington, West Virginia
Career information
	College: Arkansas
	NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
	Debuted in 1967 for the Philadelphia Eagles
	Last played in 1970 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles ( 1967- 1971);
Career highlights and awards
	All-America honors (1966);
Career NFL statistics as of 1970
Rushing attempts-yards	44-85
Receptions-yards	9-131
Touchdowns	0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Harry Lee Jones (born July 25, 1945 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League. He was a first-round selection (19th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1967 NFL Draft, and played from 1967 to 1970 for the Eagles. He played college football at Arkansas.

Playing career[]

College[]

Jones played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In 1965, Jones set a then-school record for rushing yards in a game with 293 yards. He also led the nation in rushing in 1965. In 1966 he earned All-American honors.^[1]

Professional[]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (19th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft. He was signed by the team on July 6, 1967.^[2] He was waived on August 2, 1972.^[3] He played running back, wide receiver and defensive end for the Eagles during his career.^[4]

Coaching career[]

University of Pittsburgh[]

Jones was hired by the Pittsburgh Panthers as an assistant football coach under Johnny Majors on January 21, 1973.^[5] In 1975, Jones coached future College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett.^[1]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Franke, Russ (October 21, 1975). "Piit's Jones: Easy Rider". Pittsburgh Press: p. 21. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X3AjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258,2481739. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
↑ "Halfback Jones Signs With Eagles". Reading Eagle. Associated Press (Philadelphia): p. 18. July 7, 1967. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KBwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3797,3213983. Retrieved 2010-03-21. "The Philadelphia Eagles have signed their No. 1 draft choice, Arkanrunning back Harry Jones, according to Coach Joe Kuharich."
↑ "Csonka And Kiick Practice–But Don't Sign". St. Petersburg Times: p. 3-G. August 3, 1971. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uvENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3XUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7111,2637024. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
↑ "Jim Nance". Reading Eagle: p. 58. August 10, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tgcrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1778,5894135. Retrieved 2010-03-21. "Three Eagles placed on waivers Tuesday were identified as Harry Jones, tight end; Hank Autry, center, and Benson Rhoads, defensive back. Jones was the No. 1 draft pick in 1967, an All-American halfback at Arkansas. Crippling injuries, including his left knee, kept Jones from making it big as a pro. This year he was switched to defensive end."
↑ "Pittsburgh Hires New Grid Coach". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press (Pittsburgh). January 22, 1973. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3lsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CVoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,3040046. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[Dorsett-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Franke, Russ (October 21, 1975). "Piit's Jones: Easy Rider". Pittsburgh Press: p. 21. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X3AjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258,2481739. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[2] "Halfback Jones Signs With Eagles". Reading Eagle. Associated Press (Philadelphia): p. 18. July 7, 1967. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KBwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3797,3213983. Retrieved 2010-03-21. "The Philadelphia Eagles have signed their No. 1 draft choice, Arkanrunning back Harry Jones, according to Coach Joe Kuharich."

[3] "Csonka And Kiick Practice–But Don't Sign". St. Petersburg Times: p. 3-G. August 3, 1971. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uvENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3XUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7111,2637024. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[4] "Jim Nance". Reading Eagle: p. 58. August 10, 1972. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tgcrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1778,5894135. Retrieved 2010-03-21. "Three Eagles placed on waivers Tuesday were identified as Harry Jones, tight end; Hank Autry, center, and Benson Rhoads, defensive back. Jones was the No. 1 draft pick in 1967, an All-American halfback at Arkansas. Crippling injuries, including his left knee, kept Jones from making it big as a pro. This year he was switched to defensive end."

[5] "Pittsburgh Hires New Grid Coach". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press (Pittsburgh). January 22, 1973. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3lsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CVoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3089,3040046. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

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Persondata
Name	Jones, Harry
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	July 25, 1945
Place of birth	Huntington, West Virginia
Date of death
Place of death