Calvin Jones (cornerback)

Calvin Jones
Date of birth (1951-01-26) January 26, 1951
Place of birth San Francisco, California
Career information
Position(s) Cornerback
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
College Washington
NFL draft 1973 / Round: 15 / Pick 373
Career history
As player
1973-1976 Denver Broncos
Career stats

Calvin Jones (born January 26, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is a former cornerback of the Denver Broncos. He collegiately played for Washington Huskies. He graduated from Balboa High School in the Fall of 1968.[1]

In 1970 Calvin Jones, along with Mark Wheeler and Ira Hammon, quit the University of Washington team, holding a press conference denouncing racial discrimination on the part of the coaching staff led by coach Jim Owens.[2] In 1971 Don Smith, an African-American, was appointed UW assistant athletic director. He asked Calvin Jones to return to the UW. Calvin Jones became an All-American for UW in 1972.[3]

References

  1. Balboa High School 1968 1969 yearbook Photos san francisco
  2. http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/at-long-last-peace-for-three-uw-players/ retrieved 11/28/15
  3. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060511&slug=smith11 retrieved 11/28/15


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