Dale Jones (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Date of birth: | March 8, 1963 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Tennessee | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Bradley Central (TN) | ||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 10 / Pick: 262 | ||||
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| Games played: | 3 |
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Marvin Dale Jones (born March 8, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the inside linebackers coach for Appalachian State, and has served in various capacities for the Mountaineers since 1996, including three years as defensive coordinator (2010–2012). Jones previously worked as a defensive coordinator for Georgia Military College (1992–1996) and the Parma Panthers (1990) of the Italian American Football League.
Jones played linebacker at the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of the 1985 "Sugar Vols" squad, and was a captain of the 1986 team. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL Draft, and played during the 1987 NFL strike as a replacement player.
Jones was born in Cleveland, Tennessee, the second from the youngest of 13 children. He attended Bradley Central High School, where he was twice named All-State at defensive end. However, college recruiters had questions over his size (he weighed less than 180 pounds his senior year). For a whole summer, he would work all day on a farm in his hometown and then run six miles home at night.
He turned down a scholarship from Tennessee State University and instead chose to spend a year at the Tennessee Military Institute— a prep school— while gaining extra weight and muscle mass.
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