Thomas Jones (American football)
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Jones with the Chiefs in November 2010
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 19, 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Big Stone Gap, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Big Stone Gap (VA) Powell Valley | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 10,591 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 68 |
| Receptions: | 308 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,023 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor and former American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Virginia. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in addition to the New York Jets, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs. He is among the top 25 leading rushers in NFL history.
Thomas was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. His mother, Betty, worked the graveyard shift in a Virginia coal mine for nearly 20 years while raising seven children, including his younger brother, Julius Jones. While in Appalachia, Virginia, his father encouraged the children to learn five new words per day, and made them read the front page of the newspaper, before they could read the sports section. Jones credits his parents with instilling the ambition and strong work ethic that he is known for in professional football.
While playing for Powell Valley High School in Big Stone Gap, he led the team to back-to-back state championships in 1994 and 1995. He still holds the VHSL record for the most rushing yards in a season with 3,319. He broke his late uncle's (Edd Clark) single-game rushing record in 1994 (462 yards against John I. Burton High School). He also tied for most career touchdowns (104) with Terry Kirby. Thomas was featured in the January 22nd (1996) issue of Sports Illustrated section, Faces in the Crowd.
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