Ben Jones (halfback)

Ben Jones
Date of birth	March 18, 1899
Place of birth	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Date of death	May 17, 1929 (aged 30)
Place of death	Grove City, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s)	Fullback/Halfback/Wingback
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
US college	Grove City; Indiana (Pennsylvania)
Career history
As player
1923	Canton Bulldogs
1924	Cleveland Bulldogs
1925–1926	Frankford Yellow Jackets
1926	Canton Bulldogs
1927–1928	Chicago Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
	3x NFL champion (1923, 1924, 1926); All-NFL Canton Daily News (1923);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Benjamin F. H. Jones (March 18, 1899 – May 17, 1929) was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). Jones won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923, one with the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924, and another with the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1926. He finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals in 1928. Jones died on May 17, 1929 at the age of 31. The cause of death was due to gas inhalation after he was exposed to an explosion at a clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15, 1929.

According to a front page article in the Simpson Times Leader in Ford City, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1929, Jim Thorpe, the former All-American football player, attended his funeral. Jones is buried at Woodland Cemetery, located in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

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