Calvin Jones (cornerback)
| Date of birth | January 26, 1951 |
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| Place of birth | San Francisco, California |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| US college | Washington |
| NFL draft | 1973 / round: 15 / Pick 373 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1973–1976 | Denver Broncos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. p. 162. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Balboa High School 1968 1969 yearbook Photos san francisco
- ^ http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/at-long-last-peace-for-three-uw-players/ retrieved 11/28/15
- ^ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060511&slug=smith11 retrieved 11/28/15
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