Don Jonas
Donald Walter Jonas
Born: December 3, 1938
Scranton, PA USA
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Penn St.
High School: West (Scranton, PA)
Career: 1962-1974
Drafted: 1961 in Round 13, #182 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Drafted: 1962 in Round 32, #253 overall (AFL) by the New York Titans
Don Jonas played from 1962 to 1974 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jonas ran for 426 yards in his career on 121 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 1 passes for 5 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 256 | 124 | 48.4 | 2041 | 8.0 | 17 | 6.6 | 25 | 9.8 | 69 | 58.2 |
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 485 | 253 | 52.2 | 4036 | 8.3 | 27 | 5.6 | 31 | 6.4 | 94 | 72.2 |
| 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 447 | 252 | 56.4 | 3583 | 8.0 | 27 | 6.0 | 26 | 5.8 | 97 | 78.4 |
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 452 | 226 | 50.0 | 3363 | 7.4 | 15 | 3.3 | 29 | 6.4 | 103 | 59.1 |
| 1974 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 121 | 52 | 43.0 | 732 | 6.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 10 | 8.3 | 51 | 39.7 |
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 169 | 90 | 53.3 | 1309 | 7.7 | 8 | 4.7 | 9 | 5.3 | 57 | 72.3 |
| CFL | 1930 | 997 | 51.7 | 15064 | 7.8 | 98 | 5.1 | 130 | 6.7 | 103 | ||
| Totals | 1930 | 997 | 51.7 | 15064 | 7.8 | 98 | 5.1 | 130 | 6.7 | 103 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 19 | 3 |
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 25 | 4 |
| 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27 | 73 | 2.7 | 11 | 2 |
| 1974 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 15 | 2 |
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| CFL | 121 | 426 | 3.5 | 25 | 12 | |
| Totals | 121 | 426 | 3.5 | 25 | 12 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 38 | 33 | 86.8 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | |
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 40 | 90.9 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 12 | 9 | 521 | 57.9 | 90 | 0 | 97 |
| 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | |
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 12 | 85.7 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CFL | 144 | 130 | 90.3 | 101 | 53 | 52.5 | 24 | 9 | 521 | 57.9 | 90 | 0 | 313 | |
| Totals | 144 | 130 | 90.3 | 101 | 53 | 52.5 | 24 | 9 | 521 | 57.9 | 90 | 0 | 313 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 |
| CFL | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 42 | |
| Totals | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 42 |
Punt Returns:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 100 | |||||||
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 121 | ||||||||
| 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 97 | ||||||||
| 1973 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| CFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 130 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 385 | |
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 130 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 385 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 1972 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 1973 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 1974 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 6 |
Awards
1971 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1971 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1971 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1972 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1972 - CFL CFL West All-Star
