Edgar Jones
Edgar Francis Jones "Special Delivery"
Born: May 6, 1920
Scranton, PA USA
Deceased: May 18, 2004
Scranton, PA
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 193
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Scranton (PA)
Career: 1945-1950
Drafted: 1942 in Round 19, #180 overall by the Chicago Bears
Edgar Jones played from 1945 to 1950 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Jones ran for 1,550 yards in his career on 297 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 635 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 39.6 |
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1950 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| AAFC | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 77 | 539 | 7.0 | 56 | 4 |
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 69 | 443 | 6.4 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 100 | 400 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 43 | 127 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1950 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | ||||
| NFL | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 289 | 1509 | 5.2 | 56 | 18 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 297 | 1550 | 5.2 | 56 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 14 | 293 | 20.9 | 0 | 5 |
| 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1950 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | ||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 32 | 635 | 19.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 635 | 19.2 | 0 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 37 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 37 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 12 | 307 | 25.6 | 96 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 15 | 370 | 24.7 | 96 | 1 | |
| Totals | 17 | 442 | 26.0 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1950 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| AAFC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
| CFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
| Totals | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 289 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 13 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 9 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 |
| 1950 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 |
Honors
1950 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1950 - CFL CFL East All-Star
