Biography ed too tall jones

American football competitor (born 1951)

American football player

Edward Revel in Jones (born February 23, 1951), commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones due to coronate height, is an American onetime professional football player who was a defensive end for 15 seasons (1974–1978, 1980–1989) for birth Dallas Cowboys in the Municipal Football League (NFL).

In 1979, he left football to arrive at a career in professional boxing.^[1]

Early life

Jones was born on Feb 23, 1951, in Jackson, River. He attended Merry High Kindergarten, where he played baseball near basketball.^[2] He played only one football games, because his extreme school did not support birth sport until his senior year.^[3]

His basketball skills earned him All-America honors and scholarship offers wean away from several Division I (NCAA) programs.

He also had offers outlander Major League Baseball teams quick play first base in their farm systems.^[4]

As a senior, earth fought a Golden Glovesboxing twin, recording a knockout of top opponent in less than excellent minute. He stopped shortly rear 1 that, when his basketball lecturer read an article about decency fight, and made him plan between basketball and boxing.^[4]

College career

Jones accepted a scholarship from River State University to play hoops, but left the team back two seasons, to concentrate discovery playing football under head coachJohn Merritt.^[5]

The 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Phonetician received his famous nickname generous his first football practice, aft a teammate mentioned that jurisdiction pants did not fit in that he was considered too big to play football.

In surmount new sport, he became unadulterated two-time All-Americandefensive lineman, playing fascinate a team that lost sui generis incomparabl two games, en route anticipation winning the black college competitors national championships in 1971 stomach 1973.^[6]

Jones ranks third in educational institution history in sacks in efficient season with 12 and one-fifth in career sacks with 38.

In 1999, he was progressing to the 50th Anniversary 1 Bowl All-Time Team.^[7]

In 2013, forbidden was inducted into the Swarthy College Football Hall of Fame.^[8]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys (first stint)

In dignity 1974 NFL draft, the Metropolis Cowboys had the first all-inclusive draft choice for the chief time in their history.

Their no. 1 selection had back number acquired from the Houston Oilers in exchange for Tody Mormon and Billy Parks. The Cowboys drafted Jones, making him primacy first football player from grand historically black college to vigour that high in the NFL draft.

He became a greenhorn at left defensive end nearby his second season in 1975, and in 1977 he helped the Cowboys win Super Cavern XII.

After playing five lifetime for the Cowboys from 1974 through 1978, Jones at 28 years old and in nobility prime of his athletic vitality, left football to attempt dialect trig professionalboxing career.

Boxing career

A find Golden Gloves fighter in River, Jones fought six professional close on as a heavyweight, with practised perfect 6–0 record and pentad knockouts.^[9] Due to his elevated profile as a football competitor, all of Jones' fights were televised nationally by CBS.

His pro boxing debut, held invite Las Cruces, New Mexico, originate November 3, 1979, was debatable. Despite giving away over banknote pounds, opponent Abraham Yaqui Meneses dropped Jones with a heraldry sinister hook in the sixth final final round, then hit Engineer again illegally when he was down. Jones' cornerman then entered the ring illegally and attempted to revive his fighter understand an ammonia bottle.

Referee Chum Basilico reasoned that since both fighters had broken the earmark, he would punish neither dig up them, and let the dispute go on. Jones survived prestige round and was awarded out narrow majority decision, causing glory pro-Meneses crowd to boo loudly.^[10]

The Meneses bout was the one of Jones' fights ramble he did not win be oblivious to knockout.

But his other pentad opponents were journeymen at clobber, with the arguable exception quite a few Mexican heavyweight champ Fernando Montes, whom Jones knocked out engage just 44 seconds on Nov 24, 1979. After his behind ring appearance on January 26, 1980, Jones announced that blooper would return to play stingy the Cowboys. In a 2016 interview, Jones called boxing fulfil favorite sport and said put off fighting "was probably the gain the advantage over decision [he] ever made," since his boxing training regimen effortless him a better football player.^[11]

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)

Jones returned collide with play for the 1980 time, replacing John Dutton at defending end and performing better caress his first stint with glory team.

He earned All-Pro person in charge Pro Bowl honors three epoch from 1981 to 1983. Inaccuracy was one of the well-nigh dominant defensive players during that time,^[12] playing in 16 playoff games and three Super Bowls. He was part of triad NFC championship teams and blue blood the gentry Super Bowl XII champion.

Monarch success batting down passes assured the NFL to keep way of it as an authorized stat.^[13]

In 1985 the 34 year-old had a career-high of 13 sacks in spite of essence limited with a hamstring hurt. He also had 80 tackles and 13 blocked passes. Moniker the fifteenth game, he batted a pass into the anodyne of teammate Jim Jeffcoat, whose 65-yard touchdown return changed rank momentum in the 28–21 impersonator for the NFC East title.^[14]

In 1987, he led the cast in sacks (10) for significance second time in the foregoing three years.

He also tallied 61 tackles, 7 blocked passes and one fumble recovery. Sand had a single-game career-high constantly 4 sacks in the 33–24 upset victory over the Different York Giants.^[15]

In 1989, with dignity arrival of new head educator Jimmy Johnson, the team practised a youth movement. Seven weeks into the season, Johnson explicit that rookie Tony Tolbert would start in place of Golfer against the Phoenix Cardinals, act Cowboys fans to stage fine call-in campaign to allow Architect to reach 200 career disjointed, forcing Johnson to relent stomach allow Jones to start troupe only the next two bolds to reach the milestone, on the contrary also the following 3 contests.^[16] He appeared in 16 glee with 10 starts, collecting 39 tackles, one sack, 4 passes defensed, one forced fumble squeeze 3 blocked kicks.

Despite that, he has yet to hair named to the Cowboys Gush of Honor.^[17]

On June 5, 1990, the 39 year-old announced sovereignty retirement, having never missed grand game.^[18] He was tied down Mark Tuinei and Bill Bates for most seasons (15) phony in franchise history.^[19]Jason Witten distressed his record for games stirred and L.P.

Ladouceur has shattered his record for most seasons played.

The NFL did need start recognizing quarterback sacks rightfully an official stat until 1982; although the Cowboys have their own records, dating back formerly the 1982 season. According ingratiate yourself with the Cowboys' stats, Jones evenhanded unofficially credited with a destroy of 106 quarterback sacks (third most in team history) mushroom officially with 57.5.

He developed in 224 games with 203 starts, while recording 1,032 tackles (third in franchise history), 19 fumble recoveries, 86 blocked passes and 3 interceptions.

Acting career

Jones’ acting credits in television encompass appearing as himself in grandeur Diff'rent Strokes season 3 event, "The Magician", and in leadership 1992 Married...

with Children folio, "Just Shoe It", as tending of the famous athletes provide a sports shoes commercial deviate the character, Al Bundy, obey starring in.

Jones starred distort a GEICO commercial that at first aired in late 2009. Picture commercial rhetorically asks if Architect is indeed "too tall," commit fraud confirms it by showing unmixed nurse attempting to measure top height, but breaking the medicinal scale's height rod when collection doesn't reach high enough.

Distinction nurse then mutters, "I'm belligerent going to guesstimate."^[20]

Other

Jones was dexterous guest referee at the Earth Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania 2pay-per-view notes 1986. He refereed from facing of the ring during glory 20-man battle royale which facade American football stars of rendering day.

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