Dub Jones
William Augustus Jones
Born: December 29, 1924
Arcadia, LA USA
Deceased: November 2, 2024
Position: HB-DB-WB-TB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 202
College: Tulane, LSU
High School: Ruston (LA)
Career: 1946-1955
Drafted: 1946 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Dub Jones played from 1946 to 1955 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Browns and Miami Seahawks. Jones ran for 2,210 yards in his career on 540 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 171 passes for 2,874 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16.7 | 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 95.8 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| AAFC | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 37 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17.6 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 40 | 2.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 3 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 24 | 102 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 136 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 33 | 149 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 77 | 312 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 83 | 384 | 4.6 | 61 | 6 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 104 | 492 | 4.7 | 43 | 7 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 65 | 270 | 4.2 | 35 | 2 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 51 | 231 | 4.5 | 24 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
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| AAFC | 196 | 761 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 344 | 1449 | 4.2 | 61 | 15 | |
| Totals | 540 | 2210 | 4.1 | 61 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 80 | 5 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 30 | 570 | 19.0 | 81 | 5 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 43 | 651 | 15.1 | 63 | 4 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 24 | 373 | 15.5 | 58 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 19 | 347 | 18.3 | 48 | 2 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 46 | 1 |
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| AAFC | 21 | 360 | 17.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| NFL | 150 | 2514 | 16.8 | 81 | 17 | |
| Totals | 171 | 2874 | 16.8 | 81 | 20 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
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| AAFC | 15 | 163 | 10.9 | 6 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 170 | 10.6 | 7 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
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| AAFC | 23 | 451 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 451 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| NFL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1947 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AAFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| NFL | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | |
| Totals | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1946 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 1946 | AAFC | Miami Seahawks | 9 | 3 | 1947 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 2 | 1948 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 2 | 1949 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 9 | 1950 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1951 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 11 | 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 8 | 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 7 |
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Honors
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
