Homer Jones
Homer Carroll Jones
Born: February 18, 1941
Pittsburg, TX USA
Position: SE-WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Texas Southern
High School: Douglass (Pittsburg, TX)
Career: 1964-1970
Drafted: 1963 in Round 20, #278 overall by the New York Giants
Drafted: 1963 in Round 5, #33 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Homer Jones played from 1964 to 1970 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Jones caught 224 passes for 4,986 yards and 36 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 46 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 46 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 709 | 27.3 | 89 | 6 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 48 | 1044 | 21.8 | 98 | 8 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 49 | 1209 | 24.7 | 70 | 13 |
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 45 | 1057 | 23.5 | 84 | 7 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 42 | 744 | 17.7 | 54 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 43 | 1 |
| Totals | 224 | 4986 | 22.3 | 98 | 36 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 29 | 739 | 25.5 | 94 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 888 | 24.0 | 94 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
