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Victor Jones (linebacker)

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Place of birth:
  
Rockville, Maryland

College:
  
Virginia Tech

Weight
  
113 kg

Position
  
Linebacker

High school:
  
Rockville (MD) Peary

Height
  
1.88 m

Education
  
Virginia Tech


Date of birth:
  
(1966-10-19) October 19, 1966 (age 50)

NFL Draft:
  
1988 / Round: 12 / Pick: 310

Victor Purnell Jones (born October 19, 1966) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Contents

In 1994 Jones received the Ed Block Courage Award Jones made the list of Hokies in the Pro under the category of special teams

College career

Jones was coached by Mike Archer 1986 Peach Bowl Jones would recover a fumble at the Virginia Tech 41 which helped set up the win against NC State Wolfpack The game was the final contest of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 25–24 victory for Virginia Tech, the first bowl victory in school history.

Personal life

  • 2013 Jones became a State Farm Agency Recruiter helping others have an entrepreneurial opportunity.
  • 2011 - 2013 Jones was owned 212 Sports Network.
  • 2001 - 2009 Jones owned SCW Residential Care a retirement community.
  • 2006 - 2010 Jones and his wife Detra started a franchise Girls Just Wanna Have Fun at Spa’ Ladi-da! for tweens 7 - 14 when their two daughters were 10 and 12 years old.
  • After leaving the NFL Jones was a Pharmaceutical Account Executive for Sanofi-Aventis from 1996 - 2001

    • Jones currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jones participated in the 2014 Heartbright Invitational charity golf outing He has been an active member of the NFL Retired Players Association, Charlotte Chapter since 2000

    References

    Victor Jones (linebacker) Wikipedia
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