Bert Jones

Bert Jones
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Jones in 1977
No. 7, 17
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1951-09-07) September 7, 1951 (age 73)
Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Ruston
College:LSU
NFL draft:1973 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:102
Starts:96
Pass attempts:2,551
Pass completions:1,430 (56.1%)
TDINT:124–101
Passing yards:18,190
Passer rating:78.2
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Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1976 with the Colts.

Jones played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1972. He was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft with the second overall pick. He is the son of former NFL running back Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns. In 2016, Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.