Bert Jones
Jones in 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 7, 1951 Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Ruston | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | LSU | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1973: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with 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.