J.J. Jones Football Cards
Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1976 Topps | 186 | J.J. Jones | New York Jets | quarterback | Fisk University | Rookie card Jones played for the Jets in 1975, and for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 1976 and 1977. He was the first Black quarterback to start a game for the Jets. His father was Clinton "Casey" Jones, who played catcher for 16 years for the Memphis Red Sox in baseball's Negro leagues. J.J. Jones died in a house fire in 2009. |