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George Dee Jones (born December 31, 1973) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League.

George Jones

No. 43
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1973-12-31) December 31, 1973 (age 48) Greenville, South Carolina
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eastside High School
College:	San Diego State
NFL Draft:	1997 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1997) Jacksonville Jaguars (1998) Cleveland Browns (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 34 Games started: 1 Rushing attempts-yards: 119-371 Receptions-yards: 17-105 Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Despite having a stellar college career at San Diego State, where Jones broke many of Marshall Faulk's rushing records, .[1] He made his NFL debut during the 1997 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers,[2] serving as a halfback for most of the season while Tim Lester was on injured reserve. The following season, he was released by the Steelers and moved on to the Jacksonville Jaguars before finishing his career with the expansion Cleveland Browns in 1999.[3]

Before he joined the NFL, he bought a car, and then his parents bought him a plane ticket to Bakersfield, California to which he flew from Greenville, South Carolina.[4]

Post-NFL career

Since his retirement from NFL in 1999 he had 3 children, one of which is with Down syndrome.[1] The older one is eight years of and receives coaching in American football from George Jones himself.[1] In an interview with PGH Sports Daily he said that "[NFL] was the greatest thing that ever happened to me".[1]

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