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Homer Jones

Homer Carroll Jones

Position: SE-WR
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 18, 1941 in Pittsburg, TX
College: Texas Southern

Career AV: 40 (2058th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 5th round (33rd overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 20th round (278th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1964 23 NYG 45 3 0 4 82 20.5 0 30 1.3 27.3 82 0 2 1
1965 24 NYG 45 14 0 26 709 27.3 6 89 1.9 50.6 1 17 0 17 17.0 1.2 0.1 726 6 0 1
1966 25 NYG SE 45 14 0 48 1044 21.8 8 98 3.4 74.6 5 43 0 11 8.6 3.1 0.4 1087 8 1 6
1967* 26 NYG SE 45 14 0 49 1209 24.7 13 70 3.5 86.4 5 60 1 46 12.0 4.3 0.4 1269 14 1 16
1968* 27 NYG SE 45 14 0 45 1057 23.5 7 84 3.2 75.5 3 18 0 11 6.0 1.3 0.2 1075 7 0 10
1969 28 NYG SE 45 14 0 42 744 17.7 1 54 3.0 53.1 3 8 0 9 2.7 0.6 0.2 752 1 0 6
1970 29 CLE wr/wr 85 14 0 10 141 14.1 1 43 0.7 10.1 141 1 1 3
Career 87 0 224 4986 22.3 36 98 2.6 57.3 17 146 1 46 8.6 1.7 0.2 5132 37 5 43
6 yrs NYG 73 0 214 4845 22.6 35 98 2.9 66.4 17 146 1 46 8.6 2.0 0.2 4991 36 4 40
1 yr CLE 14 0 10 141 14.1 1 43 0.7 10.1 141 1 1 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1964 23 NYG 45 3 0 6 111 0 27 18.5 193
1967* 26 NYG SE 45 14 0 2 38 0 24 19.0 1307
1970 29 CLE wr/wr 85 14 0 29 739 1 94 25.5 880
Career 87 0 37 888 1 94 24.0 6020
6 yrs NYG 73 0 8 149 0 27 18.6 5140
1 yr CLE 14 0 29 739 1 94 25.5 880

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1964 23 NYG 45 3 0 2 2 0 0
1965 24 NYG 45 14 0 0 1 0 0
1966 25 NYG SE 45 14 0 1 1 0 0
1967* 26 NYG SE 45 14 0 1 1 8 0
1970 29 CLE wr/wr 85 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 87 0 5 5 8 0
6 yrs NYG 73 0 4 5 8 0
1 yr CLE 14 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 24 NYG 45 14 0 6 6 36
1966 25 NYG SE 45 14 0 8 8 48
1967* 26 NYG SE 45 14 0 1 13 14 84
1968* 27 NYG SE 45 14 0 7 7 42
1969 28 NYG SE 45 14 0 1 1 6
1970 29 CLE wr/wr 85 14 0 1 1 2 12
Career 87 0 1 36 1 38 228
6 yrs NYG 73 0 1 35 36 216
1 yr CLE 14 0 1 1 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967
1968

Receptions

1968 NFL 45 (10)

Receiving Yds

1966 NFL 1044 (4)
1967 NFL 1209 (2)
1968 NFL 1057 (3)

Receiving TD

1966 NFL 8 (6)
1967 NFL 13 (1/46)
1968 NFL 7 (7)
Career 36 (194)

Long Reception

1965 NFL 89 (1/97)
1966 NFL 98 (2/13)
1968 NFL 84 (5)

Yds/Reception

1966 NFL 21.8 (3/77)
1967 NFL 24.7 (2/17)
1968 NFL 23.5 (2/31)
1969 NFL 17.7 (8)
Career 22.3 (3)

Receiving Yds/Game

1966 NFL 74.6 (5)
1967 NFL 86.4 (2)
1968 NFL 75.5 (3)
Career 57.3 (65)

Touchdowns

1967 NFL 14 (1)

Points Scored

1967 NFL 84 (5)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1967 NFL 14 (1)

Non-Offensive TDs

1970 NFL 1 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1967 NFL 1269 (3)
1968 NFL 1075 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1967 NFL 1307 (6)

Kick Returns

1970 NFL 29 (4)

Kick Return Yds

1970 NFL 739 (6)

Kick Return TD

1970 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1970 NFL 94 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1970 NFL 739 (8)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL