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American football player (born 1966) Not to be confused with Victor Jones (running back).

American football player
Victor Jones
No. 52, 57
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1966-10-19) October 19, 1966 (age 58)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Rockville (MD) Peary
College:Virginia Tech
NFL draft:1988 / round: 12 / pick: 310
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:124
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Victor Purnell Jones (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected in the twelfth round of the 1988 NFL draft.

In 1994, Jones received the Ed Block Courage Award and made the list of Hokies in the Pro under the category of special teams.

College career

Jones was coached by Mike Archer. In the 1986 Peach Bowl, Jones recovered a fumble at the Virginia Tech 41 to help secure the win against NC State Wolfpack. The game was the final contest of the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 25–24 victory for Virginia Tech, the first bowl victory in school history.

Professional career

NFL Stats

SEASON TEAM GP GS Sacks FR TACKLES
1988 TAM 8 0 1 0 3
1989 DET 11 9 0 2 50
1990 DET 16 5 0 0 44
1991 DET 10 0 0 1 13
1992 DET 16 0 0 0 6
1993 DET 16 1 0 0 7
1994 DET 16 0 0 0 1
Totals 93 15 1 3 124

Personal life

Jones grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has been an active member of the NFL Retired Players Association, Charlotte Chapter since 2000.

After leaving the NFL, Jones was a pharmaceutical account executive for Sanofi-Aventis from 1996 to 2001. In 2006, Jones and his wife Detra started a franchise called Girls Just Wanna Have Fun at Spa’ Ladi-da! for tweens. From 2001 to 2009 Jones owned SCW Residential Care, a retirement community. From 2011 to 2013 Jones was an owner of 212 Sports Network. In 2013 Jones became a State Farm insurance agent. In 2017 he moved to Maryland.

References

  1. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. "Hokies in the Pros" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. "Mike Archer Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Football". Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. "Archives". Los Angeles Times. January 1987. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014.
  5. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun at Spa' Ladi-da! | Specialty Retail Report". June 11, 2023.
  6. "SCW Residential Care Charlotte NC, 28215". Manta. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. "212 Sports Network LLC Legal". Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  8. "State Farm Insurance Agent Victor Jones in Rockville MD". victorpjones.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. "Victor J. - the Carolina Business Connection (Greenville, SC) - Meetup". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 NFL draft selections
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