Tyrone Jones
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| Date of birth | August 3, 1961 |
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| Place of birth | St. Mary's, Georgia, United States |
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Place of death | Brunswick, Georgia |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | LB |
| College | Southern University |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1983–1987 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1988 | Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) |
| 1989–1991 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1992 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1993 | British Columbia Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Awards | 1984 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player 1985 - CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award |
| Honors | 1984 & 1990 - Grey Cup Champion |
| Career stats | |
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Harvey "Tyrone" Jones (August 3, 1961 – June 10, 2008) was a gridiron football all-star and Grey Cup champion [1] linebacker in the Canadian Football League.
Born in St. Mary's, Georgia, Ty's football career began at Camden County High School, Camden County, Georgia. Jones played his college football at Southern University. He started his 9-year CFL career in 1983, eventually playing eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1983 to 1987 and 1989 to 1991), one with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1992) and one with the B.C. Lions (1993). Though not drafted by the NFL, he tried out with the Phoenix Cardinals in 1988, playing one game for them.
He was a four-time CFL and five-time division All-Star. He still holds the Winnipeg career sack record (98) along with Grey Cup records for most sacks in a game (four) and most career Grey Cup sacks (five). He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1985 and was on winning Grey Cup teams in 1984 and 1990 (winning the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 1984).[1][2]
Jones was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer (a teratoma) in August 2005 and fought the disease[3][4] for nearly three years, dying on June 10, 2008 at the age of 46.[2] His teratoma was discovered when he blew a tooth from his tumor out of his nose.[3] Jones had three sons.[5]
In 2012 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Pages using infobox gridiron football person with military parameters
- 1961 births
- 2008 deaths
- Canadian football linebackers
- American players of Canadian football
- BC Lions players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners
- Southern Jaguars football players
- Grey Cup champions
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Deaths from brain tumor
- Cancer deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from St. Marys, Georgia
