DUB JONESJones, William AugustusHeight: 6-3 Weight: 202 Born: December 29, 1924 Arcadia, LA Died: November 2, 2024 Ruston, LA High School: Ruston (LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1943 | Tulane | Lettered |
| 1944 | Tulane | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (2nd overall) 1946 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
| Relatives: Father of Bert Jones |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Miami Seahawks (AAFC)1946 MIA AAFC | 9 | FB | 10 | 4 |
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | 73 | FB-LB | 2 | 1 |
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 12 | 5 | ||
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 91 | S-BB-RDH-WB | 9 | 2 |
| 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC | 86 | ROH-RDH | 12 | 6 |
| 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1949 CLE AAFC | 86 | ROH | 11 | 11 |
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 86 | ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 86 | ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 40 | ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 40 | ROH | 12 | 11 |
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 40 | ROH | 12 | 8 |
| 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL | 31 | ROH-FB | 12 | 7 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 116 | 86 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/14/1946 | 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 3/12/1946 | 1946 Miami Seahawks (AAFC)1946 MIA AAFC |
| Traded | 12/4/1946 | 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC |
| Traded | 3/29/1948 | 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1956 | 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1951 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1949 CLE AAFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 246 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Miami Seahawks (AAFC)1946 MIA AAFC | 24 | 102 | 4.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 43 | 164 | 3.8 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 43 | 136 | 3.2 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC | 33 | 149 | 4.5 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1949 CLE AAFC | 77 | 312 | 4.1 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 83 | 384 | 4.6 | 61t | 6 | ||||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 104 | 492 | 4.7 | 43t | 7 | ||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 65 | 270 | 4.2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 51 | 231 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 540 | 2210 | 4.1 | 61t | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | ||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | ||
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 10 | 37 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 5 | 41 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 12 | 40 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3t | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1949 CLE AAFC | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 80t | 5 | ||||||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 30 | 570 | 19.0 | 81t | 5 | ||||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 43 | 651 | 15.1 | 63t | 4 | ||||||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 24 | 373 | 15.5 | 58 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 19 | 347 | 18.3 | 48t | 2 | ||||||
| 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 171 | 2874 | 16.8 | 81t | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 170 | 10.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1947 BKN AAFC | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1948 CLE AAFC | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1949 CLE AAFC | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 66 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 451 | 19.6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1954 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1955 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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