A. Clarence Jones
 Jones depicted in 1898 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Fullback/Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Columbus, Georgia |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1897–1898) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Arthur Clarence Jones was a college football player.
University of Georgia
[edit]A native of Columbus,[1] Jones was a prominent running back for the Georgia Bulldogs football team of the University of Georgia.[2] In 1897, he was on the team during the season in which Richard Von Albade Gammon died. He was a renowned punter; a skill which had him moved to fullback by 1898.[3] In this capacity Jones was selected All-Southern by W. A. Lambeth.[4] Georgia beat Vanderbilt for the first time in '98. Jones was captain-elect for the '99 season.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Georgia (1898). Catalogue. p. 80.
- ^ "Georgia Boys Will Crapple With The Pigskin Heroes of Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas Walter Reed. History of the University of Georgia. p. 3456.
- ^ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. 33. Outing Publishing Company: 527.
- ^ "Pandora". 1899.
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