A. J. Jones

Anthony Levine "Jam" Jones (born May 30, 1959) is a former American football running back who played for the Texas Longhorns from 1979 to 1982 and then in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions.

Jones followed Earl Campbell as the starting running back for the Longhorns and in his first season led the Southwest Conference in Touchdowns.

He led the team in rushing and several other statistical categories for all four years and finished as the 4th most productive running back in school history at the time.

In 1985 Rams starter Eric Dickerson was a holdout and Jones saw more playing time in the preseason, scoring two TD's against the St. Louis Cardinals, but midway through the season, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions where he played in 8 games almost exclusively as a Kickoff Returner, but he also carried the ball once for two yards.

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