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Tony Jones Fullback/Linebacker
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| Photo by Chris Arnold |
Height: 6-1
Weight: 245
Date of Birth: 9/5/70
College: Illinois State
Year-by-Year:
1992: Made his AFL debut with the Cleveland Thunderbolts....Ran five times for 18 yards, had five tackles and 1.5 sacks as he backed up Cedric McKinnon.1993: Season ended in the second half of the Bolts' opening game at Tampa Bay (5/15) when he suffered a broken forearm and dislocated elbow...In the first half of the 50-14 loss, he had one run for 11 yards and four tackles.
1994: Spent season on Thunderbolts' injured reserve after a car accident before the season.
1995: Joined the Storm off of waivers after the Thunderbolts folded in the off-season...Posted season high in rushing with 30 yards on six carries against Memphis (7/1)...Named the game's Ironman because he also had two touchdowns, one catch for eight yards, three tackles and a sack...Caught two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown at Orlando (7/14).
1996: Tied for second on the Storm with 57 yards on the ground...Missed last three games of the regular season due to injuries...Had his best game of the year at the most opportune time, in ArenaBowl X (8/26)...Had four yards rushing, two tackles, two assists and a sack of Iowa quarterback Kurt Warner in the third quarter.
1997: Saw action platooning with Les Barley and Andre Bowden at FB/LB...Was second on the Storm in rushing with 88 yards and third in rushing touchdowns with five...Had a season-best 20 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the win at Nashville (5/23); he added two tackles on defense and was named Ironman of the Game...Had four tackles in the Storm's loss to New Jersey (6/14)...Gained 14 yards on the ground and added a tackle in the Storm's win over Florida (7/26)...Stood out in the Storm's semifinal loss at Arizona (8/16), notching five unassisted tackles and the team's only sack of the playoffs, a fourth-quarter sack of Donnie Davis for a 15-yard loss.
1998: After missing the first 12 games of 1998 due to job commitments, he was signed by the Storm on July 23, prior to the final home game of the season against Iowa...Was deactivated against the Barnstormers (7/25) but played on the offensive and defensive lines at Grand Rapids (8/1), posting one unassisted tackle and three assists...Did not play in the postseason...Left unprotected and was taken by the Buffalo Destroyers in the expansion draft after the season.
Career Highlights: His continued presence in Arena Football is testament to his courage and determination, characteristics which were truly evident as he fought back from injuries from the 1994 car accident...Suffered two broken legs, a broken forearm and a crushed left eye socket...The injuries kept him out of action in 1994.
AFL Statistics
RECEIVING Year Team REC YDS AVG LG TD ---------------------------------------------- 1992 Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 1993 Cleveland 0 0 0.0 0 0 1994 Cleveland INJURED RESERVE 1995 Tampa Bay 5 40 8.0 12 1 1996 Tampa Bay 1 23 23.0 23 0 1997 Tampa Bay 0 0 0.0 0 0 1998 Tampa Bay 0 0 0.0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 6 63 10.5 23 3 RUSHING Year Team RUSH YDS AVG LG TD ---------------------------------------------- 1992 Cleveland 5 18 3.6 -- 0 1993 Cleveland 1 11 11.0 11 1 1994 Cleveland INJURED RESERVE 1995 Tampa Bay 26 84 3.2 11 5 1996 Tampa Bay 25 57 2.3 9 7 1997 Tampa Bay 34 88 2.5 8 5 1998 Tampa Bay 0 0 0.0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 91 267 2.9 11 18 DEFENSE Year Team TKL AST SKS YDS FF-FR INT YDS TD ------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 Cleveland 5 1 1.5 -- 0-0 0 0 0 1993 Cleveland 4 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1994 Cleveland INJURED RESERVE 1995 Tampa Bay 13 2 3 11 0-1 1 0 0 1996 Tampa Bay 15 7 2 14 0-1 0 0 0 1997 Tampa Bay 16 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1998 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- CAREER TOTALS 54 14 6.5 25 0-2 1 0 0