Bertram Hays Jones was born on September 7,1951 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams.
25 Facts About Bert Jones
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Bert Jones was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1976 with the Colts.
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Bert Jones was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft with the second overall pick.
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Bert Jones is the son of former NFL running back Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns.
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In 2016, Bert Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Bert Jones was born on September 7,1951, in Ruston, Louisiana.
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Bert Jones's father, Dub Jones, was a halfback who played for ten years in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League.
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Bert Jones attended Ruston High School where he was given the nickname "the Ruston Rifle".
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Bert Jones attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he played for the Tigers.
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In 1971, Bert Jones threw for 945 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions while splitting time with Paul Lyons.
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In 1972 after taking over at quarterback, Bert Jones threw for 1,446 yards with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions on 199 pass attempts.
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Bert Jones finished fourth in the vote for the Heisman Trophy and was named the national collegiate Player of the Year by The Sporting News.
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In 2016, Bert Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Bert Jones was projected by NFL scouts to be the first quarterback drafted in 1973.
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Bert Jones was chosen second overall by the Baltimore Colts to be the Colts' heir apparent to Johnny Unitas, who was later traded to San Diego.
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Bert Jones's debut came on September 16,1973, in a loss to the Cleveland Browns.
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Bert Jones missed most of 1978 and 1979 with a shoulder injury, and the Colts fell to last place in the AFC East those two seasons.
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Bert Jones was one of only three quarterbacks to achieve a 100+ passer rating during the entire decade of the 1970s, joining Dallas's Roger Staubach and Oakland's Ken Stabler.
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Bert Jones was honored by the Associated Press as 1976's NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL Offensive Player of the Year, selected first-team All-Pro, and named to the Pro Bowl team.
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Bert Jones was selected second-team All-Pro following the 1977 season.
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In 1982, his final season, Bert Jones played in four games for the Los Angeles Rams before a neck injury forced him to retire.
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In 1990, Bert Jones participated in the first NFL Quarterback Challenge.
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Bert Jones finished first in the retiree category and third in the regular competition.
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Longtime scout Ernie Accorsi is quoted as saying that if Bert Jones had played under different circumstances, he probably would have been the greatest player ever.
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John Riggins has been quoted as saying Bert Jones was the toughest competitor he has ever witnessed.