Brent Michael Jones was born on February 12,1963 and is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst.
43 Facts About Brent Jones
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Brent Jones went on to become the team's starting tight end in his third season after the retirement of John Frank and played with the 49ers for 11 seasons.
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Brent Jones finished his 49ers career as the franchise's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns by a tight end, until Vernon Davis surpassed all three of those records.
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Brent Jones finished his playoff career with 60 receptions for 740 receiving yards.
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Brent Jones won three Super Bowls and was named All-Pro three times and was selected to four Pro Bowls.
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Brent Jones never experienced a losing season and has one of the highest winning percentages in NFL history.
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Brent Michael Jones was born on Tuesday, February 12,1963, to Barbara and Mike Jones in San Jose, California.
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Brent Jones's father Mike is a former quarterback drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1961 AFL Draft.
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Mike Brent Jones played college football at San Jose State University for the Spartans and is a former high school football coach and teacher.
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Brent Jones attended Leland High School in San Jose, California, where he played football and baseball.
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Brent Jones did not find out he was going to attend Santa Clara University until he came back from his senior class trip to Hawaii.
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Brent Jones served as both a key blocker and primary receiving target in four years with Santa Clara.
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Brent Jones flew to New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in the NFL Combine.
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Brent Jones suffered a herniated disc in his neck and Dana broke her jaw on the steering wheel and dislocated her shoulder.
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Brent Jones joined his hometown team, the San Francisco 49ers, as a rookie backup during training camp.
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Brent Jones appeared in the last four games, finishing with two receptions for 35 receiving yards in Walsh's West Coast offense.
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Brent Jones appeared in 11 games, finishing with eight receptions for 57 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones emerged as a starter in the 1989 season, following the retirement of John Frank.
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Brent Jones started all 16 games, finishing with 40 receptions for 500 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones again started all 16 games, finishing with 56 receptions for a career-high 747 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones made nine starts and appeared in ten games, finishing with 27 receptions for 417 receiving yards.
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Brent Jones started 15 games, finishing with 45 receptions for 628 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones was selected to play in his first career Pro Bowl.
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Brent Jones started all 16 games for the third time in his career, finishing with a career-high 68 receptions for 735 yards and three touchdowns, and played in his second consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Brent Jones started 15 games, finishing with 49 receptions for 670 receiving yards and a career-high nine receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones was selected to play in his third consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Brent Jones became the second tight end after Marv Fleming to win at least three Super Bowl championships and the first tight end in NFL history to win three titles without losing one.
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Brent Jones started all 16 games, finishing with 60 receptions for 595 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
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Brent Jones was selected to play in his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Brent Jones made 10 starts and appeared in 11 games, finishing with 33 receptions for 428 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
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Brent Jones made 12 starts and appeared in 13 games, finishing with 29 receptions for 383 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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On Monday, January 12,1998, Brent Jones appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Brent Jones was inducted into the Division II Football Hall of Fame in 2001, the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Brent and Dana Jones met while attending Santa Clara University and were married in 1987.
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Brent Jones played professional soccer as a forward and defender for the new Breakers and FC Kansas City in the NWSL.
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Shortly after his playing career ended, Brent Jones became an analyst for The NFL Today.
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Brent Jones decided to leave CBS Sports during the 2005 NFL season to spend more time with family, and to focus on his business in California, Northgate Capital, which he founded with former teammates Mark Harris and Tommy Vardell.
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Brent Jones sold a majority stake in Northgate to Indian financial services company Religare Enterprises in 2010 and continued to manage the firm as a partner.
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Brent Jones is a Christian and found his faith when he attended Young Life as a sophomore in high school.
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Brent Jones was one of the first players to start prayer circles in the NFL.
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Brent Jones's coaching career began in 2007 at Monte Vista High School, who compete in the East Bay Athletic League.
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On March 19,2009, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Brent Jones was being recruited to run in a special election to replace US Representative Ellen Tauscher, who was appointed to a position in the State Department, in California's 10th congressional district.
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On March 4,2010, David Harmer, a Republican candidate running for California's 11th congressional district, announced that Brent Jones had endorsed Harmer's campaign.