Lam Jones
Jones in 2011 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | April 4, 1958 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 15, 2019 (aged 60) Round Rock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lampasas (Lampasas, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1980: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 1976 Montreal | 4 × 100 metres relay | |
John Wesley "Lam" Jones (April 4, 1958 – March 15, 2019) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that, he played college football and ran track at the University of Texas.