Leroy Jones (American football)
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | September 29, 1950 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | June 11, 2021 (aged 70) Casselberry, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College | Norfolk State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 2nd round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||
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Leroy Jones (September 29, 1950 – June 11, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end. He played the majority of his 11-year career with the San Diego Chargers (now Los Angeles) in the National Football League (NFL).
Jones played both basketball and football in high school, and continued with both sports while attending college at Norfolk State University. He began his professional career in 1973 with the Edmonton Eskimos (now the Elks) in the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent three seasons. Jones was selected in the second round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, who traded him in 1976 to San Diego, where he played through 1983.