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December 9, 1956 (23 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Celebrities born on February 7
Born in 1933
Aquarius named Cal
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First name Cal
Calvin Jack Jones was a college football player at the University of Iowa. Jones is one of only two football players from Iowa to retire from school. Jones became the first Hawkeye and the first African American to win the Outland Trophy in 1955. He played for a year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Western Intercity Football Federation. He died in a plane crash after playing the East West All-Star Game. Cal Jones is a member of the Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Honorary Player in Varsity American Football.
Date of birthFebruary 07, 1933
Place of birthSteubenville, Ohio
Date of deathDecember 09, 1956
Place of deathMount Slesse, British Columbia, Canada
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Offensive guard
CollegeIowa
NFL draft1956 / Round: 9/ Pick: 98
Drafted byDetroit Lions
HandRight
Passing styleOver
CFL All-Star1956
Retired #s62 (Iowa Hawkeyes)

About Cal Jones

Football Player Cal Jones was born in Ohio, United States on February 7, 1933. He dies at the age of 23, on December 9, 1956.

University of Iowa legend who broke the color barrier in collegiate football by playing offensive guard and having his number retired by the team.

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Cal Jones before becoming famous

Cal Jones was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1933 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He joined a struggling Iowa football club that had had one winning season in the previous ten years, and in his debut season, he helped the Hawkeyes get to No. 9 in the polls.

Achievement of Cal Jones

In 1955, he was the first African American to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated's College Football Preview Edition.

Cal Jones's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father died when he was a year old, and he and his siblings were raised by his mother during the Great Depression.

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He first committed to Ohio State and famed coach Football Coach Woody Hayes, but later changed his mind, claiming that he was treated better at Iowa.

Woody Hayes (1913 - 1987) (Football Coach)
Woody Hayes (1913 - 1987)

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