Kit Jones
 Jones depicted in 1898 | |
| Profile | |
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| Positions | Fullback, halfback |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia (1897–1898) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Arthur Clarence "Kit" Jones was an American college football player.
University of Georgia
[edit]Jones prepped at Princeton Prep School in New Jersey.[1][2] He was a prominent running back for the Georgia Bulldogs football team of the University of Georgia.[3] In 1897, he was on the team during the season in which Richard Von Albade Gammon died. He was a renowned punter; a skill which had him moved to fullback by 1898.[4] In this capacity Jones was selected All-Southern by W. A. Lambeth.[5] Georgia beat Vanderbilt for the first time in '98. Jones was captain-elect for the '99 season.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stegeman, J. F. (1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. Greece: University of Georgia Press. p.45
- ↑ "Football Season Opens Saturday". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1897. p. 8.
- ↑ "Georgia Boys Will Crapple With The Pigskin Heroes of Tennessee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Thomas Walter Reed. History of the University of Georgia. p. 3456.
- ↑ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. 33. Outing Publishing Company: 527.
- ↑ "Pandora". 1899.
- ↑ Homer George (December 10, 1898). "Jones, Georgia's '99 Captain; And a Study of Football". p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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