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Brent Jones
Santa Clara
Jones,
a four-year letterman at Santa Clara from 1982-85, said he was honored
to be inducted into the Division II Football Hall of Fame, especially
considering the list of inductees. "I became aware of the
hall of fame a couple of years ago and you have to be impressed with the
type players who were being honored," said Jones, now a National
Football League analyst for CBS. "To see Walter Payton, John
Stallworth and those guys being selected made a big impact. People
lose sight of the fact that some of the greatest players in the history
of the National Football League and college football came from Division
II. "Anyone would love to be a part of something that
involves the great players who have already been selected and the great
players who will be selected in the future. I knew immediately this was
something I wanted to be part of. I just thought I would have to
wait."
Jones was named Kodak, Associated Press and Football
News All-American in 1985 as a senior. He was also a three-time
All-Western Football Conference selection form 1983-85. He ranks
first at Santa Clara in receptions with 137, fourth in receiving yards
with 2,267, fourth in scoring with 200 points and third in touchdown
receptions with 24. He holds the SCU single-game record for
touchdown receptions in a game with three. His top game was 176
yards receiving against Sonoma State in 1982. In 1997, Jones was
named to the Division II Football Team of the Quarter Century.
Jones signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 1987 after
originally being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over the next
eight years (1988-94), he caught 295 passes for 3,789 yards and 27
touchdowns. He was selected All-Pro in 1993 and 1994 and played in
the
Pro Bowl in 1991, 1993, and 1994. In 1990, he set a 49ers record
for yards receiving by a tight end with 747. He played on Super
Bowl championship squads in 1988, 1989 and 1994. |
