Dante Jones
All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
About Dante Jones
Born 1965. Dante Jones is an American american football player.
Dante Delaneo Jones (born March 23, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears from 1988 to 1994 and Denver Broncos in 1995. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected 51st overall by the Bears in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft.
As a Sooner, Jones was the 1987 Orange Bowl MVP. As a senior Jones was an All Big 8 selection, Big 8 defensive player of the year and consensus All-American at linebacker in 1987. Jones came in third in the Butkus Award voting. He graduated in 1983 from Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas.
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All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
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Dante Jones was born on 23 March 1965 in Houston.
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Dante Jones is an american football player.
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