| Casey Jones | |
| State House: | Ohio |
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 49th |
| Term: | January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1994 |
| Preceded: | James Holzemer |
| Succeeded: | Jack Ford |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Princeton, Kentucky[1] |
| Death Place: | Maumee, Ohio |
| Casey Jones | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| High School: | Scott (Toledo, Ohio) |
| College: | Knoxville |
| Years1: | 1942–1943 |
| Team1: | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets |
Casey C. Jones (June 14, 1915 – April 2, 2002) was an American professional basketball player, and later a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.[2]
Jones attended Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio before attending Knoxville College, where he played for the basketball team.[3] After graduating, he played for the Ciralsky Meat Packers, a barnstorming steam, before signing a contract to play for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in 1942–43.[3] [4] [5] The Toledo Jim White Chevrolets were in the National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association. Jones was one of the first 10 African-American players in the NBL's history.[3] After his time in the NBL, Jones played for two more barnstorming teams, the New York Komedy Kings and the Harlem Globetrotters.[3]