Milson Jones | |
Birth Date: | August 14, 1959 |
Birth Place: | Linstead, Jamaica |
Number: | 32, 34 |
Position1: | Fullback |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 210 |
College: | University of North Dakota |
Playing Years1: | 1982–83 |
Playing Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years2: | 1984–87 |
Playing Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Years3: | 1988–92 |
Playing Team3: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career Highlights: |
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Milson Jones is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion fullback in the Canadian Football League.[1]
Born in Jamaica, Jones was a stand-out player at the University of North Dakota. He joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1982.[2] In 1984, he moved to the Edmonton Eskimos,[3] where in 1987 he won the Grey Cup in a classic game, being named the Dick Suderman Trophy winner. His next stop was the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1988, where he had his two best seasons, rushing for 730 yards in 1988 and 765 yards in 1990. He also won another Grey Cup, again a classic game in 1989. In 11 seasons he rushed for 4,930 yards and caught 359 passes for 3,873 yards.
Both Milson's sons (Devon and Tristan) became Canadian university football stars.[4]