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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 12, 1948 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | South San Francisco | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 129 | ||||||||||
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Gregory Martin Jones (born February 12, 1948) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. he played for the Buffalo Bills from 1970-1971. He played college football at UCLA.
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