My all time favorite Vol. The great Johnnie Jones. Pride of Munford, Tennessee and a damn good man.
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Awesome stuff. Was brushing up on my memories of him and found this:
Jones entered the 1983 season again competing with Coleman for playing time, though Morris had moved to
fullback. Jones injured his ankle in the opener against
Pittsburgh, and played only sparingly against
New Mexico and
Auburn. While cutting wood with his father on the Sunday following the Auburn game, Jones suggested he was going to quit the team, but his father convinced him to keep playing. Six days later, with his family watching from the stands, he erupted for 148 yards on 20 attempts, including a 41-yard touchdown, in Tennessee's blowout win over
The Citadel.
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Perhaps the most memorable play of Jones' career came in Tennessee's game against rival Alabama, which took place at
Legion Field on October 15. After rallying from a 10-point deficit to tie the game at 34, Tennessee had regained possession with just over three minutes to play. On a 3rd-down play, Jones took a pitch from Alan Cockrell, dodged several defenders, and raced 66 yards to the end zone to score what would prove to be the winning touchdown. He finished the game with 112 rushing yards.
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