Donovan Jones |
Full Name: Donovan St. Clair Jones Born: February 12, 1945, Tampa, Fla. Died: February 13, 1994, Lakeland, Fla. School: Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida |
FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1964 21 FB 6-1 176 So Lakeland 1965 21 HB 6-1 196 Jr * Lakeland 1966 21 FL 6-1 196 Sr Lakeland 1967 21 FB 6-1 206 Sr-R * Lakeland |
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Donovan St. Clair Jones Obituary. Published by The Daily News Leader, Staunton, Va. on Feb 14, 1994, page 2. LAKELAND, Fla. - Donovan St. Clair Jones, 49, of 5825 Crest Lane, Lakeland, died Sunday (Feb 13, 1994) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 12, 1945. He was formerly a Dean of Students at the Virginia State School for the Blind in Staunton, Va., and was a graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee. Survivors include his wife, Susan B. Jones,
and other family members of Lakeland. |
FSU Statistics |
Football |
Season Statistics Defense | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- 1964 3 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1965 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1966 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1967 9 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot 19 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- 1964 3 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 1965 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 34 17.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 34 1966 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1967 9 | 9 17 1.9 0 | 3 14 4.7 0 15 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43 ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot 19 | 9 17 1.9 0 | 5 48 9.6 0 15 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 12 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 79 |
Football |
Game Participation | Starts 1964 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Oct 10 Kentucky | 1 Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 1 Nov 14 North Carolina State | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 3 0 0 | Starts 1965 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 25 Texas Christian | 1 Oct 2 Baylor | 1 Oct 9 Kentucky | 1 Oct 16 Georgia | 1 Oct 23 Alabama | 1 Oct 30 Virginia Tech | 1 Nov 6 Wake Forest | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 7 0 0 | Starts 1966 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Dec 24 Wyoming | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 1 0 0 | Starts 1967 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 15 Houston | 1 Sep 23 Alabama | 1 Oct 7 Texas A&M | 1 Oct 14 South Carolina | 1 Oct 21 Texas Tech | 1 Oct 28 Mississippi State | 1 Nov 4 Memphis State | 1 Nov 11 Virginia Tech | 1 Nov 25 Florida | 1 Dec 30 Penn State | 1 ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 0 0 ----------------------------|-------------- Career Tot | 21 0 0 |
Football |
Game Statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1964 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Oct 10 Kentucky | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 2- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1965 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Oct 16 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1967 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Sep 15 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Sep 23 Alabama | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 14 South Carolina | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 21 Texas Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 28 Mississippi State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 4 Memphis State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 11 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 25 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1964 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Oct 10 Kentucky | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Oct 31 Southern Mississippi | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1965 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Oct 16 Georgia | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 34 17.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 34 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 34 17.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 34 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1967 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Sep 15 Houston | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 -7 -7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | -7 Sep 23 Alabama | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12 Oct 14 South Carolina | 2 7 3.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 Oct 21 Texas Tech | 1 3 3.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3 Oct 28 Mississippi State | 3 17 5.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17 Nov 4 Memphis State | 1 -5 -5.0 0 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 Nov 11 Virginia Tech | 1 -5 -5.0 0 | 1 15 15.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 10 Nov 25 Florida | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 9 17 1.9 0 | 3 14 4.7 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43 |