Johnny Jones (athlete)

Lam Jones
nation	United States
birthday	April 4th 1958
date of death	15th March 2019
Career
discipline	sprint
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × 0 × 0 ×
Olympic games gold Montreal 1976 4 × 100 m relay

Lam Jones
Position (s): Wide Receiver	Jersey number (s): 80
born April 4, 1958 in Lawton , Oklahoma
died on March 15, 2019 in Round Rock , Texas
Career information
Active : 1980 - 1984
NFL Draft : 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
College : Texas
Teams
New York Jets ( 1980 - 1984 )
Career statistics
Captured passports	138
Captive yards	2,322
Touchdowns	13
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Johnny "Lam" Jones ( John Wesley Jones ; born April 4, 1958 in Lawton , Oklahoma , † March 15, 2019 in Round Rock , Texas ) was an American sprinter and American football player .

In 1976 he was Olympic champion at the Olympic Games in Montreal in the 4 x 100 meter relay . The US quartet consisted of Harvey Glance , Jones, Millard Hampton and Steve Riddick . Over 100 meters , Jones, who had only been nominated as a substitute for the injured Houston McTear , came in sixth.

During his college days at the University of Texas at Austin , he also played American football in the late 1970s and was nicknamed "Lam" (after his hometown Lampasas ) during this time , as a teammate was also called Johnny Jones.

In the 1980 draft , he was selected second behind running back Billy Sims by the New York Jets . There he played as a wide receiver until 1984 . As a world-class sprinter, he was able to escape any cover player, but then had problems catching the ball. He was later placed in the top ten New York Jets Draft Busts.

Jones died in March 2019. cancer .

Web links

• Johnny Jones in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Johnny "Lam" Jones NFL statistics

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Longhorns legend Johnny 'Lam' Jones passes away at 60
2. Jump up ↑ Top Ten New York Jets Draft Busts # 3: Johnny "Lam" Jones. In: ganggreennation.com. April 13, 2011, accessed October 22, 2017 .