| Ben Jones | |
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| Date of birth | March 18, 1899 |
| Place of birth | Bloomsburg Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date of death | May 17, 1929 (aged 30) |
| Place of death | Grove City, Mercer Couty, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) |
| Position(s) | Fullback Halfback Wingback |
| College | Grove City College Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | 3x NFL Champion (1923, 1924, 1926) |
| Honors | 1x All-NFL Canton Daily News (1923) |
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| 1923 1924 1925-1926 1926 1927-1928 |
Canton Bulldogs Cleveland Bulldogs Frankford Yellow Jackets Canton Bulldogs Chicago Cardinals |
Benjamin F. H. Jones (March 18, 1899 – May 17, 1929) was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League. Jones won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923, one with the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924, and another with the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1926. He finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals in 1928. Jones died on May 17, 1929 at the age of 31. The cause of death was due to gas inhalation after he was exposed to an explosion at a clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 15, 1929.
According to a front page article in the Simpson Times Leader in Ford City, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1929, Jim Thorpe, the former All-American football player, attended his funeral. Jones is buried at Woodland Cemetery, located in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
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