Ellis Jones

Football, 1942-44

Class of 1983

Ellis Jones was a lineman on TU's glorious teams of the early 1940s … a one-armed player who was noted as a ferocious blocker on offense and a devastating tackler on defense … was selected to play on the 1945 College All-Star team … played in two Sugar Bowls and the Orange Bowl … earned All-America honors in 1944 … had his jersey No. 31 retired.